Flood prevention measures—such as mounting a home on stilts—are increasingly necessary as flood events become more common.
Environment
Renewable Electricity in The Mix
An under-reported source of sustainable power.
Could Beer Waste Power Your Home?
Producing carbon from brewers’ leftover grains.
Nanotube catalyst gives alternative to precious metals
Economical non-precious-metal catalyst capitalizes on carbon nanotubes.
Aluminum Foam from Scrap
A group of scientists show a low cost route to manufacture high quality aluminum foam.
Major study into the environmental effects of nanosilver
Swiss researchers show that nanosilver is quickly transformed into less problematic substances on its way to the wastewater treatment plant.
Palladium-gold catalysts find application in environmental cleanup
US government-funded research pays off with new process for environmental remediation.
New foaming technology for PU mouldings using carbon dioxide
New IKV foaming process reduces part density and is more environmentally friendly than alternatives.
Organic solar cells build on biodegradable, recyclable substrates
Efficient solar cells can be fabricated using natural substrates derived from plants such as trees.
Lockheed Martin awarded patent on graphene filtering material
Perforene material is a molecular filtration solution designed to meet the growing global demand for potable water.
Fuel from the Sun
Professor Geoff Ozin on his “super leaf” challenge – producing fuel by matching nature.
Destroying greenhouse gases with plasma
Nonthermal plasma operated in dielectric barrier discharge decomposes the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide into its constituent elements: oxygen and nitrogen.
A new porous material for carbon capture
Chemists at USF and KAUST have discovered a more efficient, less expensive and reusable material for carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and separation.
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