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Twenty-four trillion pieces of microplastics in the ocean and counting Researchers publish most detailed dataset to date for assessing the amount of microplastics in the world's oceans and their effects on marine life 2021.10.27

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Low-cost, continuous seismic monitoring system to support emission reduction efforts New system enables closer monitoring of underground activity in geothermal reservoirs and sequestered carbon dioxide for improved safety and efficiency 2021.10.08

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In the race to reduce car emissions, don't forget longevity Extending car lifetime and first-owner possession length can reduce overall emissions more than accelerating replacement according to new study 2021.09.24

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Ushering in a new age of urban energy efficiency with smart buildings Buildings utilizing artificial intelligence promise to reduce energy consumption through better control and optimization 2021.04.06

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Understanding adhesion, one molecule at a time Researchers observe adhesion of a single polymer chain on a surface in their quest to develop an innovative adhesion technology 2021.03.11

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Air pollutant reductions could enhance global warming without greenhouse gas cuts Modeling predicts that loss of cooling effect attributed to sulfate aerosols will increase surface air temperature if air pollution and carbon dioxide are not simultaneously reduced 2021.03.10

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Making sense of commotion under the ocean to locate tremors near deep-sea faults New method for more accurately estimating the location of tectonic tremors in deep ocean faults could help to better understand earthquake rupture processes 2021.03.05

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Nanobubbles offer green solution for inhibiting corrosion Environmentally friendly, low-cost, and easy-to-use nanobubbles shown to mitigate steel corrosion in acidic geothermal water 2021.01.14

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Directly capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere with membranes Gas separation membrane systems can enable ubiquitous CO₂ removal from the atmosphere 2020.11.18

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Converting body heat to electricity efficiently Inexpensive, flexible, and non-toxic thermoelectric converters producing high voltages at body temperature achieved 2020.11.06

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Uncovering COVID-19’s impact on the energy transition Researchers find lessons from the pandemic that can be applied to reducing emissions and achieving SDGs 2020.11.02

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Formation mechanism of record-breaking rainfall clarified Numerical simulations reproduce for the first time the convective band that produced record-breaking precipitation in northern Kyushu in July 2017 2020.10.27

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Newly discovered beetles get a lift from termites Scarab beetles found in Myanmar first of the Termitotrox genus reported to be carried by host termites 2020.10.14

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Particulate plutonium released from the Fukushima Daiichi meltdowns 2020.10.01

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Beech tree growth recovered as air pollution levels fell Reduction in inflow of air pollution from China found to be associated with changes in tree growth on Mt. Tateyama 2020.09.30

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Better evaluating bankability of large-scale offshore wind farms New wind turbine wake model takes into account effects of wind speed loss region 2020.09.02

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Mars subsurface explored using microtremors Analysis of weak vibrations shown to be promising for space resource exploration 2020.08.14

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Unexpected shift in air pollution explained for regions downwind of China New research reveals why nitrogen-containing pollutants are increasing downwind despite being reduced at the source 2020.08.07

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Coastal beetles may be spanning oceans just by floating themselves across Study shows that some insects can survive floating on sea water for several weeks 2020.07.28

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Molecular twist makes one catalyst useful for three hydrogen applications Taking inspiration from enzymes in nature, this new molecule can assist reactions for hydrogen-based energy generation and fuel production along with hydrogenation, giving new insight into enzyme mechanisms 2020.06.12