Press/Industry Updates

Is the World Running Out of Oil?

For starters, we don’t actually know how much oil the Earth has. There are a number of different ways to categorize oil, from proved reserves to those that are technically recoverable. And even these don’t all describe how much oil might actually sit unde

Hottest ocean temperatures in history recorded last year

The world’s oceans have been set to simmer, and the heat is being cranked up. Last year saw the hottest ocean temperatures in recorded history, the sixth consecutive year that this record has been broken, according to new research

Low-cost gel film can pluck drinking water from desert air

More than a third of the world's population lives in drylands, areas that experience significant water shortages. Scientists and engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a solution that could help people in these areas access clean dr

Could a cutting-edge technology solve our energy storage challenge?

The answer, today, is to ramp up conventional power production, supplying the grid by burning fossil fuels. It is a 20th Century solution to a 21st Century problem – one that sits in sharp contrast with plans for carbon neutrality

Climate change may increase risk of new infectious diseases

Researchers examined how over 3,000 mammal species might migrate and and share viruses over the next 50 years if the world warms by 2 degrees Celsius, which recent research shows is possible

Scientists discover ‘revolutionary’ one-way superconductor

Scientists at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) said that the material, made from ultra-thin sheets of niobium compounds, allows electrons to pass in one way with no resistance but not in the other, without using a magnetic field. This means it is

Continuing education for sustainable development

Specialists from Armenia’s energy-generating companies, energy sector enterprises and electrical networks took part in the training. They got acquainted with the principles of liberalization of the energy market, decision-making patterns by energy-generat

Tiny swimming robots may help clean up a microplastics mess

Each new microrobot is no bigger than the tip of a sharpened pencil. They are magnetic and shaped like stars. When sunlight hits them, they produce chemical reactions that propel them through water in a specific direction. When they find a piece of plasti