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Technology developed at the University of Cambridge lies at the heart of a commercial process that can turn toothpaste tubes and drinks pouches into both aluminium and fuel in just three minutes.
Dec 4th, 2014
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Plastic is well-known for sticking around in the environment for years without breaking down, contributing significantly to litter and landfills. But scientists have now discovered that bacteria from the guts of a worm known to munch on food packaging can degrade polyethylene, the most common plastic.
Dec 3rd, 2014
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An efficient method to harvest low-grade waste heat as electricity may be possible using reversible ammonia batteries.
Dec 3rd, 2014
Read moreGlobal Weirding is an interactive visualization of the most comprehensive scientific report on climate change ever made - the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report.
Dec 3rd, 2014
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Polylactic acid is a degradable plastic used mostly for packaging. To meet the rising demand, researchers have developed an eco-friendly process to make large amounts of lactic acid from glycerol, a waste by-product in the production of biodiesel.
Dec 3rd, 2014
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More than one-third of new commercial building space includes energy-saving features, but without training or an operator's manual many occupants are in the dark about how to use them.
Dec 2nd, 2014
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The building sector accounts for 40 percent of primary energy consumption in Europe. Home owners seeking for energy efficiency are faced with confusing and sometimes contradictory information. Now, researchers have developed a smartphone app in the EU project ENBUS! that helps home owners calculate the tangible benefits of energy efficiency measures before investing.
Dec 2nd, 2014
Read moreThe National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark aims to develop new and environmentally friendly liquid fuels for aircraft based on biomass from plant material.
Dec 2nd, 2014
Read moreThe models which are used to predict how climate change will occur could be much improved by including the key role of ozone, which is often overlooked in current models.
Dec 1st, 2014
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The basic idea behind HYDRACT is to replace compressed air with water pressure as the power source for operating process valves. The water hydraulic technology can potentially be used for many other applications as a replacement for compressed air.
Dec 1st, 2014
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Scientists have developed a new method for detecting defects in solar cells using a technique called 'compressed sensing'.
Dec 1st, 2014
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Buck Rogers surely couldn't have seen this one coming, but at NASA's request, University of Florida researchers have figured out how to turn human waste - yes, that kind - into rocket fuel.
Nov 26th, 2014
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The use of renewable energy in the United States could take a significant leap forward with improved storage technologies or more efforts to 'match' different forms of alternative energy systems that provide an overall more steady flow of electricity, researchers say in a new report.
Nov 26th, 2014
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The deliberate, large-scale intervention in the Earth's climate system is not a 'quick fix' for global warming, according to the findings of the UK's first publicly funded studies on geoengineering.
Nov 26th, 2014
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Researchers have successfully converted sawdust into building blocks for gasoline. Using a new chemical process, they were able to convert the cellulose in sawdust into hydrocarbon chains.
Nov 25th, 2014
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A report published today shows how electrons hop across otherwise electrically insulating areas of bacterial proteins, and that the rate of electrical transfer is dependent on the orientation and proximity of electrically conductive 'stepping stones'.
Nov 19th, 2014
Read moreResearchers have found a way to increase biomass production by using sewage sludge as energy crop fertilizers.
Nov 18th, 2014
Read moreAn ultra-high-resolution NASA computer model has given scientists a stunning new look at how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere travels around the globe.
Nov 18th, 2014
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