Leo Wilson 
Thermoelectric materials could play an important role in the clean energy transition, as they can produce electricity from sources of heat that would otherwise go to waste without generating additional greenhouse gases or requiring large up-front investment. But their promise has been slowed by the fact that most current thermoelectric materials don’t efficiently produce enough … Read more
Credit: Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s11783-024-1830-5 As the world grapples with the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, there is a growing interest in understanding how individual actions can contribute to this goal. The complexity and scale of energy use and carbon emissions data can be overwhelming for the average … Read more
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email A passenger who Virgin Atlantic left stranded in St Lucia has had to stump up over £400 to pay for his hotel while waiting to be flown home. Ian Field and his partner Jane flew out … Read more
Disc-related back pain may one day meet its therapeutic match: gene therapy delivered by naturally derived nanocarriers that, a new study shows, repairs damaged discs in the spine and lowers pain symptoms in mice. Scientists engineered nanocarriers using mouse connective-tissue cells called fibroblasts as a model of skin cells and loaded them with genetic material … Read more
The Svalbard archipelago is located halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. The last piece of privately owned land in the strategic Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic is up for grabs, a property likely to entice China but which Norway does not intend to let go without a fight. The archipelago is located halfway … Read more
New rules intended to reduce the use of antibiotics in farming in the UK have been criticised as too lax and weaker than their equivalent under EU laws. The updated regulations come into force on Friday. They ban the routine use of antibiotics on farm animals, and specifically their use to “compensate for poor hygiene, … Read more
Lando Norris returns to McLaren HQ after Miami Grand Prix triumph For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Formula 1 returns to Europe for the first time this season as the iconic Imola circuit hosts … Read more
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS or “forever chemicals,” have become persistent pollutants in the air, water and soil. Because they are so stable, they can be transported throughout the water cycle, making their way into drinking water sources and precipitation. According to findings published in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology, precipitation introduces … Read more
Carbon emissions linked to fires each year in the month of May since 2003, in Canada and British Columbia. Rain and cooler weather have halted the advance of a huge wildfire threatening the Canadian city of Fort McMurray in a major oil-producing region, officials said Thursday. There was no immediate threat to oil sands mines … Read more
Andy Evans was 13 when his mum took him for an unexpected drive in the countryside. “I thought: this is weird. Why are we here? We don’t do this,” he remembered. “We sat for a couple of minutes and then she turned to me with tears in her eyes. And she said: ‘Do you know … Read more
