Removal of CO2 from the air is viable and cost-effective on industrial scale, say...
Researchers have designed and fully costed a scalable industrial plant - based on direct air capture technology - for removing carbon dioxide from the...
Chernobyl legacy: Some Ukrainian milk still ‘over safe limit’ for radioactivity
Three decades after the Chernobyl disaster, there were parts of the Ukraine in which radioactivity in cow's milk was up to five times above...
McDonald’s shareholders reject proposal to phase out plastic straws
McDonald’s shareholders voted against a proposal to phase out the use of plastic straws.
The decision is a setback for environmentalists who had tried convincing...
Ring-wristband wearable tech reads ‘discreet’ hand poses
A ring-wristband combination that reads hand poses could one day be used to control a device or write text discreetly while carrying on a...
CO2 emissions rise in 2017 versus 2016 in EU
CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion in the European Union rose by 1.8% in 2017 compared to 2016, says Eurostat. CO2 stands for carbon...
Fully implantable hearing aid one step closer
We are now one step closer to a fully implantable hearing aid, say scientists at Karl Landsteiner University of Health Science, Austria. Researchers performed...
New photoelectrode could ease production of hydrogen fuel from water and sunlight
Researchers have developed a new photoelectrode that could help to make the dream of producing cheap hydrogen fuel from sunlight and water into reality.
Although...
Global solar investment pushes ahead of fossil fuels
In 2017, the world invested in solar like never before, according to a new global trends report.
Driven largely by China, global solar investment was...
Wood growth model advances genetic engineering of trees for paper, biofuels
A wood growth model promises to advance genetic engineering of trees for timber, paper, pulp, biofuels, and environmentally friendly products.
The idea is to simulate...
Male hummingbirds use their tail feathers to sing
Male hummingbirds do high-speed dives and use their tail feathers to sing to their females during the breeding season. For the Costa's hummingbird, it...