News & analysis – Page 4
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NewsSpiderwebs used as microplastic pollution screens
Airborne plastic can make up a tenth of a spiderweb’s weight. What can it tell us about the life cycle of plastic and recycling in our cities?
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NewsComposite fibre could protect firefighters from extreme heat
The next-generation aerogel with superior thermal insulation could be used to make heat protective clothing and spacecraft shielding
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NewsTransforming the catalytic potential of metals
Designer catalysts are breaking the known rules of reactions
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NewsLunar soil offers a promising catalyst
The Moon’s surface offers potential for ‘extraterrestrial photosynthesis’ to make oxygen, hydrogen and other fuels
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NewsCompact reverse osmosis to make potable water
Meet the students who have desiged a cheap and portable desalinating water bottle
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NewsElectrostatic charge keeps solar cells gleaming
Look at the life cycle of solar panels suffering from a dusting of silica
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NewsWar threatens semiconductor production
Link the conflict in Ukraine, the impact on neon production and conflict materials with this story and starter slide
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NewsA stabilised sulfur allotrope that’s making sustainable Li–S batteries work
Energy-dense lithium–sulfur batteries are making their way into the energy industry
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NewsDrug pollution in wastewater
Extent of pharmaceutical pollution on every continent on Earth revealed
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NewsCooking up sustainable batteries
Find out how microwaves can improve the environmental credentials of electrochemical cells
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NewsForming Earth’s ancient atmosphere from space dust
Uncover how sun-weathered asteroids could be the ancient source of Earth’s water
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NewsMilking the potential of proteins to provide safe drinking water
Removing arsenic from tap water to make it safe to drink
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NewsA virtual check for CO₂ capture tech
Finding carbon recovery materials using software and not lab tests
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NewsTurning scrap metal into hi-tech alloys
Electrochemically stripping carbon from steel during recycling
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NewsCooling homes with an endothermic reaction
Looking at the use of ammonium nitrate in a new and renewable cooling process
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NewsSunlight produces thousands of compounds from plastic
Scientists dispel the theory that sunlight exposure simply fragments macroplastics that persist in the environment, but what are the implications for the environment?
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NewsWhat’s carbon dioxide got to do with it?
Examining the role that CO₂ plays in the supermarket’s empty shelves
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NewsA carbon allotrope that can scratch diamond
The amorphous carbon material created from buckminsterfullerene
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