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Released: 6-Aug-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Autonomie express simulates real-world vehicle traffic to predict large-scale energy impact
Argonne National Laboratory

Autonomie Express is designed to help transport and mobility companies, researchers, city planners and others estimate their vehicles’ impact on energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

2-Aug-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Exposure to Wildfire Smoke May Affect Patients Undergoing Surgery
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

Nearly 100 wildfires are currently raging throughout the country, burning more than 2 million acres.

Newswise: Sizing up microplastics: nanofiltration uncovers environmental bioactivity
Released: 2-Aug-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Sizing up microplastics: nanofiltration uncovers environmental bioactivity
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A new study reveals the bioactivity of microplastics in Lake Ontario using cutting-edge nanomembrane filtering technology. Researchers found all samples contained microplastics ranging between 8 and 20 µm. The study highlights varying bioactivity levels, such as aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) activity and IL-6 levels, indicating potential health risks.

Newswise: Decoding contaminant mobility: transient flows and e-waste pollution dynamics
Released: 2-Aug-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Decoding contaminant mobility: transient flows and e-waste pollution dynamics
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Changing weather patterns, like dry-wet and freeze-thaw cycles, significantly impact the release of harmful chemicals known as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) from soils at e-waste recycling sites. Tiny soil particles, called colloids, play a crucial role in moving these pollutants.

Released: 1-Aug-2024 8:05 PM EDT
Born to Modulate: Researchers Reveal Origins of Climate-Controlling Particles
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Aerosol particles imbue climate models with uncertainty. New work by PNNL researchers reveals where in the world and under what conditions new particles are born.

Newswise: Downwind states face disproportionate burden of air pollution
Released: 31-Jul-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Downwind states face disproportionate burden of air pollution
University of Notre Dame

A recent Supreme Court decision to block a federal rule curbing interstate air pollution further complicates efforts to reduce emissions and adds to an already disproportionate burden on “downwind” states, according to researchers at the University of Notre Dame. “Toxic air pollution is really not as well known by the general public as you would hope, given its impact on human health,” said Paola Crippa, assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences.

Released: 30-Jul-2024 2:10 PM EDT
UAlbany Study Examines Impact of Exposure to Ultrafine Particles on Mortality in New York
University at Albany, State University of New York

A new study has found a link between long-term UFP exposure and increases in mortality in New York, especially among underserved populations.

   
Released: 25-Jul-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Wash U researchers quantify solar absorption by black carbon in fire clouds
Washington University in St. Louis

Aerosol scientists at Washington University in St. Louis quantify the extent of light absorption by black carbon in fire clouds to better model climate impacts of extreme wildfire events.

Released: 24-Jul-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Warehousing Industry Increases Health-Harming Pollutants
George Washington University

First of a kind study shows an average 20% spike of nitrogen dioxide polluting the air for communities located near huge warehouses; people of color harder hit ...

Newswise: Trees reveal a climate surprise—their bark removes methane from the atmosphere
23-Jul-2024 7:05 PM EDT
Trees reveal a climate surprise—their bark removes methane from the atmosphere
Northern Arizona University

Microbes that live in tree bark are sucking greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, making trees an even more critical part of combating climate change than scientists previously thought, according to a study published today in Nature.

Newswise: The ocean is becoming too loud for oysters
Released: 24-Jul-2024 1:05 AM EDT
The ocean is becoming too loud for oysters
University of Adelaide

Baby oysters rely on natural acoustic cues to settle in specific environments, but new research from the University of Adelaide reveals that noise from human activity is interfering with this critical process.

Newswise: Creating Carbon Negative Materials with Ancient Microbes
Released: 22-Jul-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Creating Carbon Negative Materials with Ancient Microbes
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Our bioproduct experts collaborated with industry to help scale-up a promising microbe-made plastic alternative built from the carbon in methane gas.

Newswise: Decomposing 'Refrigerants', a Potent Greenhouse Gas, 
Using Industrial Waste
Released: 22-Jul-2024 6:00 AM EDT
Decomposing 'Refrigerants', a Potent Greenhouse Gas, Using Industrial Waste
National Research Council of Science and Technology

Dr. Ryi, Shin-kun’s research team at the Hydrogen Convergence Materials Lab of the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has successfully developed a catalyst from industrial waste known as 'red mud,' a byproduct of aluminum production.

Released: 19-Jul-2024 9:40 AM EDT
Chemists design novel method for generating sustainable fuel
Ohio State University

Chemists have been working to synthesize high-value materials from waste molecules for years.

Released: 18-Jul-2024 11:05 AM EDT
How pollution may remain in water after oil spill cleanups 
University of Illinois Chicago

The way oil drops break up at the water’s surface means some oil may not get cleaned up after a spill

Released: 17-Jul-2024 1:00 PM EDT
NYU Tandon School of Engineering welcomes hundreds of city students into its free summer courses
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

NYU Tandon's Center for K12 STEM Education has educated thousands of NYC public school students from underrepresented groups. The summer program offers courses in cybersecurity, urban engineering, sustainability, and noise pollution, bridging gaps in STEM education and inspiring future innovators.

Released: 16-Jul-2024 12:00 PM EDT
The Challenges & Opportunities of Creating Policy in the New Age of Evolving Technology
George Washington University

One GW professor says technology at the intersection of economic, security, and sustainability imperatives create both challenges and opportunities in creating effective policies moving forward. 

Newswise: Microplastic Pollution Increases Sea Foam Height and Stability
Released: 16-Jul-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Microplastic Pollution Increases Sea Foam Height and Stability
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

In Physics of Fluids, researchers examine the specific impacts of microplastics on the geophysics of sea foam formation in the critical zone where water meets air in the top layer of the ocean.



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