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Biochar can turn living walls into better insulators 🌿
Our new study shows that adding 30% biochar to green wall substrates can almost halve thermal conductivity at moderate moisture levels.
At 100 mm thickness, this could boost thermal resistance from 0.46 to 0.82 m²K/W.
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We spend 90% of our lives indoors, which are filled with “new contaminants” from everyday products and building materials.
Our perspective highlights how these pollutants accumulate, transform into more toxic compounds, and pose hidden risks to human health.
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Microplastics persist in water,releasing dissolved organic matter that can alter aquatic chemistry and ecosystems.
A study reveals that sunlight drives this process and that different plastics produce distinct molecular signatures with different environmental risks
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Our new Perspective explores how aggregation-induced emission probes can turn invisible nanoscale pollutants into trackable signals, enabling real-time visualization from cells to whole organisms.
Seeing pollution may be the first step toward predicting its risk.
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Human pollution may be doing more than harming ecosystems; it may be helping pathogens evolve.
Our new study shows that acid deposition can weaken soil microbial defenses and drive rapid evolution of E. coli, making it more transmissible and more virulent.
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Antibiotic resistance is not spreading the way we thought.
It is not just evolving in single pathogens. It is moving through entire microbial ecosystems, shaped by gene sharing, ecological interactions, and even microscopic predators.
@mapjournals.bsky.social
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Our new study examines the pathways of pollution from farms to lakes.
Surprisingly, manure and aquaculture effluent were major contributors, and both surface water and groundwater act as transport routes.
@mapjournals.bsky.social #WaterQuality #NitrogenCycle
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Climate damages do not always strengthen climate action.
Our study shows that if renewable deployment is too slow, the incentive to cut emissions may eventually decline, creating a dangerous feedback loop that accelerates warming.
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Seafood waste and agricultural residues could boost compost quality and soil health at the same time
Study shows that Ca-modified biochar made from oyster shells and coconut shells accelerates compost humification, reshapes microbial communities, and improves compost maturity
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From agricultural waste to thermal batteries.
Our new study shows how neem-seed biochar can stabilize phase change materials, improving heat storage capacity, stability, and sustainability.
#Biochar #EnergyStorage #ClimateSolutions #SustainableMaterials
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At the Third Symposium on New Contaminant Control in Shanghai, over 600 scientists, policymakers, and industry leaders gathered to accelerate solutions from detection to risk management.
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Microwaves are not just for kitchens.
They may be key to next-generation carbon materials.
A review shows microwave-assisted pyrolysis can cut reaction times from hours to seconds while improving material performance, from graphene conductivity to biochar porosity.
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Can waste biomass help stop “forever chemicals” from entering the food chain?
Our new study shows iron-enhanced hemp biochar can cut PFAS uptake in radish by nearly 46%, offering a low-cost strategy to protect crops and food safety.
#PFAS #FoodSafety #Biochar
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Plant residues don’t just become soil carbon.
Our study shows lignocellulose-derived humic substances can reshape microbial carbon metabolism AND enrich antibiotic resistance genes in soil.
Soil chemistry shapes microbial evolution more than we think.
#SoilHealth
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AI is changing how we design biochar.
Instead of endless pyrolysis experiments, machine learning predicted the optimal conditions for algal biochar and experiments confirmed it.
#Biochar #MachineLearning #ClimateTech #Biomass
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Biochar may be one of the most underestimated tools for sustainable cities.
From capturing asphalt VOCs to cleaning water, storing carbon in concrete, and regenerating urban soils, this carbon-rich material could turn waste into climate infrastructure.
#Biochar
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Turning sewage sludge into a smart environmental sensor.
Our new study shows that biochar made from wastewater sludge can be used to build a disposable electrochemical sensor capable of detecting the antibiotic trimethoprim in water, urine, and pharmaceuticals.
#WaterQuality
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Biochar is no longer just for soil.
Our new study shows that mineral-engineered biochar can act as a thermal energy storage material, boosting energy storage by over 200% and improving stability after 1000 cycles.
Waste biomass → smart energy materials.
#EnergyStorage
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Antibiotic resistance is rising, but new drugs take decades to develop.
Our study shows plant-derived phenolic acids can act as antibiotic “boosters”, restoring tetracycline activity and slowing resistance evolution.
Nature may already be part of the solution.
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Food security saved billions. But fertilizer is now harming air, water, and health.
Our new study shows nearly 40% of nitrogen inputs in China are excessive, yet food production can still be maintained while cutting fertilizer use by ~35%.
#Sustainability
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Digitalization is often blamed for energy use. But our study shows the opposite:
✔️ Carbon emissions drop
✔️ Air quality improves
✔️ GDP grows faster
Green digital transformation may be one of the strongest climate-health-economy win-wins we’ve seen.
#Sustainability
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Extreme rainfall doesn’t just flood fields; it accelerates soil carbon loss.
Up to +17.2% SOC decomposition under intensified drying–rewetting cycles.
Biochar helped buffer this effect by stabilizing soil aggregates and reshaping microbial communities.
#SoilCarbon
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AI&E provides a cutting-edge, efficient, and professional platform for global researchers to exchange academic insights. We are currently open for submissions worldwide. As a quarterly publication, we accept various manuscript types and warmly welcome proposals for Special Issues from domain experts

Artificial Intelligence & Environment (AI&E)
The journal is dedicated to advancing the innovative applications of AI in ecological protection, climate change mitigation, water resource management, pollution control, and sustainable development.
Official Website: www.the-newpress.com/aie/

Artificial Intelligence & Environment (AI&E), officially launched in November 2025, is co-edited by Professor Guang-Guo Ying (South China Normal University) and Professor James P. Lewis (The University of Hong Kong)
Official Website: www.the-newpress.com/aie/

A new study converts rice husk ash into engineered biochar that captures toxic formaldehyde gas. After polymer functionalization, adsorption capacity doubled, showing strong potential for low-cost indoor air purification.
#IndoorAirQuality #SustainableMaterials
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Our new review highlights how biochar immobilized enzymes create a powerful dual-action remediation system. Biochar captures pollutants while enzymes break them down, improving efficiency, stability, and sustainability.
#Biochar #EnvironmentalRemediation #WaterTreatment
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New research shows biochar can boost BOTH hydrogen and methane production in anaerobic digestion, turning food waste into dual clean energy streams.
• Up to ~45–50% higher gas production
• More stable digestion at high organic loading
#WasteToEnergy #Hydrogen
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Our new review reveals how emerging pollutants disrupt phosphorus removal by interfering with key microbial communities and metabolic pathways. These contaminants may also amplify antibiotic resistance risks and reshape treatment efficiency in unexpected ways.
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Our new review shows that engineered biochar can act as a rhizosphere engineer, reshaping soil microbes, nutrient cycling, plant immunity, and contaminant stabilization.
#Biochar #SoilHealth #SustainableAgriculture #ClimateSolutions #Rhizosphere
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