Author: Gail McCormick
SIGNIFICANT SOLAR CELL IMPROVEMENT
Complex computer simulations have been employed to develop a new design for significantly more efficient solar cells. To do that,[…]
Read moreANTARCTICA’S SHRINKING ANCHORS
Undersea anchors of ice that help prevent Antarctica’s land ice from slipping into the ocean are shrinking at more than[…]
Read moreBETTER BIOFUEL
A new fuel refinery concept could produce economical, sustainable and useful chemicals from woody plant matter such as agricultural and[…]
Read moreFOOLHARDY FERC YET AGAIN
In a split decision, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Presidential Permit and granted authorization to allow Oklahoma-based[…]
Read moreHELPFUL HEMP
Construction materials and processes produce 11% of all energy-related emissions. Concrete, steel, and aluminum account for 23% of all emissions.[…]
Read moreMORE MOSQUITOES
A warmer environment could mean more mosquitoes as it becomes harder for their predators to control the population. Warmer temperatures[…]
Read moreCO2 CONVERSION
Waste carbon dioxide has been converted into a potential precursor for chemicals and carbon-free fuel. The CO2 has been turned[…]
Read moreCALAMITOUS CATEGORY SIX HURRICANES
The National Hurricane Center has long used the Saffir-Simpson Windscale to convey risk of property damage labeling hurricanes on a[…]
Read moreA SPARKLING COCKTAIL
Orca, the world’s biggest commercial direct air capture devices, pulls carbon dioxide from the air near Iceland’s capital. It resembles[…]
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