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New method significantly reduces AI energy consumption
07.03.202507.03.2025

New method significantly reduces AI energy consumption

The enormous computing resources needed to train neural networks for artificial intelligence (AI) result in massive [...]
Long-term costs of global warming: Weaker ocean circulation could cost trillions
01.03.202501.03.2025

Long-term costs of global warming: Weaker ocean circulation could cost trillions

A major motor for the global climate is beginning to falter: a massive system of ocean [...]
Re­si­li­ent al­gae may speed up Green­land ice melt
23.02.202524.02.2025

Re­si­li­ent al­gae may speed up Green­land ice melt

The tiny ice in­hab­it­ants darken the gla­cier sur­face and can thus ac­cel­er­ate its melt­ing. Tiny algae [...]
Natural hydrogen: a sustainable energy source in mountain ranges
22.02.202522.02.2025

Natural hydrogen: a sustainable energy source in mountain ranges

The successful development of sustainable georesources for the energy transition is a key challenge for humankind [...]
Scientists create hydrogen with no direct CO2 emissions at source
20.02.202520.02.2025

Scientists create hydrogen with no direct CO2 emissions at source

A new way of creating hydrogen, which eliminates direct CO₂ emissions at source, has been developed [...]
Study on the battery supply chain shows China’s global dominance – and options for Europe
19.02.202519.02.2025

Study on the battery supply chain shows China’s global dominance – and options for Europe

Producing batteries for electric cars requires a complex and globally networked supply chain. In a recent [...]
The next-generation solar cell is fully recyclable
16.02.202516.02.2025

The next-generation solar cell is fully recyclable

In a study published in Nature, researchers at Linköping University have developed a method to recycle [...]
Cracks in Greenland Ice Sheet growing more rapidly
08.02.202508.02.2025

Cracks in Greenland Ice Sheet growing more rapidly

The Greenland Ice Sheet is cracking open more rapidly as it responds to climate change. Dr [...]
Electric fungi: The biobattery that needs to be fed
03.02.202503.02.2025

Electric fungi: The biobattery that needs to be fed

A battery that needs feeding instead of charging? This is exactly what Empa researchers have achieved [...]
Artificial Photosynthesis Decoded:How Carbon Nitride Splits Water (and Enables Green Hydrogen) 
01.02.202501.02.2025

Artificial Photosynthesis Decoded:How Carbon Nitride Splits Water (and Enables Green Hydrogen) 

Scientists have long sought to understand the exact mechanism behind water splitting by carbon nitride catalysts. [...]
Flower power: lavender oil for longer-lasting sodium-sulfur batteries
31.01.202531.01.2025

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. [...]
New protective coating can improve battery performance
29.01.202527.01.2025

New protective coating can improve battery performance

A research team at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI has developed a new sustainable process that [...]
pesticide mixtures are present in soil and plants all year round
27.01.202527.01.2025

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 [...]
Sea Surface Temperatures and Deeper Water Temperatures Reached a New Record High in 2024
11.01.202510.01.2025

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 [...]
Global Atlas of H2 Potential: How will the international hydrogen economy develop in the future?
10.01.202511.01.2025

Global Atlas of H2 Potential: How will the international hydrogen economy develop in the future?

In the “HYPAT – H2 POTENTIAL ATLAS”, which was led by Fraunhofer ISI, nine research institutions [...]
Marked decrease in Arctic pressure ridges
07.01.202507.01.2025

Marked decrease in Arctic pressure ridges

Analysis of three decades of aerial survey data reveals major changes In the Arctic, the old, [...]
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Bayreuth Researchers Discover New Pathways to Green Hydrogen

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New recharge-to-recycle reactor turns battery waste into new lithium feedstock

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UNH Researchers Harness AI to Discover Magnetic Materials

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Global construction carbon footprint set to double by 2050

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“State of the climate” 2025: Earth’s vital signs worsen

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Repeated extreme droughts slow ecosys­tem recov­ery

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