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Green solvents for polymer dissolution
Researchers explore challenges and opportunities in the development of new green solvents for polymer chemistry.
Findings in Chesapeake Bay watershed help guide management of excess sediment
Effective management strategies are needed for preventing sediment from entering waterways such as Chesapeake Bay.
How to spot and support a river champion
Champions come in all shapes and sizes, with different styles of leadership and ways of influencing others to drive positive change.
Lessons learned from the front lines of climate change
How can scientists studying different key foundational species under threat learn from one another to address declines in ecosystems?
Waste carbon dioxide converted to synthetic fuels
Engineers find a neat way to turn waste carbon dioxide into useful materials for industrial products like fuel and plastics.
The Fukushima Effect at Home: New roles for local actors in Japan’s energy policy
Post Fukushima, Japan’s energy network has expanded dramatically to include thousands of small renewable power companies which create many small solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal plants.
How power systems can be operated using only renewable power generation
Implementing fully-inverter-based power systems on a large scale may be possible using wind and solar power.
Reflecting sunlight to cool the planet could cause other unintended global changes
Scientists model the effects of spraying aerosols into the stratosphere and discover some unintended consequences.
Predicting solute transport in surface and subsurface water
Pollutant transport in water bodies is a complex process — computational models called FADEs provide an accurate modelling solution.
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