From Old Roofs to New Farms: Biochar Turns Aged Thatch Into a Plant Growth Booster
Japanese researchers found that aged thatch from traditional roofs inhibits lettuce germination when applied raw but becomes a powerful growth-enhancing ...
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Charred Soil, Living Allies: How Biochar and Pseudomonas Team Up to Grow Crops and Eat Pollution
A new review in Microbial Ecology details how combining biochar with Pseudomonas bacteria boosts crop growth and pollutant breakdown, while ...
Chemically Tuned Hollow Fibers Push Carbon Membranes to New Heights in Gas Separation
Researchers have developed chemically tuned carbon molecular sieve hollow fiber membranes that achieve record-setting hydrogen and helium purification from dilute ...
Curved Carbon From a Cobalt Framework Supercharges Fast-Charging Battery Anodes
Researchers in China report that pyrolyzing the metal-organic framework ZIF-67 at 700 degrees Celsius yields nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes with curved, ...
AI Predicts How Biochar Captures Cadmium From Wastewater With Stunning Accuracy
Researchers at Henan University used machine learning models, led by CatBoost, to predict and validate cadmium adsorption on biochar with ...
Biochar-Coated Urea Boosts Maize Yields and Slashes Nitrogen Waste in Field Trial
A field trial in Bangladesh found that urea coated with biologically activated biochar raised maize grain yield to 9.84 tonnes ...
X-ray scans reveal biochar clogs soil pores rather than boosting water storage in sandy fields
A field study in Alabama used X-ray computed tomography to show that pine biochar applied to sandy soil clogs and ...
Sugarcane Waste Transformed Into Graphene in a Greener Path to Wonder Material
Researchers in India have converted sugarcane bagasse into graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide using controlled pyrolysis, modified Hummers oxidation, ...
Biochar on Sandy Soils: A 32-Year Map of a Quiet Agricultural Revolution
A new bibliometric analysis of 543 publications maps three decades of exponential growth in research on biochar as a remedy ...
Heated Cow Ghee Releases Acrolein and a Mystery Ion, Lab Study Finds
A three-stage laboratory study shows cow ghee releases rising free fatty acids when gently warmed, peaks in toxic acrolein near ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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