Environment and energy
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Turning water into watts
The oceans seem like an obvious source of renewable energy, but there are huge technical and financial hurdles to harnessing their vast power. Stephen Ornes investigates
Biomass energy: green or dirty?
The growing use of biomass energy has helped to cut our dependence on fossil fuels. But is this renewable source as green as it seems? Kate Ravilious investigates
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Research headlines
Read article: Stiffer road surfaces could cut greenhouse-gas emissions
Stiffer road surfaces could cut greenhouse-gas emissions
Carbon nanotubes could reduce road deformation by heavy vehicles
Read article: Solar geoengineering could cause unwanted changes in climate, new modelling suggests
Solar geoengineering could cause unwanted changes in climate, new modelling suggests
Bid to mitigate global warming could stagnate weather systems
Read article: Artificial intelligence spots unusual feature at Earth’s core-mantle boundary
Artificial intelligence spots unusual feature at Earth’s core-mantle boundary
Astrophysics algorithm is applied to seismic waves
Read article: Hydrogel helps make self-cooling solar panels
Hydrogel helps make self-cooling solar panels
New technology could be an environmentally friendly way to cool down photovoltaics and other devices
Read article: Ultraporous metal-organic frameworks could make clean energy carriers
Ultraporous metal-organic frameworks could make clean energy carriers
The materials can store large amounts of hydrogen and methane in their nanoscopic pores
Read article: Cyanobacteria and nanomaterials give solar cell a boost
Cyanobacteria and nanomaterials give solar cell a boost
Photosynthesizing micro-organisms are at the heart of a new biophotovoltaic cell
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Read article: The e-bike revolution
The e-bike revolution
Electric bikes are all the rage, but James McKenzie wonders if the future lies with a minimalist kit that can be retrofitted to an ordinary bicycle
Read article: Why COVID-19 could make physicists kick some of their habits forever
Why COVID-19 could make physicists kick some of their habits forever
Could the virus behind COVID-19 be the event that shifts our habits on driving and flying forever?
Read article: Ammonia emissions can drive urban smog formation
Ammonia emissions can drive urban smog formation
CLOUD experiment at CERN highlights the importance of controlling ammonia emissions in urban environments
Read article: The mystery of missing marine plastic
The mystery of missing marine plastic
Oceanographers are not sure where all the plastics are ending up in the world’s oceans
Read article: What happened to all the plastic we released into the oceans?
What happened to all the plastic we released into the oceans?
Scientists are puzzled about where the majority of marine plastics are ending up
Read article: Colourful bilayer paint can cool buildings by reflecting sunlight
Colourful bilayer paint can cool buildings by reflecting sunlight
Coating comes in a range of colours and could be used in summer clothing
Read article: Electrochemical CO2 reduction: finding a path towards a carbon-neutral chemical industry
Electrochemical CO2 reduction: finding a path towards a carbon-neutral chemical industry
Available to watch now, The Electrochemical Society partners with Admiral Instruments, Scribner Associates, Hiden Analytical to explore the status of CO2 electrocatalysis
Read article: Intricacies of high-energy cathodes for lithium-ion batteries
Intricacies of high-energy cathodes for lithium-ion batteries
Available to watch now, The Electrochemical Society partners with Admiral Instruments, Hiden Analytical, and Royal Society of Chemistry to explore the development of oxide cathodes...
Read article: New directions for energy from sunlight
New directions for energy from sunlight
Available to watch now, The Electrochemical Society partners with Admiral Instruments, ACS Photonics and Gamry Instruments explores using sunlight as a resource
Read article: Lidar tracks mosquito behaviour by monitoring wingbeats
Lidar tracks mosquito behaviour by monitoring wingbeats
Laser-based technology can distinguish between male and female insects
Read article: Tracking elephant rumbles without breaking the bank
Tracking elephant rumbles without breaking the bank
Low-cost seismo-acoustic device could enable elephant monitoring for ecology and conservation
Read article: Plastic that doesn’t cost the Earth
Plastic that doesn’t cost the Earth
With the pressure on to reduce our plastic pollution, scientists and innovators are developing new methods of reusing, retrieving and recycling. Anna Demming investigates
Read article: Space agencies redirect resources to support COVID-19 studies
Space agencies redirect resources to support COVID-19 studies
Earth-observation data can help to manage and better understand the pandemic
Read article: The search for the missing plastic
The search for the missing plastic
There are millions of tonnes of plastic in our oceans, but we can’t find it. Marric Stephens investigates how we’re searching for this elusive missing waste
Read article: Avoid, track, recycle: solutions to the problem of plastic waste
Avoid, track, recycle: solutions to the problem of plastic waste
Check out the May 2020 issue of Physics World, which is a special edition on plastic waste
Read article: NASA satellite missions track 16 years of Earth’s melting ice sheets
NASA satellite missions track 16 years of Earth’s melting ice sheets
Data from NASA’s ICESat and ICESat-2 missions reveal that ice sheet losses from Greenland and Antarctica have contributed 14 mm to sea level rise since 2003
Read article: Physics World unwrapped
Physics World unwrapped
Susan Curtis examines alternatives to the polythene wrapping used to mail magazines – and reveals what Physics World will be switching to
Read article: Some glaciers may be moving faster than previously thought, new �?slip law’ suggests
Some glaciers may be moving faster than previously thought, new �?slip law’ suggests
Lab experiments reveal how deformation of underlying terrain affects glacier's motion
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