Natural environment – Page 8
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ResearchCorn-fed bioelectrorefinery harnesses excess electricity
Drop-in fuel production process clocks up sustainability points
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Titanium analysis puts new date on Earth’s continental crust
Tectonic plates may have begun colliding 500 million years earlier than previously thought
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Titanium oxide detected in hot atmosphere of giant exoplanet
Very Large Telescope used to observe light from a very large planet
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Castable polymers made from castor beans
Super-tough materials derived from inedible plants are lightweight, renewable and strong enough to use in vehicles
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Fresh water and electricity out of the blue
Hybrid system produces steam and electricity from saltwater
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Subsea oil dispersants a success at Deepwater disaster
Dispersant injection near well head at Gulf of Mexico disaster site cut volatile organic chemical emissions significantly
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Carbon nanotube filters surpass nature's best water movers
Nanotube pores hold promise of cutting the cost of desalination substantially
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Scientists spend a decade perfecting BPA removal method
Portable catalytic system to remove oestrogen mimic from wastewater
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Coffee-ring patterns offer clues to tap water quality
Unique pattern of an evaporating droplet can be used as a fingerprint for water samples
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Magnetic beads mop up sunblock in the sea
Clean up method for sunblock-derived pollutants could stop them damaging coral reefs
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Ancient ocean oxygen tracked using thallium
Cretaceous oceans gradually lost oxygen before the dramatic anoxic event that led to mass extinction
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Lithium could hold key to sustainable ammonia synthesis
Cycling strategy leads to massive efficiency boost
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Nanosized ice crystals might be the most cubic possible
Ultrafast freezing at supersonic speed produces ice with 80% cubic crystal structure
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Duller sea spray may mean climate models need a rethink
Underestimation of aerosols’ water absorption means reflectivity is lower than expected
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Computer plastics recycled into toys
Brominated flame retardants found in toys and cup lids
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Stratospheric dichloromethane could delay ozone recovery by decades
Rising levels of the industrial solvent could offset benefits of the Montreal Protocol
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Record-breaking laser technique detects gas at parts per quadrillion
Three different resonances enable photoacoustic gas detection with unprecedented accuracy
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Ocean chemistry was responsible for 2015 Monterey Bay disaster
Unusual balance of nutrients allowed algae to build up high concentrations of neurotoxin
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Floating graphene cooks up clean water
Graphene aerogel converts sunlight into heat to produce water vapour at room temperature
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Changing climate to wreak havoc on Mediterranean soils
Soil organic carbon predicted to plummet over next 60 years lowering agricultural productivity
