Princeton researchers have developed a new way to make fuel from cellulose—Earth's most abundant organic compound, found in all plant cells—speeding up a notoriously slow chemical process and in some cases doubling energy ...
Biotechnology
Sep 8, 2021
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Many lakes and ponds are changing colors—from pleasant blue or clear to murky brown or green, caused by runoff of nutrients and carbon, coupled with warmer temperatures.
Earth Sciences
Aug 25, 2021
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Scientists studying the biochemistry of plant cell walls have identified an enzyme that could turn woody poplar trees into a source for producing a major industrial chemical. The research, just published in Nature Plants, ...
Biochemistry
Aug 5, 2021
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Biomethane (CH4) can be used as feedstock for modern chemical industry or burned directly as a fuel.
Materials Science
Jul 28, 2021
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Scientists have developed a new way to model and map the health of coral reef ecosystems using data collected on the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation's Global Reef Expedition. This innovative method, presented today ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 21, 2021
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According to statistics, rubber plantations have covered more than 2 million ha in the tropics in the last decade globally. It has improved the economic status of farmers, but altered the habitat's ecology and ecosystem functions. ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 20, 2021
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Boosting production of biofuels such as ethanol could be an important step toward reducing global consumption of fossil fuels. However, ethanol production is limited in large part by its reliance on corn, which isn't grown ...
Biochemistry
Jun 25, 2021
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This doctoral thesis focuses on the development of novel carbon materials, their characterization, and application in energy storage and water purification.
Bio & Medicine
Jun 2, 2021
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Researchers at the University of Gothenburg and RISE have developed an energy-efficient system of cultivating marine microalgae for the Nordic climate. Now seafood companies along Sweden's west coast are interested in working ...
Plants & Animals
May 25, 2021
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Reliance on petroleum fuels and raging wildfires: Two separate, large-scale challenges that could be addressed by one scientific breakthrough.
Biochemistry
Apr 15, 2021
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