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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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According to the Natural Resources Defense Council , climate change contributes to severe weather events such as hurricanes, flooding, and tornadoes, as well as long-term drought and regularly occurring heat events in traditionally moderate climate zones. and its environs. The EPICS contest asked students and faculty at U.S.

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Berkeley Lab releases 8th edition of databook on China’s energy and environment; finding the “missing” energy consumption

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In the 8 th edition, the China Energy Group researchers have amassed an enormous trove of data from firsthand sources and organized much of it into a relational database, making it far more useful for research and analytical purposes. There are bright spots in the data on China’s environment. —David Fridley.

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MIT Sequential Decomposition Synthesis process produces thin solid-state electrolytes without sintering

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A) Schematic representation of SDS processing, B) SEM images of Li-garnet films processed via SDS (after annealing at spraying and after 750 °C under a flow of pure O 2 ), C) processing temperature, events, and ionic conductivity of Li garnets synthesized via powder, sol-gel, and SDS processing. doi: 10.1039/D2EE00279E.

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University of Kentucky chemist receives NSF grant to study atmospheric reactions of pollution

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My work with environmental chemistry focuses on the interaction of gases with organic compounds present in low water activity environments such as the atmospheric aerosol, clouds and fog. Both types of emissions cause tiny particles to be suspended in air. These particles play a major role in visibility and air quality.

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First Cobalt announces positive feasibility results for Canadian cobalt refinery expansion; first NA producer of battery-grade cobalt sulfate

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Several opportunities will be evaluated over the coming months that could enhance project economics further, including alternative approaches to managing elevated sodium concentrations prior to returning process water to the environment. Once filtered to remove entrained organic, the strip liquor enters the crystallization step.

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How Engineers Can Help Protect Earth From Worsening Climate Change

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Lives and businesses are being severely affected, and the cost of recovering after each event continues to mount. About 7 million people every year die from diseases caused by air pollution, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and acute respiratory infections, according to the World Health Organization.

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Rapid Ecosystem Changes in Arctic Associated with Climate Change May Foreshadow Global Environment of the Future

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At many levels, the changes impact the ecosystem services that the environment provides for people; the effects extend to the adequacy of natural resources, food production, climate temperature, and result in changes to the landscape. Extreme events, tipping points, and resilience. Trophic interactions. Trophic interactions—i.e.,