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Green Tech Startups See Boost in Patents and Investment When Partnering with Government – Study
Latest research on hundreds of new green technology companies in the US shows the patenting activity of a startup climbs by over 73% on average every time they collaborate with a government agency on “cleantech” development – from next-generation solar cells to new energy storage materials.
Microbes Can Grow on Nitric Oxide
Nitric oxide is a fascinating and versatile molecule, important for all living things as well as our environment: It is highly reactive and toxic, it is used as a signaling molecule, it depletes the ozone layer in our planet’s atmosphere and it is the precursor of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O).
Our Brains May Ripple Before Remembering
A sound, a smell, a word can all flood our minds with memories of past experiences.
Environmental Degradation Threat to Health, Says UN
Environmental degradation due to factors such as urbanisation, rapid population growth, economic development and transportation, especially in the global south, could have serious consequences on people’s health, warns a UN report.
Climate Change Negatively Affects Waterbirds in the American West
New research shows that recent climate change is having profound effects on wetlands across the American West – affecting birds that use these wetlands for breeding, migration and wintering.