Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
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Magnetic aerogel for hazardous dye and toxic metals remediation
A group of academic principle investigator's from multiple countries (Poland, Taiwan and India) were developed an efficient adsorbent of magnetite nanoparticles decorated PVA-modified PEI-h-BNNSs aerogel (adsorbent) for efficiently capturing of heavy metals and organic dyes from an aqueous solution.
Fairly sharing the effort in the EU’s Green Deal
Just today we’ve learned that the European Council agreed on a number of issues in the Fit for 55 Package; a proposal to reach the goal of reducing emissions by 55% compared to 1990 by the year 2030. We developed a tool to be used in negotiations and reflect on the fairness of the current proposal.
Modelling systemic COVID-19 impacts in cities
Cities are complex systems with interacting technical, social, and natural parts which are vulnerable to hazards.
Microbial protein as substitute for ruminant meat
The production of ruminant meat has strong environmental impacts, especially related to land use. Microbial protein, produced in bioreactors, is a land-saving nutritious alternative. We analyzed the environmental effects of microbial protein in the context of the whole agriculture and food system by 2050.
Risk of winterization cost explains unpreparedness of Texan power system during winter storm Uri
In shock we witnessed the reports about the catastrophic failure of the Texan power system in February 2021. Although based in Europe, we started immediately analyzing why Texan energy-only markets have not given the right incentives to prepare the infrastructure against such rare extreme events.
Difference climate response persistence causes warming trend unevenness at continental scales
GW exhibits differences at continental scales. We show that CMIP6 models underestimate warming unevenness, possibly leading to a biased estimation of anthropogenic influence on warming. We find that SAT changes over China more sensitive to external forcing owing to stronger long-range persistence.
ASEAN decarbonization: common pathways and policy implications
Renewable energies’ contribution to the total primary energy consumption (TPEC) of ASEAN has been decreasing in the last two decades, despite the increasing installation capacity. This calls for more ambitious and effective solutions.
