Environment

Technologies play a major role in reducing water consumption. This current research service discusses about management practices and seven technologies that can reduce water consumption in agriculture: Drip irrigation, desalination, hydroponics, variable rate irrigation (VRI), aeroponics, atmospheric water generation (AWG), and sensors and smart me...

Increasing water scarcity and the non-potable nature of many available water resources have resulted in the quest for simpler and effective water purification solutions. Capacitive deionization (CDI) has been identified as a technology with much promise in efficient onsite treatment of water/wastewater that enables tunable removal of total dissolve...

Smart Lighting is enabled by technologies such as solid state lighting, control systems, sensing and communication. These technologies play an integral role in occupancy sensing, sharing the harvested data, controlling the power consumed and light output based on requirement. Advantages of smart lighting include better control, connectivity, and en...

This research service aims to document the current and upcoming strategies that are being adapted globally to address the effects of climate change in the residential and commercial sectors. The research scope focuses on the key application areas that require long-term attention to mitigate the consequences of the climate change crisis. The researc...

This research service aims to report on disaster response technologies for addressing basic human needs in the face of any disaster. The research scope focused on disaster response where the timeline is the first 1 to 2 weeks after the disaster strikes. Briefly, the research service provides the following: • An overview of disaster response globa...

Climate change is a topic that is on everyone's lips, particularly after the conclusion of the recent climate talks in Paris. To address climate change, first there has to be climate monitoring. However, monitoring climate change is not an easy process given the area to cover. This requires powerful sensing and communication infrastructure and also...

Water is necessary for many applications apart from sustaining life. Because it may not be available in sufficient quantity or at the quality required, some form of treatment may be necessary to meet the needs of an application. More stringent water quality specifications normally require more elaborate treatment methods. Challenges of availing cle...

Increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations have resulted in a global quest for solutions which would enable an immediate reduction in the concentration levels. The current study discusses the global scenario with respect to global warming and provides a technology overview of the different types of atmospheric CO2 removal technologies/ strategies wh...