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Greener electric car batteries among Prince William’s £1m Earthshot winners
William says ‘hope does remain’ at event rewarding innovative solutions to climate emergency Scientists who developed a cleaner and more...
Floating factories of artificial leaves could make green fuel for jets and ships
Cambridge University scientists develop a device to ‘defossilise’ the economy using sunlight, water and carbon dioxide Automated floating factories that...
Deep decarbonization scenarios reveal importance of accelerating zero-emission vehicle adoption
The rapid adoption of zero-emission electric vehicles will move the nation close to an 80% or more drop in transportation...
Alarming results from world first study of two decades of global smoke pollution
The world's first study of the increase in pollution from landscape fires across the globe over the past two decades...
New recycling method fights plastic waste
Almost 80% of plastic in the waste stream ends up in landfills or accumulates in the environment. Oak Ridge National...
New battery holds promise for green energy
Redox-flow battery eliminates costly and inefficient membrane Jimmy Jiang envisions a future where every house is powered by renewable energy...
Don’t wait, desalinate: A new approach to water purification
The future of clean water is electrified, according to chemists Two-thirds of the Earth's surface is awash with the stuff,...
Vastly more sustainable, cost-effective method to desalinate industrial wastewater
Vanderbilt researchers are part of a team that has developed a cutting-edge method that seeks to make the removal of...
Clean, sustainable fuels made ‘from thin air’ and plastic waste
Researchers have demonstrated how carbon dioxide can be captured from industrial processes -- or even directly from the air --...
Chronic exposure to lead, cadmium and arsenic increases risk of cardiovascular disease
Chronic exposure to low levels of lead, cadmium and arsenic through commonly used household items, air, water, soil and food...