INDOOR SPACE COOLING
A new smart material adjusts its transparency with changes in temperature, outperforming similar materials as to durability, transparency, and responsiveness.[…]
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Month: August 2024
CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION
Communicating scientific consensus about climate change about the existence and causes of climate change. 97% to 99.9% of climate scientists[…]
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CAPTURED CARBON IN SOIL
Forests store roughly 40% of the Earth’s soil carbon. Northern forests soils are key reservoirs that help keep the carbon[…]
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COASTAL PROTECTION FROM CLIMATE CHANGE
Nearly 26% of the Earth’s beaches will wash away by this century’s end. Fortunately, a mild zap of electricity can[…]
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FUTURE FLOODING
With the best-case lower carbon emissions scenario, the average worldwide flood hazard level could rise by 9% between 2020 and[…]
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SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING
A new method known as flash-within-flash Joule heating (FWF) could transform the synthesis of high-quality solid-state materials, offering a cleaner,[…]
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U.S. COAST’S POTENTIAL CALAMITY
Charleston and other cities along the U.S. Southeast and Gulf Coasts are experiencing some of the world’s highest rates of[…]
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BLESSED FIREBRICKS
Thermal properties making “firebricks” suitable for energy storage could speed up the world’s transition to renewable energy. The technology involves[…]
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CLIMATE CHANGE LABELS
The terms “climate change” and “global warming” are not only more familiar to people than some of their most common[…]
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LAWNS—A LARGE METHANE SOURCE
In upland Fairbanks, Alaska landscapes have been releasing some of the highest methane emissions yet documented among northern terrestrial ecosystems.[…]
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