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Bioactive paper coatings to replace plastic for packaging foods
06.05.202106.05.2021

Bioactive paper coatings to replace plastic for packaging foods

The amount of plastic waste increases every year. Some of this waste is due to plastic [...]
Limiting warming to 1.5°C halves sea level rise this century
06.05.202106.05.2021

Limiting warming to 1.5°C halves sea level rise this century

An international team of climate researchers, including glaciologist Fabien Maussion, provides new projections of future sea [...]
Global glacier retreat has accelerated
01.05.202101.05.2021

Global glacier retreat has accelerated

An international research team including scientists from ETH Zurich has shown that almost all the world’s [...]
Vertical turbines could be the future for wind farms
30.04.202129.04.2021

Vertical turbines could be the future for wind farms

The now-familiar sight of traditional propeller wind turbines could be replaced in the future with wind [...]
Fair climate policy could help reduce extreme poverty
29.04.202128.04.2021

Fair climate policy could help reduce extreme poverty

Ambitious climate policies could help to reduce extreme poverty in developing countries. This is the result [...]
The new EU climate target will increase carbon prices and could phase out coal power in Europe as early as 2030
28.04.202128.04.2021

The new EU climate target will increase carbon prices and could phase out coal power in Europe as early as 2030

Tightening the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) in line with the EU Green Deal would [...]
Tandem Photovoltaics Enables New Heights in Solar Cell Efficiencies
25.04.2021

Tandem Photovoltaics Enables New Heights in Solar Cell Efficiencies

The new monolithic triple-junction solar cell – or more specifically, a III-V//Si tandem solar cell – [...]
Long-term consequences of CO2 emissions
25.04.202125.04.2021

Long-term consequences of CO2 emissions

Oxygen in the ocean will continue to decrease for many centuries According to a new study [...]
Beetles that pee themselves to death could be tomorrow’s pest control
23.04.202123.04.2021

Beetles that pee themselves to death could be tomorrow’s pest control

Various beetle species have gobbled through grain stores and weakened food production worldwide since ancient times. [...]
Solar panels are contagious – but in a good way: study
22.04.202121.04.2021

Solar panels are contagious – but in a good way: study

The number of solar panels within shortest distance from a house is the most important factor [...]
Impacts of Coronavirus Lockdowns: New Study Collects Data on Pollutants in the Atmosphere
21.04.202119.04.2021

Impacts of Coronavirus Lockdowns: New Study Collects Data on Pollutants in the Atmosphere

One consequence of the coronavirus pandemic has been global restrictions on mobility. This, in turn, has [...]
97% of Earth’s land area may no longer be ecologically intact
19.04.202119.04.2021

97% of Earth’s land area may no longer be ecologically intact

Only between 2% and 3% of the Earth’s terrestrial surface can be considered ecologically intact, according [...]
Experts’ Predictions for Future Wind Energy Costs Drop Significantly
19.04.202119.04.2021

Experts’ Predictions for Future Wind Energy Costs Drop Significantly

Berkeley Lab-led study shows expected cost declines of 17%-35% by 2035 and 37%-49% by 2050 Technology [...]
Fraunhofer ISE Sets New World Record of 26 Percent Efficiency for Both-Sides-Contacted Solar Cell
15.04.202115.04.2021

Fraunhofer ISE Sets New World Record of 26 Percent Efficiency for Both-Sides-Contacted Solar Cell

A team of researchers led by Dr. Armin Richter of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy [...]
Carbon dots from human hair boost solar cells
14.04.202112.04.2021

Carbon dots from human hair boost solar cells

QUT researchers have used carbon dots, created from human hair waste sourced from a Brisbane barbershop, [...]
Carbon-neutral “biofuel” from lakes
13.04.202111.04.2021

Carbon-neutral “biofuel” from lakes

Lakes store huge amounts of methane. In a new study, environmental scientists at the University of [...]
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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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11 trillion tonnes lost since the 1970s: Ice sheet decline mainly due to accelerated glacier movement

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