investment

DOE invests $54m into to small businesses

The US Department of Energy recently announced plans to provide $54m dollars for small businesses, in support of the Biden-Harris Administration commitment.   Small businesses...
Mars

Mars’ unidentified water might be stored in clay mineral

A clay mineral known as smectite could hold a substantial portion of the water missing from Mars, according to new research from Binghamton State...
vehicle emissions

Decreasing air pollution linked to significant drop in deaths

Researchers have investigated the link between decreasing vehicle emissions and deaths attributable to air pollution.  The study  Using recent national emissions data, researchers from Harvard Chan...
polar bear

The worrying impact of sea ice decline on polar bear movement patterns

Due to ever-increasing climate change impacts causing sea ice to melt, polar bears are being forced to travel longer and more hazardous distances to...
climate systems

Four Earth science missions to be undertaken by NASA

In 2022, four separate Earth science missions will be launched by NASA. They intend to investigate fundamental climate systems and processes. This means examining extreme storms, surface water, oceans and atmospheric...
active black holes

Detecting active black holes with novel method

Astronomers have determined a new way of identifying active black holes and measuring how much matter they are drawing in. This innovative technique for detecting...
electric vehicles

Electric vehicle distribution made more efficient

Professor Balázs Kulcsár from the Department of Electrical Engineering at Chalmers University of Technology investigated how electric vehicles can be used strategically for distribution...
e-waste

E-waste Plastics repurposed for stem cell research

Professor Dalton Tay of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) from the School of Materials Science and Engineering and School of Biological Sciences, led research investigating...
UK government reveals massive renewable energy support scheme

UK government reveals massive renewable energy support scheme

The UK government has announced the largest renewable energy support scheme to date, which opens with £285m funding available for low-carbon technology each year. Today...
Repurposing used electric vehicle batteries for renewable energy storage

Repurposing used electric vehicle batteries for renewable energy storage

Researchers at Cornell University have developed a method of reusing old electric vehicle batteries for renewable energy storage. Cornell University researchers, partially funded by the...