New sodium fuel cell could enable electric aviation
MIT researchers develop sodium-air fuel cells offering triple the energy density of current lithium-ion batteries.
What lurks beneath? Only 0.001 percent of the deep seafloor has been imaged
Researchers from Ocean Discovery League and the University of Rhode Island highlight the urgent need for expanded exploration efforts.
New larvae-attracting gel could boost coral reef restoration
UC San Diego researchers develop nanoparticle gel that enhances coral larvae settlement, potentially reversing reef decline.
Scientists define geological conditions for finding natural clean hydrogen
Researchers from the University of Oxford discover Earth’s crust can supply hydrogen for 170,000 years.
Onion-like nanoparticles found in aircraft exhaust
Researchers at Zurich University discover nanoparticles in aircraft exhaust, potentially impacting climate and human health.
South Africa is lifting out of the ocean, scientists propose new explanation
Researchers from the University of Bonn reveal drought-induced land uplift, with South Africa rising two millimetres annually.
How climate change is altering the Earth’s rotation
Researchers at ETH Zurich in Switzerland have found that climate change is affecting Earth’s rotation and length of day due to melting polar ice shifting mass towards the equator.
New carbon storage technology is fastest of its kind
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, USA, have developed a faster, chemical-free method for carbon capture using carbon dioxide hydrates, promising significant advances in global carbon storage efforts.
Sweaty cattle may boost food security in a warming world
Researchers at the University of Florida in the United States are studying cattle’s genetic traits to improve reproductive heat tolerance and ensure food security in a warming climate.
VIDEO: The world’s first process for making zero emissions cement
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a method to produce low-emission concrete by recycling cement using electric arc furnaces, commonly used in steel recycling.