Tech innovations and Startups
Engineered antibacterial wood: the new solution for healthier hospitals
Can engineered antibacterial wood replace plastic and steel in hospitals? A groundbreaking study reveals that CLT not only meets hygiene standards but may also enhance indoor air…
Editorial Team•11 July 2025
Energy
Quantum battery holds charge 1,000 times…
Quantum battery stores energy 1,000 times longer thanks to new research, marking…
Editorial Team•11 July 2025
Chemicals
EU approves new methodology to assess…
The EU has set a 70% emissions reduction threshold for low-emission hydrogen,…
Editorial Team•11 July 2025
Energy
Magnetocaloric heat pumps, improved weight and performance
Developed in the USA, a magnetocaloric heat pump that can compete with current vapor-compression heat pumps…
Editorial Team•9 December 2024
Environmental policies
The decarbonization of the mining industry must proceed twice as fast
Between 2018 and 2021, the mining industry reduced emissions by an average of 2% per year.…
Editorial Team•6 December 2024
Energy
The first 14C diamond battery is born, lasting thousands of years
Scientists and engineers from the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the University of Bristol have…
Editorial Team•6 December 2024
Utilities
Global Gateway, the Southern Hydrogen Corridor is the EU’s “flagship project”
The Southern Hydrogen Corridor has been included in the EU's list of flagship projects for 2025…
Editorial Team•5 December 2024
Water Management
Drought is a global reality
Drought has become a reality affecting the entire world, driven by climate change and human activities.…
Editorial Team•5 December 2024
Scientific Reports
Wind power, electric cars, and CCS are slowing down Europe’s energy transition
Europe has reduced emissions by 30% since 1990, but without further action, it risks missing its…
Editorial Team•5 December 2024
Climate Change
The impact of extreme heat on workers is also increasing in Europe
In Europe, with the current trajectory of global warming, by 2050 we will have half a…
Editorial Team•4 December 2024
Mobility & Transportation
Stop to diesel and petrol cars: remains set for 2035, EU will…
The new Commissioner for the Clean Transition responds to the EPP: no change of course on…
Editorial Team•4 December 2024
COP
Fight Against Desertification, COP16 Kicks Off in Riyadh: $2.6 Trillion Needed Annually
Every year, over 1 million km² of land degrade, threatening ecosystems, climate, and biodiversity. COP16 in…
Editorial Team•3 December 2024
Aerospace
SAF: 9 out of 10 Airlines Lack Adequate Plans to Adopt Sustainable…
The ranking compiled by Transport & Environment gives zero points to half of the 77 airlines…
Editorial Team•3 December 2024
Pollution
Global Treaty on Plastic Pollution: The Meeting is Set for 2025
In Busan, South Korea, the latest round of negotiations decided to go into "extra time." The…
Editorial Team•3 December 2024
IT
The digital twin that is revolutionizing nuclear plant decommissioning speaks Italian
The European CLEANDEM project, led by ENEA and industrial partners, employs advanced robotics and digital twin…