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Nanostructured plastics deliver energy innovation

stack of waste wood stored at the edge of woodland and fields

Bury it, don’t burn it: turning biomass waste into a carbon solution

Biomass burial could be the answer to large-scale, affordable carbon storage. Michael Allen investigates

‘Zombie’ volcano reveals its secrets

First high-resolution images of Bolivia's Uturuncu volcano show it is likely to remain active without actually erupting

Research headlines

A photo of a portable seismometer outdoors with trees and grass in the background

Geophysicists pinpoint location of Yellowstone magma reservoir

Seismic wave measurements suggest the supervolcano beneath the popular national park is unlikely to erupt any time soon

Radicchio seedlings grown under glass and perovskite rooftops

Solar cell greenhouse accelerates plant growth

A greenhouse with a perovskite solar cell rooftop led to faster growth and larger leaves in radicchio seedlings

Earth’s core could contain lots of primordial helium, experiments suggest

Noble gas forms compounds with iron at extremely high pressures

Illustration of the production and incorporation of cosmogenic beryllium-10 into ferromanganese crusts. The main image shows beryllium atoms (represented by orange dots) being produced in an aurora-drenched sky and then falling down to the bottom of the ocean. An inset image on the right contains a photo of an ocean crust sample and a graph showing a peak in beryllium-10 abundance 10 million years ago.

Radioactive anomaly appears in the deep ocean

Unexplained peak in the abundance of beryllium-10 in ferromanganese ocean crusts could become an independent time marker for geological dating

The deep-sea glass sponge known as Venus’ flower basket

Filter inspired by deep-sea sponge cleans up oil spills

Bio-inspired vortex-anchored filter captures more than 97% of floating, underwater and emulsified oils, even under strong turbulent flow

Imaging reveals how microplastics may harm the brain

Studies in mice show that microplastics entering the bloodstream are engulfed by immune cells, forming clusters that can block cerebral blood vessels

Podcasts about environmental physics

Molecular engineering and battery recycling: developing new technologies in quantum, medicine and energy

Curled lock of the volcanic material Pele's hair

Threads of fire: uncovering volcanic secrets with Pele’s hair and tears

How the changing environment affects solar-panel efficiency: the Indian perspective

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Opinion and reviews

Comic depicting a parachutist whose chute is on fire and their thought process about not using their backup chute

No laughing matter: a comic book about the climate crisis

Old wood and mercury thermometer with a scale hand drawn along its length

Setting the scale: the life and work of Anders Celsius

Tom Tierney reviews Celsius: a Life and Death by Degrees by Ian Hembrow

Space-based solar power: ‘We have nothing to lose and everything to gain’

Martin Soltau explains why beaming sunlight to Earth as microwaves could help solve our energy needs

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Andy Brown sat on a bright blue chair in front of shelves full of books

European centre celebrates 50 years at the forefront of weather forecasting

Andy Brown at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts discusses the growing impact of AI and machine learning on forecasting

The complex and spatially heterogeneous nature of degradation in heavily cycled Li-ion cells

This webinar explores what the inside of a commercial Li-ion battery looks like after 20,000 cycles, sponsored by The Electrochemical Society in partnership with BioLogic, Novonix, Hiden Analytical and EL-Cell

How cathode microstructure impacts solid-state batteries

The Electrochemical Society explores how cathode microstructure impacts solid state battery performance

Photo of biochar, a black powder, next to a piece of concrete with biochar as a cement filler. The concrete contains black flecks among the aggregate.

Alternative building materials could store massive amounts of carbon dioxide

Materials such as concrete containing carbonate-based aggregates, bio-based plastics and biochar could sequester more than 16 billion tonnes of CO2 a year

Sustainability spotlight: PFAS unveiled

Sponsored by the IOP Publishing journal, Sustainability Science and Technology

Start-stop operation and the degradation impact in electrolysis

The Electrochemical Society explores the impact of intermittent operation on electrolyzer degradation

Photographs and SEM images of cotton fibres (a) (b) before and (c) (d) after dispersion

Supramolecular biomass foam removes microplastics from water

New material can adsorb up to 99.8% of plastic particles

How the operating window of LFP/Graphite cells affects their lifetime

The Electrochemical Society explores LFP cells cycled over different states of charge

Image of a computer circuit board containing glowing orange lights and a chip at the centre with the letters AI written on it in glowing blue letters

Generative AI has an electronic waste problem, researchers warn

Without mitigation measures, the computing infrastructure for large language models could generate 2.5 million tons of e-waste a year by 2030

Astronomers can play an important role in explaining the causes and consequences of climate change, says astrophysicist

This podcast also looks at the connections between clouds and global warming

Millions of smartphones monitor Earth’s ever-changing ionosphere

Crowd-sourced data could improve global navigation satellite systems such as GPS

Cloudy with a chance of warming: how physicists are studying the dynamical impact of clouds on climate change

Michael Allen on how essential it is to understand how clouds respond to climate

Venkat Srinivasan: ‘Batteries are largely bipartisan’

Energy storage expert Venkat Srinivasan discusses the pros and cons of different battery technologies and the motivations people have for adopting them

UK plans £22bn splurge on carbon capture and storage

Despite the move, questions remain over the technology's feasibility

Map of the world showing the geographic locations of each identified bouncing packet, represented by red dots. The dots are clustered in southern Africa and southern South America, with two dots in North America.

Lightning sets off bursts of high-energy electrons in Earth’s inner radiation belt

Unexpected finding could help determine the safest times to launch spacecraft

Photo of a small bonfire at night in a forest clearing with flames rising skywards. A camera on a tripod and other equipment are silhouetted against the flames, and aluminium baking trays can be seen scattered around the forest floor near the fire.

Bursts of embers play outsized role in wildfire spread, say physicists

Experiments on tracking firebrands could improve predictions of spot-fire risks

Reanimating the ‘living Earth’ concept for a more cynical world

James Dacey reviews Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life by Ferris Jabr

A scanning electron microscope image of Au3+ extraction and reduction by the graphene oxide/chitosan sponge. The Au3+ appears as a yellow blob stuck to a pink-tinged, lumpy background

Eco-friendly graphene composite recovers gold from e-waste

New graphene-biopolymer material extracts gold ions 10 times more efficiently than other adsorbents

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