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The Empa research group is researching innovative materials for the batteries of tomorrow. Whether it's fast-charging electric cars or low-cost stationary storage, there's a promising material or a novel manufacturing process for every application.

Genomic sequencing has pinpointed eight variants that are largely responsible for the differences in song sparrow size, providing insights into the species' capacity to adapt to climate change.

Increased salinity in soils is a global problem caused for example by ions leaching into soils from ice-melting salts used on roads in winter or from seawater seepage in coastal areas.

Scientists have breathed new life into a 450-million-year-old organism, using fossil records to build a robotic replica out of flexible electronics and soft materials.

Researchers posit that swapping out palm oil for synthetic fats could save the world millions of tons of carbon emissions per year.

New calculations show European countries have great potential for reducing demand for global food resources and associated GHG footprint. Researchers have estimated the climate footprint savings that may be obtained from reducing food loss and waste.

AI analysis shows pollution levels, extreme weather events and increasing temperatures devastate biodiversity in freshwater lakes.

The University of Pittsburgh and NETL are among 11 projects to receive a combined $36 million from the US DOE ARPA-E initiative.

Researchers have developed an automated laboratory robot to run complex electrochemical experiments and analyze data, reducing the effort and time needed for electrochemical studies.

Scientists from Japan have developed high-flowability liquefied stabilized soil from construction sludge that could revolutionize the sustainability of the construction industry.