Electric vehicles are widely hailed as a key way to mitigate climate change through reduced emissions, but research on the dual benefits of reduced air pollution and improved health has been largely hypothetical.
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Research Reveals “Negative Feedback” Loop Between Warming and Net Exchange of Carbon Caused by Erosion
In the study of human impact on the environment, there are few negative or stabilising feedbacks on climate change.
Climate Change May Cut U.S. Forest Inventory by a Fifth This Century
A study led by a North Carolina State University researcher found that under more severe climate warming scenarios, the inventory of trees used for timber in the continental United States could decline by as much as 23% by 2100.
Cheap, Sustainable Hydrogen Through Solar Power
Withstanding high temperatures and the light of 160 suns, a new catalyst is 10 times more efficient than previous sun-powered water-splitting devices of its kind.
Engineers invent vertical, full-color microscopic LEDs
Take apart your laptop screen, and at its heart you’ll find a plate patterned with pixels of red, green, and blue LEDs, arranged end to end like a meticulous Lite Brite display.
UBCO Engineers Examine Drinking Water Management Strategies
While residents in California are still dealing with damage from last month’s floods—after years of devastating droughts—UBC Okanagan engineers are looking at better ways to manage the delivery of safe drinking water to homes.