Wind and solar benchmarks for a 1.5°C world
This report presents a detailed methodology for determining the amount of wind and solar capacity that is required for a country to align with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C temperature goal. While the focus
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Power of wood
Scientists at Fraunhofer Safety and Energy Technology, Germany, have devised a method to convert unwanted fuel into gas. The gas can be used to generate electricity and heat. The process uses
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Of mice and memories
A single molecule helps mice recall terrifying experiences, say European scientists. Mice that lack this protein quickly forget frightening events that normal mice can remember for days. Ricardo
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Prions stay out
New research finds brain cell receptors that let the killer prions in
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Tracking Earth s movements
The time taken by the Earth to rotate fluctuates by milliseconds every day. Experts say that it might be due to atmospheric changes, high and low tides, and likely movements in the Earth's core that
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Smooth drive
Researchers are developing smart shock absorbers that would smooth out bumps experienced by moving vehicles. Bayer, a chemicals company in Leverkusen, Germany, has developed an electro-rheological
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Species apart
there is no trace of Neanderthals lurking anywhere in our family tree, says a group of German and us scientists from the Zoological Institute University of Munich and Pennsylvania State
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Heat proof
German researchers are creating plants that can withstand climate changes. Usually plants use 'heat-shock factors' to make denatured proteins resume their shape. By modifying these
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Clearing a bearing
Ceramic bearings can be used safely in industry now that German scien tists at the Fraunhofer Institute For Mechanics of Materials in Freiburg have developed a computer model to
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Hazardous journey
a train carrying nuclear waste from the southwestern town of Walheim to Dannenberg in the north has triggered violent protests in several towns en route. On reaching Dannenberg, the waste would be
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The cytokine factor
A group of genes help creating cytokines, which could either offer a protective cover against immunological diseases or else inflame them