A recent study shows that the Earth's water could come directly from the oxygen and hydrogen present in the rocks that formed it, and not from a late supply by asteroids.
Hydrogen gas was banned for use in airships based on misinformation and outright falsehoods 100 years ago.
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Hydrogen-filled cargo airships could do for the Northern economy what the railways did for Western Canada 125 years ago. It's time to lift the antiquated ban on hydrogen gas for use in blimps.
The government has unveiled a $1.9 billion package of investments in new and emerging technologies, and reinforced its message that it is time to move on from assisting now commercially-viable renewables.
Australia could grab a huge chunk of the world's steel industry, and do it on the east coast, if it gets the technologies right.
An exoplanet and its atmosphere pass in front of its star (artist’s impression, from an imaginary point near to the planet).
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The world runs on energy, so finding low-emission alternatives to fossil fuels is crucial. Wind and solar are cheap and abundant but can't do everything. But hydrogen fuel could complete the picture.
There is a golden opportunity for South Africa to transition from being a key contributor to global warming to becoming a key contributor to global emissions reductions.
Hydrogen from renewable energy such as solar can be produced with zero emissions.
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