Students build an efficient and inexpensive still to produce drinking water which they call a “solar vapor generator”.
Now You See It, Now You Don’t: Self-Destructing Electronics
Researchers have developed transient electronics that self-destruct via sublimation in dry conditions.
Oil Spills Are No Match for MOGs
Metal-organic porous gels are novel materials for cleaning up oil spills.
Ken Alston, Executive Advisory Board of Advanced Sustainable Systems on Cradle to Cradle Design
The editors of Advanced Sustainable Systems asked Ken Alston to briefly describe the idea behind Cradle to Cradle.
Reducing CO2 Emissions in China: A Realistic Scenario?
Global demand for transportation appears unlikely to decrease in the foreseeable future. China alone accounts for more than one-third of global demand in the transportation sector. Transportation demand in China has increased continuously with emissions reaching a...
What Can Scientists Do to Help Policy-Makers Understand Ambitious Climate Change Mitigation Goals?
A paper by James et al. provides an overview of methods to identify regional climate responses to global warming targets.
Carbon-Paper on Foam:A New Hope for Super-Efficient Solar Still
Carbon-coated paper affixed to expanded polystyrene foam can be used to address the global freshwater shortage.
Psychological Vaccination against Misinformation about Climate Change
Exploring a method to combat misinformation, alternative facts and fake news.
“MOFilters”: Metal-Organic Framework Filters for Particulate Matter Removal
Researchers have developed a facile synthesis of metal-organic framework filters (MOFilters) that can be scaled up for industrial and domestic uses.
Weapons of Mass Construction in the War on Climate Change: Heterogeneous Catalysis and Electro-Catalysis
In the war against climate change two promising approaches are being developed for catalytically converting CO2 to value-added chemicals and fuels