October 2025 – Our Fragile Earth

BETTER BUILDING SYSTEMS

October 30, 2025 Gail McCormick HELPFUL

A distributed carbon nanofiber (CNF)–based direct air capture filter can absorb CO2 downstream in ventilation systems and decrease energy consumption[…]

SOARING SEA LEVEL RISE

October 28, 2025 Gail McCormick BUMMER

Sea level rise is happening faster than at any time in the past 4,000 years. China’s coastal cities are especially[…]

ADDING VALUE TO ARSENIC

October 26, 2025 Gail McCormick HELPFUL

A new chemical treatment turns deadly arsenic-rich groundwater waste into useful raw materials. A two-step process converts the hazardous sludge[…]

DIMMING THE SUN DILEMMA

October 24, 2025 Gail McCormick BUMMER

Where, when, and how aerosols are released is critical. Injection altitude, location, season, and coordination between countries may dramatically affect[…]

BLESSED BIOMASS BURIAL

October 22, 2025 Gail McCormick HELPFUL

When plants decompose or are burnt, they release the carbon dioxide they had absorbed. To prevent this, we could bury[…]

CORAL REEF COLLAPSE

October 20, 2025 Gail McCormick BUMMER

Widespread mortality of warm-water coral reefs is under way, as the world reaches its first tipping point. With global warming[…]

CLIMATE FRIENDLY COOLING SYSTEMS

October 18, 2025 Gail McCormick HELPFUL

Conventional cooling systems are often bulky, energy intensive and reliant on chemical refrigerants harmful to the environment. Thermoelectric refrigeration, a[…]