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Sugar-Based Catalyst Upcycles Carbon Dioxide

A new catalyst made from an inexpensive, abundant metal and common table sugar has the power to destroy carbon dioxide (CO2) gas.

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Offering Clean Energy Around the Clock

As remarkable as the rise of solar and wind farms has been over the last 20 years, achieving complete decarbonization is going to require a host of complementary technologies.

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Physicists Arrange Atoms in Extremely Close Proximity

Proximity is key for many quantum phenomena, as interactions between atoms are stronger when the particles are close.

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‘Penguin Detectives’ Required for New Counting App

This week (Thursday 2 May), British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is inviting the public to become ‘penguin detectives’ and spend five minutes counting emperor penguins to help with vital research into these iconic animals.

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Texans Should Prepare For Hotter Temperatures, Greater Risk Of Fire And Flooding

Weather conditions across the Lone Star State are getting more extreme and more dangerous by the year, according to a new report from Texas A&M University professor and State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon.

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Aston University Civil Engineers Help to Make Road Surfaces More Sustainable

Aston University civil engineering experts are teaming up with construction and surfacing company Miles Macadam to help make road surfaces more sustainable.

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A “Cosmic Glitch” in Gravity

A group of researchers at the University of Waterloo and the University of British Columbia have discovered a potential “cosmic glitch” in the universe’s gravity, explaining its strange behaviour on a cosmic scale.

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U.S. Saw Drop in Wind Power Last Year, Despite New Turbines

For the first time since the 1990s, U.S. wind generation dropped last year, according to government figures.

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Methane Emissions From Landfill Could Be Turned into Sustainable Jet Fuel in Plasma Chemistry Leap

A new plasma technique developed by researchers at the University of Sydney could help create a circular economy for waste-generated methane emissions.

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Climate Change and Mercury Pollution Stressed Plants for Millions of Years

The link between massive flood basalt volcanism and the end-Triassic (201 million years ago) mass-extinction is commonly accepted. 

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