How electric buses can revolutionize public transport and help mitigate global warming.
Month: April 2019
On the Use and Misuse of Climate Change Projections in International Development
Climate resilience is increasingly prioritized by international development agencies and national governments. However, current approaches to informing communities of future climate risk are problematic.
Inclusivity of Indigenous Peoples in UN Climate Change Policymaking
The potential of the proposed local communities and Indigenous peoples’ platform to effectively engage traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) for climate policy is evalutated.
Hall of Fame Highlight: Thomas P. Russell
Thomas P. Russell shares the highlights of his career, current research focus, and his thoughts on the future of materials science.
The Overlooked Role of Discourse in Breaking Carbon Lock-In: The German Energy Transition
A strong theoretical insight into the struggles surrounding the future of coal in Germany.
Courts and Litigants in Climate Governance
The literature on climate change litigation highlights key emerging, interdisciplinary themes including the role of science, time, place and human rights claims in climate change litigation and explores the relationship between litigation and climate governance.
Have Your Cake…and Eat the Packaging Too
Researchers study chickpea flour as a potential building block for biodegradable (and edible) packaging materials.
Marvellous Microfluidics: Interview with Prof. Anderson Shum
Dr. Anderson Ho Cheung Shum is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Medical Engineering Programme at the University of Hong Kong. He received his B.S.E. degree, summa cum laude, in Chemical engineering from Princeton University, S.M....
Institutional and Environmental Effectiveness: Will the Paris Agreement Work?
The 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change’s collective goal—keeping global warming “well below” 2°C above pre-industrial levels—remains ambitious.
Bioinspired Approach to Cleaning Up Viscous Crude Oil Spills
A wood-derived absorbent that provides an efficient and scalable approach to the rapid clean-up of high viscosity crude oil.
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New theory suggests gravity is not a fundamental force
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French WEST reactor breaks record in nuclear fusion
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Quantum entanglement visualized for the first time ever
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Black hole images deliver a deathblow to alternative theory of gravity
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The Road to Better Presentation of Data: The Do’s and Don’ts
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The dramatic story behind general relativity’s Nobel Prize snub