Researchers aim to turn Martian air, dirt and sunlight into iron
A team of researchers, led by Swinburne's Professor Akbar Rhamdhani, has published the first detailed study of its kind on metal production on another planet.
A team of researchers, led by Swinburne's Professor Akbar Rhamdhani, has published the first detailed study of its kind on metal production on another planet.
Planetary Sciences
Aug 5, 2022
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Studying ancient ocean floors could help discover minerals needed to produce electric cars and solar panels.
Earth Sciences
Jun 3, 2022
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New homes built in California starting in 2026 need to be powered by all-electric furnaces, stoves and other appliances if California is to meet its ambitious climate change goals over the next two decades, according to a ...
Environment
May 11, 2022
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Soil on the moon contains active compounds that can convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and fuels, scientists in China report May 5 in the journal Joule. They are now exploring whether lunar resources can be used to facilitate ...
Space Exploration
May 5, 2022
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Today, human sources are responsible for 60% of global methane emissions, coming primarily from the burning of fossil fuels, decomposition in landfills and the agriculture sector. Nearly a quarter of methane emissions can ...
Environment
Aug 14, 2021
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Plant leaves is the main organ that converts inorganic carbon into organic carbon. Leaf mass area (the leaf mass per unit area, LMA) characterizes the morphological, physiological and biochemical functions of the leaves, ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 11, 2021
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Lithium, cesium, or even gold—in addition to energy geothermal waters can contain mineral treasures. In the BrineMine research project, researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) want to leverage this potential ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 29, 2021
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The famous inventor Edwin Land said, "It's not that we need new ideas, but we need to stop having old ideas." He seemed to be telling us that solutions lie just beyond our old habits of thinking.
Energy & Green Tech
May 31, 2019
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If you were transported to the Moon this very instant, you would surely and rapidly die. That's because there's no atmosphere, the surface temperature varies from a roasting 130 degrees Celsius (266 F) to a bone-chilling ...
Space Exploration
Mar 5, 2019
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In the future, wastewater treatment plants can have a broader function by being converted into biorefineries.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 18, 2018
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