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Pea gin reduces CO2 emissions

July 12, 2019
News
Alcohol fermented from the starch of peas instead of wheat could offer a greener form of gin production.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Environment, Environmental Chemistry, Food & Bev, Food & Beverage, Food and Drink, Food Science
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National Trust ends fossil fuel investments

July 4, 2019
News
The National Trust has revealed that it will cease investment in fossil fuel companies in the interest of “supporting its aims as a conservation charity”.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Sciences, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry
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Bringing artificial leaves out of the lab

March 1, 2019
News
Artificial leaves that mimic photosynthesis and convert CO2 to fuel could be brought out of the lab for the first time.Artificial leaves only work in the lab because they use...
Chemistry
Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry
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Renewable energy branches out

December 4, 2017
News
A team from the US have found a way to convert one of the World’s most abundant polymer – lignin –into a renewable biomass source.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Botany, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Environmental Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry
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New ‘supermolecule’ created to decontaminate water supplies

April 26, 2017
News
Researchers at the University of Surrey have produced a method of detecting and removing contaminants from water.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry
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Carbon based filters offer hope for Fukushima clean up

February 8, 2017
News
Researchers from Russia and the US have discovered a method to extract radioactive elements from contaminated water.
Chemistry
Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry
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Elemental discovery points to history of water on Mars

December 19, 2016
News
Boron has been detected for the first time on planet Mars, indicating the presence of long-term groundwater in the past.
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Physics
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Space mission to measure biomass step closer to lift-off

May 26, 2016
News
A mission to measure the Earth’s biomass is closer to launch after a contract to build its necessary technology was agreed.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry
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Study offers hope for cleaning radioactive water

April 22, 2016
News
US scientists have discovered a new chemical method to immobilise uranium in contaminated groundwater, which could result in better ways to improve water remediation at old nuclear sites.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry
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Lead exposure can affect children’s sleep

December 16, 2015
News
Lead exposure in early childhood can increase the risk for sleep problems, new study finds.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry
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