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Collaborators: Sustainable electronics with Jake Smith and Aniruddh Vashisth
| Gretchen Huizinga, Jake Smith, and Aniruddh Vashisth
Printed circuit boards are abundant—in the stuff we use and in landfills. Researcher Jake Smith and professor Aniruddh Vashisth discuss the development of vitrimer-based PCBs that perform comparably to traditional PCBs but have less environmental impact.
In the news | GeekWire
UW researchers develop promising ‘bioplastic’ that can decompose like a banana peel
Plastic trash is everywhere in the environment. Bottles made from fossil fuels litter the side of the road, screw caps pepper the beaches, bags waft down the street. So the notion of a plastic made from algae that biodegrades in nature…
Collaborators: Renewable energy storage with Bichlien Nguyen and David Kwabi
| Gretchen Huizinga, Bichlien Nguyen, and David Kwabi
Researcher Bichlien Nguyen is an organic electrochemist turned technologist. Professor David Kwabi is a mechanical engineer. Their work uses ML to help discover organic compounds for renewable energy storage. Learn about their collaboration.
Improving Subseasonal Forecasting with Machine Learning
| Lester Mackey, Soukayna Mouatadid, Genevieve Flaspohler, and Judah Cohen
This content was previously published by Nature Portfolio and Springer Nature Communities (opens in new tab) on Nature Portfolio Earth and Environment Community (opens in new tab). Improving our ability to forecast the weather and climate is of interest to all…
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[Interview] Taking a Peek at Microsoft’s “Green Research Initiative”
(Linked article in Japanese) Microsoft has launched a research initiative to look at ways of leveraging AI to tackle climate change. Tech giant Microsoft is already well-known as a leading light in the fight against climate change. Its initiatives in…
In the news | Nature
Make greenhouse-gas accounting reliable — build interoperable systems
Global integrated reporting is essential if the planet is to achieve net-zero emissions. In March, the United Nations took its first meaningful step to hold investors, businesses, cities and regions accountable for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, when UN secretary-general António Guterres…
In the news | OnMSFT
Microsoft’s new Climate Research Initiative is a multi-disciplinary collaboration project for researchers
While the US Supreme Court restricts the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to curb emissions in the United States, Microsoft just launched its Climate Research Initiative (MCRI) collective to “accelerate cutting-edge research and transformative innovation in climate science and technology.”
In the news | Bloomberg
Microsoft Targets Carbon Removal With Climate Research Effort
Microsoft Corp. has launched a climate research effort in a bid to build a network of participants to tackle some key problems affecting the environment. The Microsoft Climate Research Initiative will at first focus on carbon reduction and removal, carbon accounting and environmental resilience, the…
Introducing the Microsoft Climate Research Initiative
Addressing and mitigating the effects of climate change requires a collective effort, bringing our strengths to bear across industry, government, academia, and civil society.