New material design tops carbon-capture from wet flue gases
Chemical engineers have designed a material that can capture carbon dioxide from wet flue gasses better than current commercial materials.
Scrubbing carbon dioxide from smokestacks for cleaner industrial emissions
Chemistry researchers have uncovered a better way to scrub carbon dioxide from smokestack emissions, which could be a key to mitigating global climate change.
Virtual reality and drones help to predict and protect koala habitat
Researchers have used a combination of virtual reality (VR), aerial thermal-imaging and ground surveys to build a better statistical model for predicting the location...
Pathways toward post-petrochemistry
Ethylene, or ethene, is a primary feedstock for the chemical industry, including as a starting material for the production of a wide variety of...
Thunderquakes make underground fiber optic telecommunications cables hum
Telecommunications lines designed for carrying internet and phone service can pick up the rumble of thunder underground, potentially providing scientists with a new way...
Punching holes in opaque solar cells turns them transparent
Researchers in Korea have found an effective and inexpensive strategy to transform solar cells from opaque to transparent. Existing transparent solar cells tend to...
Shrinking of Greenland’s glaciers began accelerating in 2000, research finds
Satellite data has given scientists clues about how, when and why Greenland's glaciers are shrinking -- and shows a sharp increase in glacial retreat...
Scientists convert plastics into useful chemicals using sunlight
Chemists have discovered a method that could turn plastic waste into valuable chemicals by using sunlight.
Illumination drives bats out of caves
Researchers have investigated how the illumination of bat caves affects the animals' behavior and whether the color of light makes a difference on their...
Trashed farmland could be a conservation treasure
Low-productivity agricultural land could be transformed into millions of hectares of conservation reserve across the world, according to new research. The research team proposed...
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