Swiss researchers have discovered a promising approach to how we might produce batteries out of waste graphite and scrap metal.
Water Technology, Knowledge and Power. How to Address Them All?
A review by Aubriot and co-workers aims to understand how scientific literature has addressed, whether explicitly or implicitly, the relationship between water knowledge, technology and power.
Citizen Science for Hydrological Risk Reduction and Resilience Building
Citizen science projects work best when there is community buy-in, when their purposes are clearly defined at the outset, and when the motivations and skill-sets of all participants and stakeholders are well understood.
Household Electricity Pricing: Dynamic Pricing under Different Taxation Schemes
The observed behavior in the Danish electricity retail market is considered, arguing that benefits of dynamic pricing should be analyzed with consumers’ adoption decisions in mind.
Environmental Humanities and Climate Change: Equity and Justice beyond Humans
A review by Libby Robin considers historically how the environment and the humanities became conceptualized together
Drought-Tolerant Crops? Targeting Carbon May Be the Way Forward
Research shows that the secret to crop drought resilience may lie within a sugar-signalling pathway.
Economic Growth and Development with Low-Carbon Energy
An overview article, which has been published in WIREs Energy and Environment, explores the growth consequences of the shift to a low-carbon economy.
Climate Busters
Increasing the Supply of Renewable Electricity Creates Potential Energy Storage Applications for Synthetic Fuels Aggressive CO2 reduction targets are stimulating the conversion of fossil-fuel-powered electricity systems into renewable low-carbon systems. This energy...
Photoreduction of Gaseous Nitrogen to Ammonia using Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets
For the first time, a new class of metal-to-metal charge-transfer (MMCT) systems is facilely synthesized.
Plasma Makes POSS Nanomaterials More Effective and Environment Friendly
A new study introduces an innovative and cost-effective technique for the plasma functionalization of POSS micro-powders without damaging the nanocage structure they are based on.