Guanidinium stabilizes perovskite solar cells at 19 percent efficiency
Incorporating guanidinium into perovskite solar cells stabilizes their efficiency at 19 percent for 1,000 hours under full-sunlight testing conditions, report scientists.
Transformation to wind and solar achievable with low indirect GHG emissions
Different low carbon technologies from wind or solar energy to fossil carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) differ greatly when it comes to indirect GHG...
First study to measure the carbon footprint of surgery suggests where emissions reductions are...
Choice of anaesthetic gas is a significant contributor to emissions, particularly in North American hospitals using desflurane, instead of cheaper, low-carbon alternatives. The first...
Study finds ways to avoid hidden dangers of accumulated stresses on seagrass
A new study has found ways to detect hidden dangers of repeated stresses on seagrass using statistical modelling. The research found cumulative maintenance dredging...
Cheap and safe electro-catalysts for fuel cells
Scientists have produced non-metal electro-catalysts for fuel cells that could pave the way for production of low-cost, environmentally friendly energy generation.
Marine organisms can shred a plastic bag into 1.75 million pieces, study shows
A single plastic grocery bag could be shredded by marine organisms into 1.75 million microscopic fragments, according to new research.
Controlled burns limited severity of Rim Fire
Controlled burning of forestland helped limit the severity of one of California's largest wildfires, according to geographers.
Some doctors back legal action to force UK government to cut carbon emissions
18 health professionals are supporting campaign group Plan B's legal challenge to force the government to revise its 2050 carbon target, saying it is...
New mapping technique can help fight extreme poverty
A new mapping technique shows how researchers are developing computational tools that combine cellphone records with data from satellites and geographic information systems to...
Algae could feed and fuel planet with aid of new high-tech tool
Vast quantities of medicines and renewable fuels could be produced by algae using a new gene-editing technique, a study suggests.
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