Producing carbon from brewers’ leftover grains.
Environment
The Knowns and Unknowns of the Herbicide MCPA
2‐methyl‐4‐chlorophenoxyacetic acid (MCPA) is poorly a understood, yet frequently used herbicide, and further insights into its ecotoxicological effects are required.
Sunshine Not Moonshine—Happy Hour with Carbon Dioxide
A new eco-friendly vodka, created for the first time using the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to make ethanol.
Providing Safe, Clean Water: Magnetic Nanoparticles with Ionic Liquids for Water Purification
Researchers removed metals and organic impurities from water using magenetic nanoparticles that contain an ionic liquid phase.
How Demographics Dictate Vulnerability in Natural Disasters
In recent years, extreme weather events caused enormous damage, especially hydro-meteorological hazards such as floods (e.g., 2002 in Central Europe), tsunamis (e.g., 2004 in the Indian Ocean) and hurricanes (e.g., 2005 Hurricane Katrina in the United States). The...
The World’s Most Powerful Tidal Turbine
Orbital Marine Power will install a 2MW floating tidal turbine together with long-term partner, SKF.
The Urgency of Climate Change
The IPCC report on global warming brought climate science right into the spotlight in 2018.
Routes Toward Emission-Free Shipping
Scientists investigate shipping activities in the North and Baltic Seas to implement zero-emission solutions in the next decade.
A Circular, Bio-Based Plastic Economy
DSM introduces bio- and recycled-based alternatives for its entire engineering plastics portfolio.
Origami-Based Cellular Structures: Unfolding Paper-Based Prototypes
A team of researchers from the University of Washington have created programmable cellular structures.
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