Green roofs are a key tool in the reduction of the phenomenon known as the ‘urban heat island effect,’ an increasingly common scenario where cities replace vast areas of natural land cover with dense areas of buildings, pavements, and other features which absorb and retain heat.
A team of scientists at the RIKEN Centre for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan headed by Ryuhei Nakamura has discovered a new practical and sustainable approach for generating hydrogen from water. On contrary to current approaches, the new method does not need rare metals that are short in supply or costly.
With the early evaluation of recently formulated sustainable products and chemicals, there is a possibility to evaluate the possible risk of hazardous substances being released in product cascades at a later point. This has been demonstrated in a proof-of-concept study coordinated together by Goethe University Frankfurt and RWTH Aachen University.
In a recent study published in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, researchers from Germany conducted a detailed life-cycle assessment of passenger cars.
Lubricants are vital for industry as they reduce friction and wear in machine parts. However, their manufacture is currently unsustainable, with research into green alternatives in recent years seeking to address this issue.
Biomimetic structural design offers advantages for the development on flexible lithium-ion batteries, and a study published in Energy Storage Materials has demonstrated the novel design of a device inspired by crocodile skin.
In a recent study published in the open-access journal Sustainability, researchers reviewed various smart bio-agents that can promote autonomous self-healing properties of cementitious materials over a long duration of time.
Using waste oil to produce biodiesel has been proposed as an alternative to burning greenhouse gas-emitting fossil fuels in several world economies.
In an article recently published in the open-access journal Materials, the researchers reported a ternary seismic metamaterial based on the concept of phononic crystal.
In a recent study published in the journal Materials, researchers from India reviewed the technology and development of wind energy conversion systems.
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