Giving a second life to construction materials after demolition, engineers at the University of São Paulo and Princeton have developed an approach for recycling cement waste into a sustainable, low-carbon alternative that is comparable in performance to the industry standard.
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AI Technique Boosts Climate Change Defenses
Researchers from Princeton and Rutgers University have used reinforcement learning, a method frequently deployed to train artificial intelligence, to show how flexible responses can substantially increase the cost-effectiveness of steps to defend cities like New York against climate change.
How to Stop Being Surprised by Extreme Weather - Study
Helping communities predict extreme weather events that have never been recorded in modern history is the focus of a new study published in Nature Communications.
Red Coral Colonies Survive a Decade After Being Transplanted in the Medes Islands
The red coral colonies that were transplanted a decade ago on the seabed of the Medes Islands have survived successfully.
Carbon Dioxide Levels Highest in 800,000 Years
Temperatures and carbon dioxide levels hit new highs last year, according to a U.N. report detailing the dire state of the global climate.
Quantum Light Source for Eco-Friendly Production of Biogas
At TU Wien (Vienna), methods are being developed to extract valuable substances from biomass – and quantum cascade lasers offer some very interesting new possibilities.