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Recycling plastic with coal
Season 6
Plastic recycling is difficult for a simple reason: Plastics are designed to last. Penn State researchers are testing whether tiny particles of Penns…
1 day, 7 hours ago
Resilient power grid planning
Season 6
As electricity demand grows and becomes harder to predict, power grid planners face a difficult question: how do they build for a future shaped by ex…
2 months ago
Managing India's groundwater crisis
Season 6
India is the world's largest groundwater-based economy, with more than half its 1.5 billion population depending on agriculture for their livelihoods…
5 months ago
Microplastics in the marsh
Season 6
Microplastics are turning up in unexpected places, including tidal freshwater marshes. Researchers are uncovering how these ecosystems trap plastics …
7 months ago
Decoding wildfire smoke forecasts
Season 6
Long-distance wildfire smoke is emerging as a serious health risk in the Northeast U.S., where many residents have little experience navigating hazar…
9 months ago
Energy Saving Smart Windows
Season 6
How do you keep a building comfortable without wasting energy? A Penn State team is tackling that question with an innovative smart window. Using a r…
11 months ago
Indigenous communities and Amazon oil
Season 5
The Amazon, home to rich biodiversity and vital carbon-storing ecosystems, is also the ancestral land of Indigenous communities who are grappling wit…
1 year, 1 month ago
Climate change, extreme heat, and infant health
Season 5
Heat significantly affects pregnant women and infants, increasing risks like dehydration, heat exhaustion, and developmental issues in children. Expe…
1 year, 2 months ago
Cooling high-performance buildings
Season 5
Cooling is energy-intensive, with air conditioning consuming a significant portion of electricity in homes and commercial buildings, while also contr…
1 year, 3 months ago
Measuring nitrous oxide emissions
Season 5
Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas with nearly 300 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide, making even small emissions highly impactful.…
1 year, 5 months ago