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WONDERFUL NEW WHEAT
Self-fertilizing crops are now a step closer to reality. A new type of wheat can capture more nitrogen from the[…]
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ENERGY EFFICIENT ELECTRONICS
A major step in the next generation of electronics is creation of a new material that allows electrical charge to[…]
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TRULY HORRIFIC HURRICANES
Oceanic conditions that churn up the strongest hurricanes and typhoons are heating up in the North Atlantic and Western Pacific,[…]
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WONDERFUL NEW WINDOW COVERING
A new material for insulating windows could improve buildings’ energy efficiency worldwide. It works a bit like a high-tech version[…]
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AMOC RUN AMOCK
For more than 100 years, a persistent pocket of unusually cold water south of Greenland has stood out against the[…]
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WORTHWHILE PLANT WASTE
A new type of catalyst made from renewable plant waste could greatly speed up production of clean hydrogen. The material[…]
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CROPS AND RAINFALL
Crops are far more vulnerable when too much rainfall originates from land rather than the ocean. Land-sourced moisture leads to[…]
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EV ELECTRICITY FOR HOMES
Using electric vehicles batteries to power households could save owners thousands in bills while cutting emissions from the power grid.[…]
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CO2 AND OCEAN ACIDITY
CO2 and ocean acidity are tightly coupled. The more CO2 is released into the atmosphere, the more seawater absorbs, making the ocean progressively[…]
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