Record efficiency for a gas engine
Views: 63At the end of May, the final meeting of the “Horizon 2020” project “GasOn” with the EU Commission took place in Brussels. The aim […]
Environment – Global Warming
The wood magician
Views: 52When Gustav Nyström sees a tree, he sees more than just a biological marvel. “A tree is a great example of how functionality, structure […]
Free ride for Karlsruher measuring tram
Views: 71KIT and AVG want to improve rail transport with intelligent sensors and machine learning KIT press release: In a joint research project, the Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft […]
Pollution – Soon, air could be measured on every street corner
Views: 110Air pollution is responsible for 550,000 premature deaths a year in Europe – and 7 million worldwide, according to the WHO. Measuring it can […]
Carbon-neutral fuels made from sunlight and air
Views: 33Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed a novel technology that produces liquid hydrocarbon fuels exclusively from sunlight and air. For the first time worldwide […]
Fuel – Renewable Floating power plants
Views: 31 – Huge floating solar islands on the ocean that produce enough energy to enable CO2-neutral global freight traffic – what sounds like “science fiction” […]
Deep-sea fish see color in pitch-black darkness
Views: 107 – Humans, along with many other mammals, must make do with four different light-sensitive proteins in the rods and cones of our retinas. However, […]
Ozone – Exhaust gas is to blame: Ground-level ozone is damaging crops
Views: 33Exhaust gas emissions have doubled the amount of ground-level ozone. Vegetation is being destroyed. Food production is decreasing. Researchers now fear that the damage […]
Global Goals – New online tool shows impact
Views: 199SDG Impact Assessment Tool – consider your impact on the Sustainable Development Goals. Courtesy Chalmers: A newly launched free online tool wants to help […]
Microplastics in freshwaters
Views: 22May 13, 2019 | Natalie Rotschi The risks to the environment are (still) low Courtesy by EMPA : Sea birds dying in agony with […]
Crowd Oil – Fuels From Air-conditioning Systems
Views: 100Researchers Want to Use Air-conditioning and Ventilation Systems for Decentralized Production of Carbon-neutral Synthetic Fuels Publication in Nature Communications Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute […]
“Green lungs” for good city climate
Views: 216Changes in environmental conditions mean stress for urban green spaces. KIT researchers are working on strategies to maintain their vitality. Courtesy KIT: Healthy trees […]