Plastic waste is one of the world's fastest-growing environmental problems. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Global Plastics Outlook: Policy Scenarios to 2060 report, global plastic use is projected to nearly triple from 460 million metric tons in 2019 to 1.2 billion metric tons by 2060, if current trends continue. Our current approaches are struggling to k
Graphene is an exceptionally useful material for creating batteries, catalysts, and electronic devices. Yet producing graphene typically requires temperatures as high as 900°C, limiting energy efficiency and making structural control difficult. To make graphene production more practical, a recent study has overcome this long-standing temperature barrier. In a study published in the Journal of the
Hydrogen gas (H₂) is widely regarded as a promising clean energy source. By weight, it stores nearly three times more energy than gasoline, and its use does not directly release carbon dioxide (CO₂). Yet most H₂ is still produced from fossil fuels through CO₂-intensive processes. Storing and transporting this energy-rich gas are also costly and technically challenging. Therefore, developing sustai
The National Science Foundation renewed its funding for the AI-powered Earth system modeling center LEAP , aimed at improving Earth system projections through…
"Red berries grow in southern land, how many spring branches hold?" The red beans described by WANG Wei (701–761) in his poem have evoked the longing of the Chinese people for thousands of years. Today, right in the "southern land" mentioned in the poem—the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area—a research team has unveiled the identity of two new species of this very genus. Recently, a team l
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Environment & ClimateUniversity of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business
The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business will launch an accelerated one‑year, Full‑Time MBA program beginning in summer 2027, alongside Smith’s existing two‑year MBA, as a faster, high‑ROI pathway for early‑career professionals seeking career acceleration, AI fluency and real‑world leadership experience.
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Environment & ClimateWashington University in St. Louis
Imagine swimming in open water and feeling slime brush against your leg. Most people might shake it off without a second thought. But what if the surface of a boat could do the same? Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis’ McKelvey School of Engineering are about to find out, thanks to a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop materials that incorporate soft robo
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The genus Androsace is widely distributed across the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with notable diversity in the Alps and the Hengduan–Himalaya regions. Previous phylogenetic studies have advanced the understanding of Androsace 's evolutionary history, but its biogeographic origins and diversification history remain unresolved due to limited species sampling and low statistical sup
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The U.S. has officially declared a drought disaster for parts of Puerto Rico, where more than 180,000 residents have been rationing water since Aug. 7 due to draught and infrastructure problems. University of Michigan experts are available to discuss a variety of issues related to this crisis.
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Environment & ClimateUniversity of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business
The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business has named John Stewart as Director and Executive-in-Residence for the Smith Enterprise Risk Consortium (SERC), the school’s applied risk‑management hub connecting academic expertise with industry practice.
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Environment & ClimateQueen Mary University of London
The four projects, funded by the Leverhulme Trust and Wellcome , span all areas of the University and cover topics ranging from healthcare and artificial intelligence to waste management, pollution and sustainable technology. Funded by the Leverhulme Trust, the first of these DTPS will train the next generation of researchers to tackle the global waste crisis through interdisciplinary research and
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Machine learning doesn’t replace human intelligence, but it can outlast human endurance, which makes it a very helpful tool for chemistry and material discovery. Scientists know the machine learning models can make predictions based on the vast reams of data it is trained on, but can it take it a step further and massively scale up testing out those predictions? “We already see that AI is powerful
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Converting carbon dioxide ( CO 2 ) into glucose, myo-inositol, sucrose, starch and other valuable products has been considered an achievable process mainly through plant photosynthesis. Combining photocatalysts with carbon-fixing microorganisms faces challenges, including incompatible reaction environments, light-induced microbial damage and inefficient connections between upstream carbon fixation
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A new study has recently revealed how soybean roots and leaves employ distinct metabolic strategies under nitrogen deficiency and high-temperature stress, which may help guide the development of soybean varieties with enhanced heat tolerance and improved nitrogen-use efficiency. Led by Associate Prof . Mohsin Tanveer from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (XIEG) of the Chinese Academ
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Ammonia is a cornerstone of global agriculture and a promising carrier for renewable energy storage. Yet nearly all of it is still produced via the Haber‑Bosch process, which operates above 400 °C and 200 atm, consumes about two percent of global energy, and emits large amounts of carbon dioxide. That is why finding a greener route under mild conditions has become a major challenge in chemistry an
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Forests support much of the world's biodiversity and play a vital role in regulating Earth's climate, but they are increasingly exposed to drought. To understand the potential consequences of drought, a key question is whether trees can acclimate to prolonged water stress by altering their physiology. Many p revious attempts to answer this question have relied on evidence from potted plants or nat
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Understanding the uplift history of the Tibetan Plateau is key to grasping the geodynamic processes that formed the "Roof of the World," as well as its far-reaching impacts on regional and global climate and the evolution of Asian biodiversity. The Gangdese Mountains, which run along the southern margin of the Lhasa terrane, are central to this story and among the many topographic features of the
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Environment & ClimateNational Research Council of Science & Technology
- Tetrode’s 1913 Idea Provides a Physical Basis for Cubic Equations of State - Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT, President Park, Sun-Kyu) has developed a new cubic equation of state (EOS) that provides a physical justification for a mathematical structure that the chemical and petroleum industries have relied on for more than half a century without a first-princip
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Volcanoes emit smoke. Beneath a volcano lies a huge chamber filled with liquid magma. A series of earthquakes means an eruption is imminent. And if a ‘supervolcano’ like Yellowstone were to awaken, a global catastrophe would be upon us. These are images and ideas that regularly crop up in news reports, documentaries and on social media. But scientifically speaking, the reality is often far more co
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Atmospheric aerosols absorb and scatter solar radiation, influencing atmospheric radiative processes and environmental changes. Accurate measurements of these optical properties are essential for understanding aerosol effects on climate and air quality. However, conventional instruments often rely on separate sampling lines and measurement cells, which may introduce particle losses and differences
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- KIMS, Pusan National University, Incheon National University, and Macquarie University Develop an Ultrasensitive Ammonia Gas Sensor Based on Eco-Friendly Perovskite Materials # Lead-free antimony-based perovskite enables highly sensitive ammonia detection down to 1 ppm # Newly identified sensing mechanism reveals reversible ammonia intercalation and enhanced electrical conductivity, offering pot
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