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How is Iceland using volcanic rock to permanently store carbon dioxide?
Iceland’s CarbFix2 project is exploring a different approach to carbon capture by turning CO₂ emissions into stone.
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What role could PV grid parity play in rebuilding Yemen’s power supply?
Yemen’s ongoing electricity crisis has made access to reliable power a major challenge, driving growing interest in decentralised solar energy.
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Can bladeless wind turbines cut costs for urban renewable energy?
Traditional wind turbines are difficult to bring into dense urban areas because of their size, noise and impact on surrounding environments.
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Can smarter greenhouse design strengthen UK food production?
The UK still relies heavily on imported vegetables, while small local farms face high greenhouse operating costs and challenges in maintaining stable growing conditions.
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What role could vertical farming play in securing future food supplies?
Growing food in cities is becoming increasingly difficult as land becomes scarce and extreme weather puts pressure on traditional agriculture.
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What is “aerial solar pond technology” and how does it improve building energy efficiency?
Combining natural lighting with passive temperature regulation could offer a more energy efficient approach to building design.
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How do solvent-free tandem solar cells boost clean energy scalability?
Perovskite silicon tandem solar cells can achieve high efficiency, but producing them at scale still comes with a major challenge: the use of toxic solvents.
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Are mining roads pushing Alaska’s Arctic past its environmental limit?
Alaska’s Arctic is already under severe climate pressure, with thawing permafrost and declining caribou and salmon populations disrupting Indigenous communities.
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Air-conditioning saves thousands of lives yearly, but at what cost?
Air conditioning protects people from deadly heat, yet it also increases carbon emissions.
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Can steel clamps increase concrete strength?
Strengthening an ageing concrete column normally means pouring a heavy jacket around it or wrapping it in costly fibre composites.
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How much can a small patch of corrosion weaken a subsea CO₂ pipeline?
Carbon capture depends on pipelines that carry CO₂ across the seabed to offshore storage sites, where years of immersion slowly thin their steel walls.
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Why did Antarctica freeze millions of years earlier than the Arctic?
Antarctica has been buried in ice for roughly 34 million years, while the Arctic did not develop major ice sheets until around 5 million years ago, a gap of some 29 million years
