This year’s COP26 conference will see delegations from across the globe collaborating on solutions to the climate crisis — here’s some of what their discussions should include.
Drinking water disinfected in minutes by natural and abundant catalyst
Brownmillerite, found in natural mineral deposits, could help disinfect water in resource-poor regions.
How do you know how much renewable energy you’re consuming?
There needs to be more transparency to judge how diligent our governments, corporations, industries, and power generators are really faring in the green energy transition.
Getting renewable methanol on the high seas
Advances in sustainable, methanol-based fuels bring us a step closer to carbon neutral shipping.
Investing in clean energy research: How likely are we to phase out fossil fuels?
Major world economies are investing more in green technologies, but how optimistic should we be?
Protective powers of small beetles
Exoskeletons of tree-dwelling and terrestrial beetles differ in their structural-mechanical properties and have inspired the design of new composite materials used for bioengineering.
Becky Smethurst: “My hobby is my job, with a bit of extra stress”
Your “friendly neighborhood astrophysicist” Becky Smethurst is enthusiastically exploring the universe and educating us along the way.
Landmark CFC ban gave planet fighting chance against global warming
Using a new model, experts say that without the global CFC ban we would already be facing the reality of a “scorched earth”.
Materials discovery dilemma: Seeing the forest for the trees
While some would contend that materials discovery will breathe life into a hydrogen economy, it cannot realize its full potential unless production becomes less costly and more efficient.
IPCC: Climate change widespread, rampant, and intensifying
Major climate change effects are irreversible, though there is still a small window of time to mitigate the worst.