Environment and energy

Research headlines

Rippling graphene harvests thermal energy

New technology could deliver “clean, limitless, low-voltage power for small devices”

Fluttering polymer ribbons harvest electrical energy

Prototype “B-TENG” device powers 100 LEDs

Nanocrystals could drive explosive volcanic eruptions

Small concentrations of tiny nanolites can have deadly consequences

Photo showing a colourful, cloudy sky over telescope domes at Paranal Observatory

Climate change threatens future astronomical observations

Higher humidity and increased air turbulence need to be taken into account when designing and building new observatories, say researchers

Unprecedented ice loss is predicted for Greenland Ice Sheet

Future melting will exceed rates seen in the past 12,000 years, says simulation

New photocatalyst makes liquid fuel with few unwanted byproducts

Technology could boost carbon-neutral fuel production

Opinion and reviews

Why physics-based firms benefit from green-strings-attached economic-recovery measures

Our perilous planet

David Appell reviews Dangerous Earth: What We Wish We Knew about Volcanoes, Hurricanes, Climate Change, Earthquakes, and More by Ellen Prager

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

Video showcase

What happened to all the plastic we released into the oceans?

Blue energy: innovative ways of harnessing energy from the oceans

Taking a bird’s-eye view of Chernobyl

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Electrochemistry in rechargeable lithium metal batteries

Join the audience for a live webinar on 11 November 2020 sponsored by Hiden Analytical, Royal Society of Chemistry, BioLogic and Admiral Instruments, in partnership with The Electr...

Net-zero carbon target in UK will require national approach to materials science, says report

Henry Royce Institute calls for government investment to boost materials science in the country and support the use of low-carbon technology

Ice-core mission in the Swiss Alps abandoned due to surprisingly hard glacier

Expedition sought to preserve ice record for future scientific investigations

Cooling towers for the ATLAS detector at CERN

CERN’s emissions equal to a large cruise liner, says report

Lab’s first public Environment Report details the status of CERN’s environmental footprint and outlines some objectives to reduce it in the coming years

Opportunities and fundamental challenges for anion exchange membrane fuel cells

Available to watch now, The Electrochemical Society, in partnership with Admiral Instruments and Scribner, explore the challenges for the development and deployment of AEM fuel ce...

Has the COVID-19 lockdown changed Earth’s climate?

Dramatic drops in air pollution offer scientists a rare opportunity to study its links with climate and weather. But as Kate Ravilious discovers, it's a complicated connecti...