Iron-based molecule could replace rarer metals in solar power generation
Researchers succeeded in creating an iron-based molecule that could replace the rarer and more expensive metals currently used in solar power generation. The iron-based...
Floods from extratropical cyclones in N America and Europe may triple
There could be a threefold increase in extratropical cyclones, which bring flooding to North America and Europe, due to climate change. Powerful storms that...
Deep-sea microbes consume greenhouse gasses and maybe also oil spills
Scientists have discovered new types of deep-sea microbes which gobble up greenhouse gases as energy sources. These nearly two dozen types of microbes might...
Global greenhouse gas emissions on the rise, countries falling short on promises
Global greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) are on the rise and countries are falling short on promises to meet the goals of the Paris climate...
Heat process converts human excrement into fuel and fertilizer
Scientists have developed a heat process that cooks human excrement under pressure to produce a reusable, safe fuel and a rich fertilizer.
The groundbreaking research...
See-through film blocks 70% of solar heat that comes in through windows
A see-through film that blocks seventy percent of incoming solar heat could save on air-conditioning costs, say researchers. By coating windows with the see-through...
Rooftop device makes solar energy and cools building simultaneously
Researchers are developing a new rooftop device that can make solar energy and cool a building at the same time. It cools buildings by...
Carbon emissions will begin hammering stock prices, new study
Carbon emissions will begin dictating stock prices, say researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada. Businesses that fail to reduce or restrict their...
New ultra-thin silver films may improve solar cell efficiency
Ultra-thin transparent silver films may boost solar cell efficiency as well as light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Scientists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the University of Wuppertal...
Superconductivity with graphene is possible, say scientists
Graphene is on the way to superconductivity, says a team of scientists. Carbon atoms have several possibilities to form bonds. Therefore, pure carbon exists...