Liquid crystals that switch between transparent and opaque states could one day be used in smart windows.
Sustainability
Protecting Mangroves Can Reduce Carbon Emission
As the home of the largest mangrove area in the world, Indonesia is a key player in the international blue carbon agenda. While it has over 22% of world’s mangroves, Indonesia is also facing rapid mangrove degradation.
Water and Cults in Nuragic Sardinia
A significant archaeological phenomenon represented in Sardinia Island by the construction of impressive prehistoric monumental buildings identified as a cult site.
Solar Energy Storage: Solutions are not the Answer
Nordic researchers develop liquids for the storage of solar energy as chemical energy.
Political Economies of Climate Change
How have political economy approaches been used to understand important aspects of climate change?
Microporous Aluminophosphate for Solar Energy Storage
A microporous aluminophosphate with Linde Type A (LTA) topology (ALPO-LTA) is found to have long-term solar energy storage potential by researchers from University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia.
High-Performance Piezoelectric Nanogenerators
A high-performance, flexible piezoelectric nanogenerator is fabricated to convert mechanical energy into electricity that can power a variety of devices.
Carbon Pricing in Climate Policy: Seven Reasons
Carbon pricing is a recurrent theme in debates on climate policy. As there is much misunderstanding about the many reasons to implement a global carbon price, ideological resistance against it prospers.
Highlights of the MRS Fall Meeting 2016, Boston
Society is at a crossroads with many topics such as sustainability, energy, medicine, and healthcare. Material science offers many solutions to these problems.
Plastics project management: saving money in the wrong places
Plastics consultant Mark Rosen looks at how efforts to save money in part development are often counter-productive.
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