Chemistry

Coral reefs put up “cloud umbrellas” to keep cool

New Atlas: We’ve recently seen a number of proposals for protecting coral reefs from the dangers of climate change, from giant fans that would pump cold water over the coral, to floating films that reduce the intensity of sunlight reaching it….

Saving lives with CYRIL and sharing knowledge with MetaboLight

The Engineer: When they’re not developing life-saving technology, members of the Multimodal-Spectroscopy research team at UCL are actively sharing knowledge and enthusiasm to encourage youngsters to become medical physicists and biomedical engineers. Ilias Tachtsidis and Gemma Bale are members of a…

Yarn-like Rechargeable Zinc Battery Could Power Smart Clothes and Wearables

IEEE Spectrum: Researchers have shaped a rechargeable zinc-ion battery into an elastic yarn that churns out power when bent, stretched, washed with water, and even cut. The zinc yarn battery…

U.N. Agency Agrees to Path for Shipping Emissions Cuts

Scientific American: The U.N. agency responsible for global shipping took its first halting steps toward greenhouse gas regulation Friday, despite the objections of the Trump White House. Sixty-five countries, led by the European Union and Pacific islands, succeeded in shepherding a…