Leading scientists from all over the world call for immediate action to stop ocean acidification

More than 150 leading marine scientists from 26 countries are calling for immediate action by policymakers to reduce CO2 emissions sharply so as to avoid widespread and severe damage to marine ecosystems from ocean acidification. They issued this warning in the Monaco Declaration, released on 30 ...

Wacker sells technology for manufacturing exhaust-gas catalytic converter to Süd-Chemie

Effective February 2, Wacker-Chemie GmbH has divested its proprietary technology for manufacturing diesel catalytic converters to Süd-Chemie AG. The divestment includes all the technical expertise, the coating systems and the associated testing facilities. Both parties have agreed not to disclose ...

Kaj Jansson new head of Kemira's Oulu Research Center

M.Sc. (Eng.) Kaj Jansson, age 45, has been appointed as Vice President of Kemira's Oulu Research Center as from November 1, 2007. The former head of the center, Timo Kenakkala, has been appointed as Deputy Mayor of the city of Oulu. Kaj Jansson has been working for Kemira since 1994. He has ...

Harnessing the rain for hydrovoltaics

Drops of water falling on or sliding over surfaces may leave behind traces of electrical charge, causing the drops to charge themselves. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P) in Mainz have now begun a detailed investigation into this phenomenon that accompanies us in ...

COVID-19 impacts on the Earth System

COVID-19 crisis affects the entire Earth System in unprecedented ways and reveals systemic risks in our highly interconnected world

COVID-19 immediately affects the health, economy and social well-being in our personal lives. Yet, the consequences on the entire Earth System, in particular the ones emerging from the widespread sheltering and lock-down measures, may be much more far-fetching and long-lasting. This has been ...

Imagine a jacket that produces enough electricity to charge your mobile phone

Photovoltaics: easy implementation thanks to modern printing techniques

Renewable energy has become an important topic in today’s society. Modern printing solutions promise the easy and cost efficient production of photovoltaics elements, even beyond architectural uses. At the international exhibition and conference for the printed electronics industry LOPEC 2018 ...

Grace earns Environmental, Health and Safety Management System Certification

An accredited independent registrar has certified that the Environmental, Health and Safety Management System used by W. R. Grace & Co. conforms with requirements established by the American Chemistry Council (ACC). This certification is part of the company's continuing commitment to ...

How will we achieve carbon-neutral flight in future?

Carbon-​neutral aviation and the use of fossil fuels are not mutually exclusive

Carbon-​neutral aviation is possible, but in future, aircraft are likely to continue to be powered by fossil fuels. The CO2 they emit must be systematically stored underground. This is the most economical of various approaches that ETH researchers have compared in detail. It is politically agreed ...

First steps towards a more climate-friendly streaming

Video streaming is responsible for high greenhouse gas emissions. These could be reduced with relatively simple measures

In recent years, video streaming has increased significantly. While every German spent an average of 42 minutes a day watching online videos on YouTube, Netflix, Facebook or other platforms in 2019, a year later it was already 55 minutes - in the group of 14- to 29-year-olds even 130 ...

Test aims to identify shale gas hazard in groundwater

A test has been developed to check for contamination of shallow groundwater from unconventional gas extraction techniques, such as fracking. The development could help monitor the safety of shale gas and coal bed methane extraction, which has sparked debate because of the perceived risks of water ...