Life
The team turns plastic waste into acid that can generate electricity
The work of Nanyang University of Technology (Singapore) is expected to be a solution to the current problem of plastic waste in an environmentally friendly manner.
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Archeology
What is carbon isotope analysis? Why is it possible to date the archeology?
According to level 3 knowledge, there are always variations called chemical isotopes. Isotopes will have the same number of protons and electrons but different numbers i…
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Produces alcohol from the air
Air Co. The US claims to have created the world's first 'carbon-negative' vodka by using a solar-powered machine that turns CO2 molecules into ethanol.
Environment
CO2 remedies have both reduced emissions and generated trillions of dollars
CO2 in the air can be converted into concrete or fuel, creating a multi-trillion-dollar CO2 industry.
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City of the future: Floating, clean and vertical
Architects and designers around the world are scrambling for alternatives to traditional construction to ensure cities can be safe as climate change is becoming increasi…
Space science
Fun little-known facts about the Milky Way
Although you know all your favorite restaurants and how to avoid traffic jams during rush hour, you're not sure you know every corner of the city. The same is true of th…
Biology
19 million year old wood discovered on the bottom of the sea
The majority of wood chips in sediments on the bottom of the Bay of Bengal belong to ancient trees growing in lowlands near the sea.
Environment
Summary of UN special report on climate change: The Arctic as we know it is gone, believe your eyes
Summary of UN Special Report on Climate Change: Those who live in the 21st century must read it
Oceanography
Planting seaweed into a forest under the ocean can combat climate change
Scientists believe that seaweed culture, then releasing mature trees to the ocean floor, could be an effective way to combat global warming.
Discover science
Method of filtering styrene pollutants in water
Using granular activated carbon combined with aeration through the insert tower can help filter styrene contaminated water.
New technology
The material has the ability to 'capture' carbon dioxite and turn it into organic matter
Scientists have just come up with a general solution to the problem of the huge amount of carbon dioxide being pumped into the air daily and specifically will turn carbo…
Space science
Shocking truth: Many galaxies are being hunted
According to a Carbon Monoxide Survey project (VERTICO), experts are investigating in detail why galaxies in the constellation Virgo are killed by their environment.
Environment
Human emissions are 100 times more volcanic eruptions
Every year, human activity releases carbon, which causes the climate to warm up, 100 times more than when all the volcanoes on Earth were active, a decades-long study pu…
Health
Russia has developed a new source of anti-virus medicine
Traditionally, medicine cannot use fullerene to make drugs because fullerene is insoluble in water.
Health
Particles polluting the air 'squeeze' into the placenta?
These particles enter the placenta through the mother's breathing activity.