Category: HELPFUL

A new “super steel” can survive the harsh conditions needed to make green hydrogen from seawater. The material uses an[…]

Water trapped in abandoned mine tunnels could be used in a geothermal system efficiently and with minimal emissions. That could[…]

Synthetic fertilizers are energy-intensive to produce and harmful to the environment. Nutrients recovered from animal and human waste could drastically[…]

A new fuel cell device uses microbes in soil to produce electricity and can power underground sensors for tasks like[…]

Lithium, a critical battery material, hidden in pyrite within ancient shale rocks, could be extracted from existing waste, reducing the[…]

Incorporating trees into cropland can sequester large amounts of carbon. Mixed croplands interspersed with fruit trees can be five times[…]

The Earth gets hotter the deeper you go. About four kilometers down the rock itself gets so hot that it[…]

A new kind of carbon material could make carbon capture much cheaper and more efficient. By carefully controlling how nitrogen[…]

Recycling steel and copper from fossil fuel infrastructure to build wind turbines, solar panels, and such could save as much[…]