03.03.202202.03.2022 Reusable plastic bottles release hundreds of chemicals Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have found several hundred different chemical substances in tap water [...]
02.03.202202.03.2022 A new, inexpensive catalyst speeds the production of oxygen from water The material could replace rare metals and lead to more economical production of carbon-neutral fuels. An [...]
28.02.202227.02.2022 “Workhorse” of silicon photovoltaics combined with perovskite in tandem for the first time So-called PERC cells are used in mass production of silicon solar cells, they are considered the [...]
23.02.202222.02.2022 Offshore wind farms reshape the North Sea Researchers from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon have found shifts in airflows and sea currents, which are connected [...]
22.02.202222.02.2022 Birch trees remove microplastics from the soil With the help of trees, microplastic-polluted soils could be remediated. For the first time, researchers at [...]
17.02.2022 Manufacturing solar cells using ultra-high resolution printing Manufacturing extremely thin solar cells using sustainable materials and a 3D printer accurate down to the [...]
16.02.202215.02.2022 Seagrasses continue to release methane after their die-off Methane is formed and released from seagrass meadows, even decades after the plants died off. Seagrass [...]
11.02.202211.02.2022 Human-induced climate change impacts the highest reaches of the planet — Mount Everest Melting and sublimation on Mount Everest’s highest glacier due to human-induced climate change have reached the [...]
08.02.202208.02.2022 Laminating organic photovoltaics onto curved surfaces Ultrathin electronics can now be laminated onto curved surfaces using heat-shrinkable polymers Heat-shrinkable technology developed by [...]
08.02.2022 PERC Solar Cells from 100 Percent Recycled Silicon Around ten thousand tons of silicon in discarded photovoltaic modules end up on the recycling market [...]
29.01.202228.01.2022 Contaminants in Polar Regions In both the Arctic and Antarctic, the contamination with hazardous chemicals has been increasing. The German [...]
29.01.202229.01.2022 New Technique Boosts Efficiency, Sustainability of Large-Scale Perovskite Solar Cells An international team of researchers has demonstrated a technique for producing perovskite photovoltaic materials on an [...]
28.01.202226.01.2022 Plastic snowfall in the Alps But it’s not just our waters that are full of plastic. A new study shows that [...]
25.01.202225.01.2022 Turning food waste into future fuels One third of the world’s food is wasted each year, with around 7.6 million tonnes wasted [...]
24.01.2022 Quantum dots boost perovskite solar cell efficiency and scalability Perovskites are hybrid compounds made from metal halides and organic constituents. They show great potential in [...]
24.01.202224.01.2022 Safe planetary boundary for pollutants, including plastics, exceeded, say researchers There has been a 50-fold increase in the production of chemicals since 1950. This is projected [...]