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Swiss strike CO2 offset deal with Ghana
Geneva (AFP) Nov 18, 2020 Some of Switzerland's carbon dioxide emissions are to be offset through projects in Ghana, the Swiss government announced Wednesday, after concluding a similar deal last month with Peru. Under the Paris Agreement climate change pact, Switzerland has committed to reduce its 1990 levels of greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by 2030. Bern says it will meet the target mainly through domestic measures, but under the agreement, Switzerland can offset its emissions through projects in other countri ... read more |
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Scientists stuff graphene with lightMoscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 18, 2020 Physicists from MIPT and Vladimir State University, Russia, have achieved a nearly 90% efficiency converting light energy into surface waves on graphene. They relied on a laser-like energy conversio ... more 
Carbyne - an unusual form of carbonNuremberg, Germany (SPX) Nov 18, 2020 Which photophysical properties does carbyne have? This was the subject of research carried out by scientists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU), the University of Alberta, Ca ... more 
Manchester scientists discover new family of quasiparticles in graphene-based materialsManchester UK (SPX) Nov 16, 2020 A group of researchers led by Sir Andre Geim and Dr Alexey Berdyugin at The University of Manchester have discovered and characterised a new family of quasiparticles named 'Brown-Zak fermions' in gr ... more 
Unusual quasiparticles discovered in graphene-based materialsWashington DC (UPI) Nov 13, 2020 Scientists have discovered a new family of quasiparticles that defy textbook physics. Researchers found the particles, called Brown-Zak fermions, in graphene-based superlattices. ... more |
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Solidia Technologies announces possibility of turning concrete into a carbon sinkPiscataway NJ (SPX) Oct 16, 2020 Solidia Technologies CEO Tom Schuler shared the possibility of turning Solidia Concrete into a carbon sink for the planet during his TED Talk at TED and Future Stewards' Global Countdown Launch. Tom ... more 
Australian valley a 'natural laboratory' to test carbon sequestration theorySydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 13, 2020 Geoscientists at the University of Sydney have discovered a natural laboratory to test claims that the carbon captured during the erosion and weathering of common rocks could be a viable mitigation ... more 
Graphene microbubbles make perfect lensesWashington DC (SPX) Oct 11, 2020 Tiny bubbles can solve large problems. Microbubbles - around 1-50 micrometers in diameter - have widespread applications. They're used for drug delivery, membrane cleaning, biofilm control, and wate ... more 
Diamonds are a quantum scientist's best friendJohannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Oct 08, 2020 Diamonds have a firm foothold in our lexicon. Their many properties often serve as superlatives for quality, clarity and hardiness. Aside from the popularity of this rare material in ornamental and ... more 
Turning diamond into metalBoston MA (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 Long known as the hardest of all natural materials, diamonds are also exceptional thermal conductors and electrical insulators. Now, researchers have discovered a way to tweak tiny needles of diamon ... more |
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Experiments with twisted 2D materials catch electrons behaving collectively
Seattle WA (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 Scientists can have ambitious goals: curing disease, exploring distant worlds, clean-energy revolutions. In physics and materials research, some of these ambitious goals are to make ordinary-sounding objects with extraordinary properties: wires that can transport power without any energy loss, or quantum computers that can perform complex calculations that today's computers cannot achieve. And the emerging workbenches for the experiments that gradually move us toward these goals are 2D materials - sheet ... read more 
Graphene-based circuit yields clean, limitless powerWashington DC (UPI) Oct 02, 2020 Scientists have developed a new graphene-based circuit capable of producing clean, limitless power. Researchers suggest the energy-harvesting circuit - described Friday in the journal Physical Review E - could be used to power small, low-voltage devices and sensors. ... more |
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New Insights into the Origin of Diamonds in MeteoritesHouston TX (SPX) Sep 29, 2020 Scientists have offered new insights into the origin of diamonds in ureilites (a group of stony meteorites). These diamonds most likely formed by rapid shock transformation from graphite (the common ... more 
Our seas are capturing more carbon than expectedParis (ESA) Sep 23, 2020 Earth's oceans help to slow global warming by absorbing carbon from our atmosphere - but fully observing this crucial process in the upper ocean and lower atmosphere is difficult, as measurements ar ... more 
Study: World must adopt CO2-catching science to meet climate goalsWashington DC (UPI) Sep 24, 2020 A global energy watchdog said in a report Thursday that governments and polluters must quickly embrace carbon capture and storage technologies to have any chance of meeting future climate goals. ... more 
How to get a handle on carbon dioxide uptake by plantsNew Brunswick NJ (SPX) Sep 23, 2020 How much carbon dioxide, a pivotal greenhouse gas behind global warming, is absorbed by plants on land? It's a deceptively complicated question, so a Rutgers-led group of scientists recommends combi ... more 
China eyes climate leadership with 2060 carbon neutral goalUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Sept 23, 2020 Chinese President Xi Jinping moved to seize the climate agenda from the US, vowing that the world's largest polluter will go carbon neutral by 2060, a target hailed by environmental activists as a major stride forward. ... more |
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