Synthetic fuels, made using carbon captured from the air, farm waste or biomass, could help the transport sector reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and meet "net-zero" greenhouse gas emission goals.
Materials Science
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Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing our society today, so you would think it would be an important topic for study in the school curriculum.
Environment
13 hours ago
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Take a look at the objects around you. The laptop or phone you are using to read this article, the clothes you are wearing, the glass of juice you may be drinking … almost all of these items likely arrived at your door ...
Environment
Sep 18, 2019
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It's not 20 questions—it's even more: Now researchers have identified 100 pressing questions on fish migration.
Plants & Animals
Sep 18, 2019
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Economic development plans often overlook a crucial detail—ecosystems that provide essential services to people. Increasingly, though, leaders in academia, finance, sustainable development and the private sector agree that ...
Environment
Sep 17, 2019
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Researchers have identified six corporate actions that, combined with effective public policy and improved governmental regulations, could help large transnational corporations steer environmental stewardship efforts around ...
Environment
Sep 16, 2019
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Environmental action group Extinction Rebellion is disrupting London Fashion Week to highlight the harms of throwaway culture and the concurrent climate emergency that the clothing market contributes to. Calling for the cancellation ...
Environment
Sep 13, 2019
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Electrochemical devices that use sunlight to generate fuel represent a promising means of harvesting sustainable energy; but currently, none are efficient enough for real-world applications. One of the main reasons for the ...
General Physics
Sep 13, 2019
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For tens of millions of people, migration is a tough reality. What causes people to migrate away from their home countries, and what happens when they do? Migrants and their labor are responsible for moving hundreds of billions ...
Environment
Sep 06, 2019
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A more environmentally-friendly and sustainable method of producing the useful chemical 1,2,4-butanetriol has been discovered. The Kobe University team were the first in the world to utilize a method involving the direct ...
Biochemistry
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