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The textile industry generates enormous amounts of waste and is one of the largest consumers of water and energy resources. Research is looking at ways to reduce its ecological impact by using textile waste and design to develop new materials for the future.
Nov 15th, 2018
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A report suggests blockchain and other decentralised systems could help unlock the much-needed funds for a successful transformation towards a zero-carbon economy.
Nov 15th, 2018
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Scientists have discovered a novel method to synthesize furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) in a high yield from a glucose derivative of non-food plant cellulose, paving the way for replacing petroleum-derived terephthalic acid with biomaterials in plastic bottle applications.
Nov 12th, 2018
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Researchers recycle rare-earth elements from spent fluorescent lamps by chemical/mechanical treatment.
Nov 2nd, 2018
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World's first PET aerogels cut plastic waste, and are suitable for heat and sound insulation, oil spill cleaning, carbon dioxide absorption, as well as fire safety applications.
Nov 2nd, 2018
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Researchers develop an artificial photosynthesis system that generates hydrogen fuel and electricity at the same time.
Oct 29th, 2018
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Researchers successfully reveal the fundamental chemical reaction present in solar power that could form the missing link to generate the electricity necessary to accomplish this process.
Oct 29th, 2018
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Can a unified path for development and conservation lead to a better future?
Oct 16th, 2018
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A recent study has introduced a novel electric vehicle (EV) battery technology that is more energy-efficient than gasoline-powered engines.
Oct 15th, 2018
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Researchers have developed a new catalyst synthesis method that can efficiently decompose water into oxygen and hydrogen using solar light. It is expected that this method will facilitate hydrogen mass production due to higher efficiency than the existing photocatalyst method.
Oct 11th, 2018
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Using simple and low-cost printing techniques, researchers have developed a perovskite solar module the size of an A4 sheet of paper.
Oct 3rd, 2018
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Lithium-based battery could make use of greenhouse gas before it ever gets into the atmosphere.
Sep 21st, 2018
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The i3upgrade project aims to recycle the CO2 from the steel manufacturing process and thus reduce emissions.
Sep 19th, 2018
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Researchers have identified two main challenges for renewable biofuel production from cheap sources. Firstly, lowering the cost of developing microbial cell factories, and secondly, establishing more efficient methods for hydrolysis of biomass to sugars for fermentation.
Sep 11th, 2018
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Pre-treating the electrode--a key component of fuel cells--with ionized oxygen gas, or plasma keeps the fuel cell dry.
Sep 7th, 2018
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Hydropower can generate electricity without emitting greenhouse gases but can cause environmental and social harms, such as damaged wildlife habitat, impaired water quality, impeded fish migration, reduced sediment transport, and diminished cultural and recreation benefits of rivers.
Sep 6th, 2018
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