Vapor-collection technology saves water while clearing the air
New system developed by MIT could reduce water needs at power plants potentially helping alleviate water shortages in those areas.
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Joshua Shavit
- Aug 4, 2021
Researchers working on recycling carbon from CO2 to produce car fuel
Project's overall goal is to recycle carbon from CO2 to produce low-cost hydrocarbon fuels for use in automotive and transportation.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 4, 2021
A long day for microbes, and the rise of oxygen on Earth
A slowdown in the Earth's rotation could have affected the oxygen content of the atmosphere
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 3, 2021
Stinkweed could make a cleaner bio-jet fuel, study finds
A common farm weed could make a “greener” jet fuel with fewer production-related environmental impacts than other biofuels
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 3, 2021
New material offers ecofriendly solution to converting waste heat into energy
Potential areas of application for the thermoelectric material include the automobile industry, heavy manufacturing industries and engines
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 2, 2021
Capturing fuel from the sun
Artificial leaves and soap bubbles could unleash a new era of "solar fuels" to address increasing energy demand and climate change.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 1, 2021
Solar-powered microbes to feed the world?
International research team shows that protein from microbes uses a fraction of the resources of conventional farming
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 1, 2021
Could residential heat pumps be part of the climate solution?
Deploying residential heat pumps more widely across the US has the potential to help reduce carbon pollution while also saving money
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 29, 2021
Introducing Cyrus Kabiru, The Kenyan Artist Turning Trash Into Eyewear Gold
Laura Allsop meets the artist collecting trash from the streets of his native Nairobi and alchemising it into wildly inventive sculptures
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 28, 2021
How crushed rocks can help stem global climate change
To reach the long-term temperature goals of the Paris Agreement, it is imperative to actively remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 28, 2021
Turning diapers into sticky notes to prevent millions of tons of waste
Every year, 3.5 million metric tons of sodden diapers end up in landfills. The superabsorbent material inside diapers expands once damp
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 24, 2021
EVs are much cleaner than gas vehicles in full lifecycle green house gas creation
EVs still release fewer greenhouse gases than gas vehicles - even if they're charged by energy grid that relies on 'dirty' power llike coal
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 23, 2021
Kelp Burgers are a game-changing food, good for you and the ocean
“Harvesting kelp from clean waters as a regenerative carbon-reducing, plant-based superfood is a game-changer.”
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 22, 2021
Using sunlight to efficiently and cheaply produce clean hydrogen
For decades, researchers around the world have searched for ways to use solar power to generate the key reaction for producing hydrogen
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 21, 2021
Converting carbon dioxide into food thanks to a new NASA-inspired technology
Can you make food from thin air? NASA asked the same question and the challenge of feeding a year-long space mission led to a discovery
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 21, 2021
New innovation in solar cells produces a thousand times more power
Most solar cells are currently silicon based; however, their efficiency is limited. This has prompted researchers to examine new materials
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 14, 2021
Even a single tree can make a difference
A single tree along a city street or in a backyard can provide measurable cooling benefits according to a new study from American University
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 11, 2021
New 3D printable phase-changing materials can regulate temperatures inside buildings
As temperature fluctuations become more commonplace around the world, conventional cooling and heating systems need more innovation
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 10, 2021
Africa is set to get its first vertical forest
Stefano Boeri has unveiled designs for three buildings covered with pollution-absorbing trees and plants in Egypt
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 10, 2021
Open-source software helps cities more effectively plant trees in pursuit of clean air
Software to help towns and cities use street-planting to reduce citizens' exposure to air pollution has been developed by researchers
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