Researchers at University of California developed a new technique to break down 95% of PFAS "forever chemicals" in water using UV light and hydrogen gas.
Researchers at the University of Sydney have developed a sodium sulphur based battery that demonstrates four times the energy storage capacity compared to lithium based batteries.
Based on the warming stripes by Ed Hawkins, Miles Richardson created Biodiversity Stripes, which show the earth's continued loss of nature, wildlife and biodiversity caused by the Climate Emergency.
Continuing his excellent Hot Mess Climate podcast, Philip Boucher Hayes describes how new evidence of the non-co2 emissions caused by aircraft contrails, which are currently not included in aviation emissions calculations, are twice to three times worse than previously known.
Physicists from the University of Arkansas have demonstrated a circuit that captures the thermal motion of graphene to provide limitless, clean, low voltage power.
University of Surrey student Eleanor Mackintosh designed a 3D printed robot fish that can be used to collect microplastics in waterways. The robot named Gillbert won The Natural Robotics contest.
This fascinating article in The Conversation describes how friendly different burial options are for the environment. The key indicator is apparently how long it takes a body to skeletonise, and what happens to the decomposed remains during that process. Pollutant materials from coffin coatings and ornaments are also taken into account.
Neoplants have developed a genetically modified houseplant that can scrub the air of volatile organic compounds (VOC), specifically formaldehyde (HCHO) and benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX), which are present indoors from paints, coatings, chemicals, cooking & smoking.
UCL published a useful handbook on communicating climate change, that includes advice on TV and radio appearances, using stories to convey arguments, and how to bridge questions to reaffirm points, while avoiding too much fear and doom framing.
