Low-cost irrigation systems could help farmers in remote locations cut the cost of energy and reduce their carbon footprint, according to a study published in Renewable Energy (1). Some farms
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) model shows how disease-causing bacteria, like E. coli for example, cause infection by injecting a cocktail of many different proteins knows as effectors into the host cell.
New method by Japanese researchers improves long-term stability of perovskite solar panels
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Japanese researchers developed a new method to build large perovskite solar panels with a longer lifespan than ever achieved, according to a new study published on Advanced Energy Materials (1).
On 4 December 2019, in her first Brussels press conference the newly appointed president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said she will lead a ‘geopolitical Commission’. One
A more globalised world has come with many benefits, including higher standards of living around the world, access to new markets, and lower-cost products. However, globalisation is also decreasing the
The renewable energy sector will achieve record growth in 2020 despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Renewables are currently on track to overtake coal
Should the risks associated with irradiation of human origin lead to the elimination of leap years?
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The risks associated with radioactivity, seen through the prism of the Hiroshima trauma and the media coverage of accidents such as Chernobyl and Fukushima, continue to be exaggeratedly perceived. The
Artificial night-time lighting has widespread impacts on the natural world, according to a new paper published on 3 November in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution (1). In particular, night-time
Bernard Durand and Jean Pierre Riou, energy experts and authors of numerous articles in our columns, have just written “The treason of the clerics”, a voluminous working document on the
In the first half of 2020, the coronavirus pandemic led to an unprecedented decline in CO2 emissions, larger than during the 2008 financial crisis, the1979 oil crisis, or World War