Washington DC (SPX) Feb 04, 2022 - Scientists recently discovered novel quantum materials whose charge carriers exhibit 'topological' features. Charge carriers are particles that transport electrical charges through a material. Topol
Lisbon (AFP) Feb 4, 2022 - Portugal's government said Friday it will launch an international tender for offers to prospect for lithium, a critical element in batteries for electrical vehicles.
Sejong, South Korea (SPX) Feb 04, 2022 - The research team led by Dr. Kim Tae-hoon of the Department of Functional Composites of the Composites Research Division at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS, President Jung-hwan Lee),
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 04, 2022 - A groundbreaking study of methane ultra-emitters linked to oil and gas activities that for the first time provides a statistical characterisation of these major drivers of climate change across vari
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 04, 2022 - An international study involving CNRS and CEA researchers and the company Kayrros has uncovered hundreds of major methane releases linked to global oil and gas extraction activities. The team of sci
Amherst MA (SPX) Feb 03, 2022 - A team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently announced in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that they had engineered a new rubber-like solid substanc
San Antonio TX (SPX) Feb 03, 2022 - Southwest Research Institute has upgraded its test equipment to allow for testing the effects of transporting natural gas and hydrogen blends in the same pipeline. The latest capability will help cl
Lima (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 - Hand fed fish and given gentle yet rigorous baths, penguins and other sea birds are slowly regaining their strength at a Peruvian zoo after a major oil spill that claimed many of their friends.
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 03, 2022 - The second-largest driver of global warming is methane, a greenhouse gas 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Landfills are a major source of methane, which is created when organic material dec
Richland WA (SPX) Feb 03, 2022 - The holy grail of bio-fuel researchers is to develop a self-sustaining process that converts waste from sewage, food crops, algae and other renewable carbon sources into fuels, while keeping waste c
Durham NC (SPX) Feb 03, 2022 - Remember flip-phones? Our smartphones may one day look just as obsolete thanks to spintronics, an incipient field of research promising to revolutionize the way our electronic devices send and recei
Saint-Denis De La Reunion (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 - An empty Mauritian oil tanker with 11 crew members ran aground during a cyclone Thursday off the coast of the French Indian Ocean territory of La Reunion, local and mainland authorities said.
Puerto Maderos, Ecuador (AFP) Feb 3, 2022 - There is oil in the water, on the rocks and in the sand where children normally play on the banks of the Coca River in Ecuador.
Busan, South Korea (SPX) Feb 02, 2022 - Lithium-ion batteries have taken the world by storm thanks to their remarkable properties. However, the scarcity and high cost of lithium has led researchers to look for alternative types of recharg
Brussels (AFP) Feb 2, 2022 - The EU will face the fury of opponents to nuclear and gas energy on Wednesday when it proposes new criteria for a green label for investment projects intended to help fight climate change.
Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2022 - John Harter, an assistant professor of materials at UC Santa Barbara, has received an Early CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the highest honor given by the foundation to juni
