A McGill-led research team has developed the first real-time, on-site technology capable of detecting and deciphering nanoplastics from all other particles in water, a capacity akin to being able to find a needle in a haystack within milliseconds.
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Norway Should Lead the Fight Against Plastic Pollution
Norway’s coastline is littered with plastics from around the world.
UChicago Prof. Shirley Meng’s Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion Creates World’s First Anode-Free Sodium Solid-State Battery – A Breakthrough in Inexpensive, Clean, Fast-Charging Batteries
UChicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering Prof. Y. Shirley Meng’s Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion has created the world’s first anode-free sodium solid-state battery.
Cool Roofs Are Best at Beating Cities’ Heat
Painting roofs white or covering them with a reflective coating would be more effective at cooling cities like London than vegetation-covered “green roofs,” street-level vegetation or solar panels, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Early-Onset El Niño Means Warmer Winters in East Asia, and Vice Versa
Analyzing 100 different climate simulations over the past 61 years to find how El Niño determines warm or cold winters in Japan.
True Scale of Carbon Impact From Long-Distance Travel Revealed
The reality of the climate impact of long-distance passenger travel has been revealed in new research from the University of Leeds.
