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New Material Is an Extreme Thermal Insulator
25.09.202625.09.2026

New Material Is an Extreme Thermal Insulator

Researchers have engineered a new material that is an extreme thermal insulator, is exceptionally stiff, and [...]
Harvesting hot electrons could break solar panel barrier
24.09.202624.09.2026

Harvesting hot electrons could break solar panel barrier

Physics predicts that no more than 33 percent of the solar energy that falls on a [...]
Polystyrene nanoplastics may threaten reproductive health and offspring development
23.09.202623.09.2026

Polystyrene nanoplastics may threaten reproductive health and offspring development

Plastic pollution is increasingly being recognized as more than an environmental problem. Tiny plastic particles can [...]
Planetary Health Check 2026 finds mounting pressures across Earth’s life support systems
22.09.202622.09.2026

Planetary Health Check 2026 finds mounting pressures across Earth’s life support systems

21.09.2026 – Seven breached Planetary Boundaries continue to worsen as record ocean heat, droughts, floods, wildfires [...]
11 trillion tonnes lost since the 1970s: Ice sheet decline mainly due to accelerated glacier movement
21.09.202621.09.2026

11 trillion tonnes lost since the 1970s: Ice sheet decline mainly due to accelerated glacier movement

The longest satellite record ever assembled shows that Greenland and Antarctica have lost about 11 trillion [...]
152 Solar Records Measured in 40 Years: Fraunhofer ISE’s CalLab Celebrates Anniversary
17.09.202617.09.2026

152 Solar Records Measured in 40 Years: Fraunhofer ISE’s CalLab Celebrates Anniversary

Over the course of its forty-year history, “CalLab” has tested the performance of thousands of solar [...]
The melting of the glaciers could release ancient methane
11.09.202611.09.2026

The melting of the glaciers could release ancient methane

New study raises concerns about climate feedback loop as melting Arctic glaciers flush ancient methane from [...]
Satellites spot forest stress two years before bark beetle die-offs become apparent
10.09.202610.09.2026

Satellites spot forest stress two years before bark beetle die-offs become apparent

A faint signal emitted during photosynthesis may reveal physiological stress well before tree mortality appears in [...]
More Energy at the Same Weight: Fraunhofer ISE Optimizes Battery Cells
09.09.202609.09.2026

More Energy at the Same Weight: Fraunhofer ISE Optimizes Battery Cells

Together with partners from research and industry, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has [...]
Rising plant extinction rates on European mountain summits
07.09.202607.09.2026

Rising plant extinction rates on European mountain summits

Rising species numbers mask increasing loss of high-elevation specialists from European summit vegetation. Decades of warming [...]
A new milestone in photovoltaics: Solvent-free tandem solar cells
31.08.202630.08.2026

A new milestone in photovoltaics: Solvent-free tandem solar cells

Researchers from the Optoelectronic Thin-Film Materials Junior Research Group at the Department of Sustainable Systems Engineering [...]
Semi-transparent PV Modules Developed Using an Industry-ready Manufacturing Process
24.08.202624.08.2026

Semi-transparent PV Modules Developed Using an Industry-ready Manufacturing Process

Organic solar modules score points for their flexibility, transparency, and a particularly good environmental footprint. Wavelength-dependent [...]
Human Activity More than Doubles Fire Occurrence in the Arctic
24.08.202621.08.2026

Human Activity More than Doubles Fire Occurrence in the Arctic

The occurrence of fires in the Arctic is linked not only to warming temperatures and increasingly [...]
Area affected by wildfires in Europe could almost triple due to climate change
20.08.202620.08.2026

Area affected by wildfires in Europe could almost triple due to climate change

Increasingly hot, dry and windy conditions could substantially extend the area affected by wildfires across Europe, [...]
Solar power’s looming crisis: growing PV waste could turn into a $100 billion industry
19.08.202619.08.2026

Solar power’s looming crisis: growing PV waste could turn into a $100 billion industry

The world’s rapid shift to solar power is creating a massive new waste problem, with up [...]
A New Approach to Drive Batteries: Safe, Repairable, Sustainable
19.08.202619.08.2026

A New Approach to Drive Batteries: Safe, Repairable, Sustainable

A research team led by TU Graz is providing new design guidelines for batteries in electric [...]
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New Material Is an Extreme Thermal Insulator

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24.09.202624.09.2026

Harvesting hot electrons could break solar panel barrier

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23.09.202623.09.2026

Polystyrene nanoplastics may threaten reproductive health and offspring development

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22.09.202622.09.2026

Planetary Health Check 2026 finds mounting pressures across Earth’s life support systems

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21.09.202621.09.2026

11 trillion tonnes lost since the 1970s: Ice sheet decline mainly due to accelerated glacier movement

Science
17.09.202617.09.2026

152 Solar Records Measured in 40 Years: Fraunhofer ISE’s CalLab Celebrates Anniversary

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