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MORE EFFICIENT SOLAR PANELS
Our Fragile Earth May 24, 2022 | 13:56 pmResearchers from CU Boulder have created a low-cost solar cell with one of the highest power-conversion efficiencies to date, by[...]
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TROPICAL TREE DEATH RATES
Our Fragile Earth May 22, 2022 | 13:02 pmThe death rates of Australia’s tropical trees have doubled in the last 35 years, a trend consistent across the diversity[...]
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SOLAR FROM SOOT
Our Fragile Earth May 20, 2022 | 14:00 pmSoot, the byproduct of burned organic materials like biomass, carbon and hydrocarbons, can convert solar energy into heat. Researchers have[...]
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NOXIOUS NITROUS OXIDE
Our Fragile Earth May 18, 2022 | 16:09 pmNitrous oxide emissions pose an increasing climate threat. The growing use of nitrogen fertilizers in the production of food worldwide[...]
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EASY-TO-STORE FUEL
Our Fragile Earth May 16, 2022 | 12:37 pmResearchers have made a standalone device that can convert sunlight, CO2 and water into formic acid and oxygen. The new[...]
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CALAMITOUS COAL
Our Fragile Earth May 14, 2022 | 12:21 pmThe US Energy Information Administration says US coal production is projected to rise 3% in 2022 even as coal-fired generation[...]
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FUTURE JET FUEL
Our Fragile Earth May 12, 2022 | 18:03 pmAn experimental plant-based jet fuel could increase engine performance and efficiency, while dispensing with aromatics, pollution-causing compounds added to conventional[...]
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TERRIBLE TREATIES THREATEN CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION
Our Fragile Earth May 10, 2022 | 13:38 pmFossil fuel companies could jeopardize worldwide efforts to protect the climate, using a legal tool that could cost countries billions[...]
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SUPER BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEM
Our Fragile Earth May 8, 2022 | 14:18 pmImage: Felice Frankel A new solid-state device with no moving parts converts infrared radiation from heat into electricity more efficiently[...]
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CLIMATE CHANGE CAUSING PANDEMICS
Our Fragile Earth May 6, 2022 | 14:14 pmWarming means wild animals will be forced to relocate their habitats, likely to regions with large human populations, dramatically increasing[...]
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