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Shifting Climate Zones: Sahel might get 50% more rain by 2040
08.10.202206.10.2022

Shifting Climate Zones: Sahel might get 50% more rain by 2040

Climate change could turn one of Africa’s driest regions into a very wet one by boosting [...]
Artificial Enzyme Splits Water
05.10.2022

Artificial Enzyme Splits Water

Progress has been made on the path to sunlight-driven production of hydrogen. Chemists from Würzburg present [...]
Promoting the Expansion of Photovoltaics by Cutting Production Times for High-Efficiency Solar Cells by Half
27.09.2022

Promoting the Expansion of Photovoltaics by Cutting Production Times for High-Efficiency Solar Cells by Half

When producing silicon solar cells, it is important to have a high throughput. This reduces production [...]
International study: Improved air quality accelerates global warming in recent decades
24.09.2022

International study: Improved air quality accelerates global warming in recent decades

Researchers call for greater efforts to fight global warming An international research team led by Leipzig [...]
Anthropogenic air pollution more significant than desert dust
24.09.202223.09.2022

Anthropogenic air pollution more significant than desert dust

In the Middle East, more than 90 percent of the fine aerosol particles that are detrimental [...]
What role does hydrogen play as an energy source in the global energy system?
20.09.202220.09.2022

What role does hydrogen play as an energy source in the global energy system?

Future climate policy assigns hydrogen and H2 synthesis products great importance. But how could the demand [...]
Recycling Greenhouse Gases
17.09.202217.09.2022

Recycling Greenhouse Gases

CO2 and methane can be turned into valuable products. But until now the catalysts required for [...]
Cli­mate change threat­ens ice caves in Aus­tria
13.09.202213.09.2022

Cli­mate change threat­ens ice caves in Aus­tria

Eight ice caves in four Austrian federal states: A team of geologists from the University of [...]
A new device creates hydrogen from air
12.09.202211.09.2022

A new device creates hydrogen from air

Researchers have developed a way to generate hydrogen from air, decoupling production from freshwater resources and [...]
Risk of passing multiple climate tipping points escalates above 1.5°C global warming
09.09.202209.09.2022

Risk of passing multiple climate tipping points escalates above 1.5°C global warming

Multiple climate tipping points could be triggered if global temperature rises beyond 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, [...]
High-accuracy Electric Vehicle Battery Monitoring with Diamond Quantum Sensors for Driving Range Extension Towards Carbon Neutrality
08.09.202207.09.2022

High-accuracy Electric Vehicle Battery Monitoring with Diamond Quantum Sensors for Driving Range Extension Towards Carbon Neutrality

The issue of battery usage inefficiency in electric vehicles resulting from an inaccurate battery charge measurement [...]
‘Dangerous’ and ‘extremely dangerous’ heat stress to become more common by 2100
05.09.202203.09.2022

‘Dangerous’ and ‘extremely dangerous’ heat stress to become more common by 2100

Record-breaking heat waves have occurred recently from Delhi to the Pacific Northwest, and the number of [...]
Out with the silver, in with the copper: A new boost for solar cell production
03.09.202202.09.2022

Out with the silver, in with the copper: A new boost for solar cell production

The rising price and low availability of raw materials, especially silver, are leading to higher costs [...]
Zombie ice from Greenland will raise sea level 10 inches
02.09.2022

Zombie ice from Greenland will raise sea level 10 inches

Greenland’s rapidly melting ice sheet will eventually raise global sea level by at least 10.6 inches [...]
Tandon researchers “shift the sun” to improve solar cells
01.09.202201.09.2022

Tandon researchers “shift the sun” to improve solar cells

Solar cells are a key feature of creating a sustainable energy ecosystem for the future. Existing [...]
Floating ‘artificial leaves’ ride the wave of clean fuel production
20.08.202220.08.2022

Floating ‘artificial leaves’ ride the wave of clean fuel production

Researchers have developed floating ‘artificial leaves’ that generate clean fuels from sunlight and water, and could [...]
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Fruity Flavors for Greener Solar Cells

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New Material Is an Extreme Thermal Insulator

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Harvesting hot electrons could break solar panel barrier

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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

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