19th April 2023

"Condensed battery" could power aircraft

Chinese technology company CATL has today launched a new "condensed battery" with up to 500 Wh/kg. This ultra-high energy density could enable the electrification of passenger aircraft.

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17th April 2023

Apple will use 100% recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025

Apple has announced a major acceleration of its work to expand recycled materials across its products, including a new 2025 target to use 100% recycled cobalt in all Apple-designed batteries.

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5th April 2023

Antarctic ocean heading for "collapse" by 2050

A study of the deep ocean currents around Antarctica finds they could slow by 40% by 2050, with significant implications for the global climate.

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13th March 2023

Huge new oil project approved in Alaska

In a major setback for the environment, Joe Biden today approved the controversial Willow Project. This has the potential to erase all of his planned emission reductions from renewables between now and 2030.

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6th March 2023

Channelling of ions can boost solar cell efficiency

The channelling of ions into defined pathways in perovskite materials is shown to improve the stability and operational performance of perovskite solar cells. A research team claims this could boost their efficiency from 25% to 40%.

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5th March 2023

Global agreement to protect oceans by 2030

UN member states have agreed on a legal framework for the High Seas Treaty, which aims to protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030.

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17th February 2023

First cultivated beef tenderloin steak

A Swiss company has perfected a new technique that allows the cultivation of thick tender steaks.

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13th February 2023

Rising seas will flood twice as much land as previously thought

The first 1 to 2 metres of sea level rise will inundate twice as much land as older elevation models suggest, based on improved data from a NASA satellite.

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10th February 2023

Breakthrough in recycling of wind turbine blades

A new chemical process developed by Danish company Vestas can ensure that wind turbine blades are recycled at the end of their life, instead of being abandoned or going to landfill sites.

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9th February 2023

CO2 from direct air capture stored in concrete

For the first time, direct air capture (DAC) has been combined with permanent storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) in concrete. This technology could be vital to reducing the climate impacts of the world's building stock, which may double by 2060.

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