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good old mud
Invention

MIT turns mud into gold: Good old mud can lower building costs

Amit Malewar

Builders pour concrete into temporary molds called formwork.

agricultural vehicle on field
Technology

New device produces ammonia from thin air, cutting carbon emissions

Ashwini Sakharkar

The device could enable farmers to generate fertilizer directly from the air.

Reactor prototype.
Technology

New reactor could make direct air capture more energy-efficient

Ashwini Sakharkar

It has the potential to drastically reduce energy consumption for direct air capture.

pile of sacks
Invention

Developing advanced carbon dioxide-absorbing building materials

Ashwini Sakharkar

Carbon dioxide absorption using cement-based materials.

Reducing carbon emissions
Environment

New tool analyzes embodied carbon in more than 1 million buildings

Ashwini Sakharkar

Notre Dame researchers create new tool to analyze embodied carbon in more than 1 million buildings in Chicago.

This image depicts the inductively heated metamaterial reactor with catalysts filling the ceramic foam baffle. It is producing carbon monoxide and water from the reverse water gas shift reaction.
Technology

New electric reactor generates immense heat, cuts industrial emissions

Ashwini Sakharkar

New type of thermochemical reactor that is capable of generating the immense amounts of heat.

ocean cargos
Environment

Switching ships from diesel to ammonia fuel poses potential health risks

Amit Malewar

Its impact on air quality could significantly impact human health.

Weaker ocean circulation could enhance CO2 buildup in the atmosphere.
Environment

Weaker ocean circulation could release more carbon into the atmosphere

Ashwini Sakharkar

New findings challenge current thinking on the ocean's role in storing carbon.

Low section of man working
Technology

World’s first process for making zero-emissions cement

Ashwini Sakharkar

The cement recycling method could help solve one of the world's biggest climate challenges.

Electrified charcoal ‘sponge’ can soak up CO2 directly from the air.
Technology

Charged charcoal ‘sponge’ can soak up CO2 directly from the air

Ashwini Sakharkar

Sponge-like materials to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

This artist concept shows a NASA-developed small-core jet engine installed in General Electric Aerospace’s CFM RISE jet engine design.
Technology

NASA to design sustainable jet engine core for future airliners

Amit Malewar

The agency is developing a small core for a hybrid-electric turbofan jet engine.

keeps food and beverages refrigerated
Technology

Cutting carbon: ORNL’s PCM tech keeps food cool, cuts emissions by 30%

Amit Malewar

Less carbon, more chill.

View of a snowy hill with blue sky background
Science

Climate change: Impact on skiing regions and snow cover

PLOS

Snow scarcity may push popular ski hubs to more remote areas and threaten livelihoods of local populations.

Rendering of an ocean-based carbon dioxide-removal demonstration plant in Singapore.
Technology

UCLA to build world’s largest ocean-based carbon removal plant

Ashwini Sakharkar

It will be able to remove 10 metric tons of CO2 and produce 300 kg of hydrogen daily.

Chemical engineer John Hu operates a microwave reactor in his WVU lab.
Invention

New microwave reactor can cool down industry’s energy usage

Amit Malewar

The system uses microwaves to reduce industrial heat and carbon emissions.

Image illustrating soil microbes
Environment

Global warming could surge the CO2 emissions from soil microbes

Pranjal Malewar

Microbial CO2 emissions in the polar regions will increase twice as much as in the rest of the world.

hydrogen economy
Invention

New catalysts could be key for the hydrogen economy

Pranjal Malewar

Inexpensive catalyst uses energy from light to turn ammonia into hydrogen fuel.

Pollution from Power plant
Environment

Breakthrough in estimating fossil fuel CO2 emissions

Amit Malewar

A major breakthrough - detecting changes in fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions more quickly and frequently.

Study finds electric vehicles provide lower carbon emissions through additional channels
Environment

Electric Vehicles Provide Lower Carbon Emissions Through Additional Channels

Amit Malewar

Electric vehicles dominate when indirect supply chain emissions are accounted for.

Forest thinning treatments can generate massive piles of wood residues that are often burnt or left to decay, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. (UC Berkeley photo by Bodie Cabiyo)
Environment

Carbon beneficial forest management using innovative wood

Amit Malewar

Innovative wood use can enable carbon-beneficial forest management in California

The footbridge prototype
Environment

Researchers reused concrete to build a footbridge

Ashwini Sakharkar

Building out of concrete but without pouring concrete.

Wild pigs release the same emissions as 1 million cars each year
Environment

Wild pigs release the same emissions as 1 million cars each year

Pranjal Malewar

Assessing the threat of invasive species is an important tool for reducing carbon emissions.

Microbial seasonality in the soil leads to more carbon emissions
Environment

Microbial seasonality in the soil leads to more carbon emissions

Pranjal Malewar

Modeling shows fluctuating soil microbial populations impact how much carbon is released from soil.

The membrane at Georgia Tech
Invention

First synthetic membrane to separate crude oil and crude oil fractions

Ashwini Sakharkar

New membrane could cut emissions and energy use in oil refining.

Overview of the Alps. © NASA.GOV
Environment

Mountain streams emit a surprising amount of CO2

Pranjal Malewar

For the first time, an EPFL-led team of scientists has measured the total amount of CO2 emissions from mountain streams worldwide. This research builds...

Environment

Frogs could vanish from ponds due to climate change

Pranjal Malewar

A deadly frog disease is spreading due to climate change. It is predicted that the entire frog population may vanish in the next 5...

Scientists turn carbon emissions into usable energy
Invention

Scientists turn carbon emissions into usable energy

Amit Malewar

Carbon emissions contribute to climate change, which can have serious consequences for humans and their environment. Carbon emissions, in the form of carbon dioxide,...

Environment

Double whammy of groundwater in India- Decrease in reserve and increasing carbon emissions

Dinesh C Sharma

Over-extraction of groundwater is a major environmental challenge in many parts of India. It is not only leading to a rapid decline in groundwater...

A Method to Convert Carbon Dioxide Emissions into Fuel
Environment

A Method to Convert Carbon Dioxide Emissions into Fuel

Amit Malewar

MIT scientists have recently developed a novel method that could potentially convert carbon dioxide emissions into useful fuels for vehicles. They have developed a new...

A Technology to Resolve Dire Air Pollution Issue
Environment

A Technology to Resolve Dire Air Pollution Issue

Amit Malewar

The air pollution or sooty particulate matter involves dark particles discharged from fumes from vehicles. And this is a major health issue. That soot contains...

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