Flower power: lavender oil for longer-lasting sodium-sulfur batteries
Nano-cages made of linalool and sulfur increase the service life and storage capacity of sodium-sulfur batteries. [...]
Month: January 2025
New protective coating can improve battery performance
A research team at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI has developed a new sustainable process that [...]
Groundwater threatened by droughts and heavy rainfalls
New study on the impact of climate extremes on (future) water security. Extreme climate events endanger [...]
pesticide mixtures are present in soil and plants all year round
In conventional agriculture, synthetic chemical pesticides are used in various crops such as arable farming, vegetable [...]
Bishop against Trump
Will President Trump really deport millions of people from the USA by force? In his presence, [...]
Solar overtakes coal in EU power sector, as gas declines for the fifth year in a row
In 2024, solar generated 11% of EU electricity, overtaking coal which fell below 10% for the [...]
Historical Data Shows: Money Wins Wars
Whether a state emerges as a winner or loser from a military conflict is significantly determined [...]
Organizations are increasingly aware of the environmental footprint of Gen AI
Almost half of executives believe that their use of Gen AI has driven a rise in [...]
High electricity prices and more price fluctuations
FAU economist disillusions economy and society Companies and consumers have high hopes that electricity prices will [...]
Billionaire wealth in the EU surges by nearly €400 million per day in 2024, with a new billionaire nearly every week
74% of billionaire wealth in the EU is derived from inheritance, monopoly power or crony connections. [...]
Mega-droughts are becoming more frequent and intense worldwide
A study led by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL shows [...]
Green energy in abundance
“Sorry, pessimists, the energy problem has been solved.” Ulrich Fichtner, a colleague at SPIEGEL, is almost [...]
European renewables capacity to see a 3-fold increase by 2050, yet fall short of climate goals, new Aurora report finds
Aurora Energy Research has released its inaugural European Renewables Market Overview Report (ResMOR), projecting that intermittent [...]
Climate fee on food could effectively cut greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture while ensuring a social balance
Greenhouse gas emissions in German agriculture could be significantly reduced in a socially equitable way through [...]
Sunny prospects for 2025
With good news from the previous year, 2025 got off to a good start: Last year, [...]
Sea Surface Temperatures and Deeper Water Temperatures Reached a New Record High in 2024
A new study published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences has found that ocean warming in 2024 [...]