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Countering climate change with cool pavements

25.08.2021 | MIT | www.mit.edu

Pavements are an abundant urban surface, covering around 40 percent of American cities. But in addition to carrying traffic, they can also emit heat. Due to what’s called the urban heat island effect…

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Countering climate change with cool pavements

Efficient Buildings Could Save Thousands of Lives in U.S. Every Year

23.08.2021 | Yale School of the Environment | environment.yale.edu

Buildings in the U.S. are responsible for 40% of the country’s total energy consumption. By improving the energy efficiency of new and existing buildings, the emissions generated from heating and…

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Efficient Buildings Could Save Thousands of Lives in U.S. Every Year

Princeton chemists discover a key to greener food production

02.08.2021 | Princeton University | www.princeton.edu

Arguably the most important (if least well known) industrial advancement of the 20th century, the Haber-Bosch ammonia synthesis process essentially conquered food scarcity by creating the means to…

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Princeton chemists discover a key to greener food production

The environmental toll of disposable masks

26.07.2021 | MIT | www.mit.edu

Since the Covid-19 pandemic began last year, face masks and other personal protective equipment have become essential for health care workers. Disposable N95 masks have been in especially high demand…

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The environmental toll of disposable masks

Composite piezoelectric materials extracted from common waste products

21.07.2021 | Phys.org | www.phys.org

A research team led by Professor Jyh-Ming Wu of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Taiwan has recently developed two composite…

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Composite piezoelectric materials extracted from common waste products

Instant water cleaning method 'millions of times' better than commercial approach

02.07.2021 | Dweb News | dweb.news

A water disinfectant created on the spot using just hydrogen and the air around us is millions of times more effective at killing viruses and bacteria than traditional commercial methods, according…

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Instant water cleaning method 'millions of times' better than commercial approach

Eco-friendly carbon-dioxide conversion process may revolutionize existing method

26.05.2021 | Phys.org | www.phys.org

A new, environmentally friendly, single-step process has been developed to convert carbon dioxide into higher hydrocarbons using plasma, according to scientists and engineers.

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Eco-friendly carbon-dioxide conversion process may revolutionize existing method

Polish firm opens cutting-edge solar energy plant

21.05.2021 | Tech Xplore | www.techxplore.com

A Polish company launched the world's first industrial production line of solar panels based on groundbreaking perovskite technology, which could revolutionise access to solar power for all.

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Polish firm opens cutting-edge solar energy plant

Revolutionary Way to Store Hydrogen on a Liquid Carrier

17.05.2021 | Hydrogen Fuel News | www.hydrogenfuelnews.com

Hydrogen is the most environmentally friendly of the earth’s energy resources. It is also the most abundant. Battery technology has improved markedly over the last few decades but is limited to cars…

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Revolutionary Way to Store Hydrogen on a Liquid Carrier

Nanoplastics – an underestimated problem?

05.05.2021 | Empa | www.empa.ch

Wherever scientists look, they can spot them: whether in remote mountain lakes, in Arctic sea ice, in the deep-ocean floor or in air samples, even in edible fish – thousands upon thousands of…

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