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May 21, 2024

Vatican conference on ‘climate resilience’ is the latest in a long line of environment initiatives by Pope Francis and the Catholic Church – 5 essential reads

A march for climate action in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican in June 2015. Pope Francis praised the participants, who included Christians, Muslims, Jews and Hindus. AP Photo/Andrew Medichini Molly Jackson, The Conversation From May 15-17, 2024, American leaders including California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healy will be attending

May 20, 2024

Renewable Resources and Green Engineering: A Synergistic Approach

As the global community faces the dual challenges of climate change and resource depletion, the quest for sustainable solutions has led to an innovative intertwining of renewable resources and green engineering, a synergistic approach that promises not only to mitigate environmental impacts but also to revolutionise the very paradigms of industrial design and

May 9, 2024

Engineering for a Green Planet: Strategies and Solutions

In an era defined by climatic vicissitudes and the consequential societal demands for sustainability, the onus has decidedly shifted towards engineering solutions that promise not merely amelioration but transformation. Amidst rising global temperatures and increasingly erratic weather patterns, engineers worldwide are pivoting towards strategies that integrate sustainability with technological innovation, thus redefining the

May 8, 2024

Nature’s threads: creating clothes from the ground up

From risottos to sauces, mushrooms have long been a staple in the kitchen. Now fungi are showing the potential to serve up more than just flavour – as a sustainable, bendy material for the fashion industry. Researchers are using the web-like structure of the mushroom’s root system – the mycelium – as an

May 2, 2024

Pass the salt please. Power lies within

A green industrial future for Europe may depend on an element that is part of a household staple: table salt. Dr John Abou-Rjeily, a researcher at Tiamat Energy in France, is using sodium to develop rechargeable batteries. Sodium is a part of sodium chloride, an ionic compound that is the technical name for

Apr 30, 2024

Eco-Engineering: Blending Tradition with Innovation

In the realm of sustainable development, the integration of traditional knowledge with innovative eco-engineering practices has emerged as a critical pathway towards achieving environmental resilience and sustainability. This exploration delves into the myriad ways that ancient techniques are being re-evaluated and amalgamated with cutting-edge technologies to create solutions that are not only environmentally

Apr 29, 2024

Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back

Trevelyan Wing, University of Cambridge One year ago, Germany took its last three nuclear power stations offline. When it comes to energy, few events have baffled outsiders more. In the face of climate change, calls to expedite the transition away from fossil fuels, and an energy crisis precipitated by Russia’s 2022 invasion of

Apr 23, 2024

The Emergence of the Green Wave: Pioneering Sustainable Engineering

At the forefront of modern innovation, where technological strides meet ecological stewardship, a transformative wave is materialising—the Green Wave. This crusade epitomises a collaborative endeavour among engineers, scientists, and policymakers aimed at redefining the core structures of infrastructure, production, and energy to champion a sustainable tomorrow. Central to this revolutionary wave are novel

Apr 23, 2024

Don’t blame Dubai’s freak rain on cloud seeding – the storm was far too big to be human-made

Richard Washington, University of Oxford Some years ago, I found myself making my way up the narrow stairs of a Learjet on a sultry runway in a deserted airport near the South Africa-Mozambique border. The humidity was there to taste – the air thick with it. The weather radar was showing a fast-developing

Apr 22, 2024

Billions of cicadas are about to emerge from underground in a rare double-brood convergence

ph. Cicadas climb up a tree at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., during the Brood X emergence in 2021. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images John Cooley, University of Connecticut and Chris Simon, University of Connecticut In the wake of North America’s recent solar eclipse, another historic natural event is on

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