Using our oceans to fight climate change
The ocean isn't just impacted by climate change—it may also be part of the solution to reversing it.
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Energy & Green Tech
Harnessing the power of water: New study shows the potential of pumped storage hydropower in Alaska
From rapidly melting glaciers to record-breaking wildfires, Alaska is feeling the impact of global warming more acutely than most of the lower 48 states.
Jul 20, 2023
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Germany's new big hope against warming—heat pumps
As Germany looks to a future without fossil fuels, a big white boxy appliance is generating a lively debate—and often a heated one—for its potential to replace emissions-heavy oil and gas boilers.
Jul 7, 2023
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Human lung-inspired sensor monitors nitrogen dioxide in real-time
A research team has developed a human lung-inspired graphene-metal organic framework hybrid gas sensor, which can monitor extremely low concentrations of nitrogen dioxide at the level of one billionth in real-time. This study ...
Jul 6, 2023
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Researchers move toward energy transition with hydrogen generated on rooftops
Efficient production of hydrogen, fuels, and even drinking water on roofs or in solar parks—this is what researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and their Canadian partners want to achieve with low-cost photoreactor ...
Jul 4, 2023
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Electrochemical device captures carbon dioxide at the flick of a switch
New technology developed by Rice University engineers could lower the cost of capturing carbon dioxide from all types of emissions, a potential game-changer for both industries looking to adapt to evolving greenhouse gas ...
Jun 28, 2023
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Q&A: Aerospace engineer discusses the design challenge of solar geoengineering
Solar geoengineering—artificially reflecting sunlight back into space—is a double-edged sword. It would cool the rapidly warming planet, but is it too risky to consider as a viable option? Douglas MacMartin, an aerospace ...
Jun 27, 2023
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NZ's geothermal wells offer a cheap way of storing carbon permanently, equivalent to taking 600,000 cars off the road
We know putting carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere is bad for the climate. But should we be reversing some of the damage by removing greenhouse gases that were emitted decades ago?
Jun 26, 2023
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Heat-resistant drone could scope out and map burning buildings and wildfires
Imperial College London and Empa researchers have built a drone that can withstand high enough temperatures to enter burning buildings. The prototype drone, called FireDrone, could be sent into burning buildings or woodland ...
Jun 26, 2023
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Q&A: Underwater habitat operations director considers worst-case scenarios surrounding the missing Titan submersible
The world remains riveted by the story of the lost vessel carrying five people to see the remains of the Titanic at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean. A massive search operation continues for the submersible, named Titan, ...
Jun 22, 2023
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