Floodplains are some of the most ecologically important and human‐impacted habitats throughout the world.
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Turning Ocean Plastic into Sportswear
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Professor Maria Antonietta Loi can be described best as an experimental solid-state physicist with a great love for photophysics and optoelectronics. In short, she just loves light! Born in Sardinia, Maria studied physics and finished her Ph.D. in Cagliari in 2001....
A Foam Bath for Ores
A new EU project explores innovative technologies and concepts for recovering ultrafine particles of raw materials.
Enfranchising the Future: Climate Justice and the Representation of Future Generations
Today, the representation of future generations in climate policymaking is one of the most dynamic areas of democratic innovation.
Canada Creates Fuel from Air
Canada invests in technologies that can help realize its economic and environmental goals, while providing low carbon fuels to consumers.
The Next Generation of Smart Windows Using Carbon Dots
A new nanofluid coating provides an opportunity to reduce energy waste in the next generation of smart windows.
Can Nature Save Humanity?
Large-scale re-forestation can be a very effective means to decarbonize the future.
Challenges of Electrifying Heterogeneous Catalysis
How feasible is hydrogen production using renewable sources of energy?
The Bonn-Fire of Responsibilities
Oil-rich countries force through compromise at UN climate talks in Bonn, Germany, that many think falls short of acting on key conclusions from last year’s IPCC report.
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