杏吧原创

Green technology

In the village of Tshabula, villagers search for cobalt and copper in the waste tailings dumped by the lorries of the Chinese company Commus, which extracts minerals from one of the town's largest open-cast mines.

Environment

Mining for renewable tech inflicts huge damage. Is there a solution?

Collecting the materials needed for renewable technologies is causing enormous environmental damage and could soon extend to the deep sea and even asteroids. Innovative solutions are poised to turn the crisis around

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Chemistry

How an ancient alchemy technique is transforming modern chemistry

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Environment

Nuclear waste tanker pilots futuristic aluminium sail

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Environment

The green transition will fail without more engineers

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Industrial smoke stack

Technology

Electrically charged mist could help capture carbon from power plants

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Environment

Will sinking tonnes of wood into the ocean help tackle climate change?

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Jars used for milling the powder

Chemistry

Widely used chemicals can now be made without using toxic gas

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Environment

Do we need nuclear power in the energy mix to stop climate change?

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Martin Meissner/AP/Shutterstock (12872560a) Wind turbines produce power during sundown in Emlichheim, Germany, . The head of the International Renewable Energy Agency says "radical action" is needed to ensure global warming doesn't pass dangerous thresholds, warning that greenhouse gas emissions are heading in the wrong direction Energy Transition, Emlichheim, Germany - 18 Mar 2022

Humans

Europe must tackle its energy crisis now or face a very painful winter

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Technology

Artificial leaves: Bionic photosynthesis as good as the real thing

Converting sunlight into liquid fuel through artificial photosynthesis would be a huge environmental victory 鈥� and the latest prototypes look surprisingly effective

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Technology

New ways to suck up methane can buy us vital time in the climate fight

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Technology

How to make sustainable batteries that won’t wreck the planet

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Chemistry

Endlessly recyclable materials could fix our plastic waste crisis

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Environment

Why the UK doesn’t need a new coal mine

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