Integrated mineral carbonation: Decarbonising Western Australia

A research team from Curtin University is pioneering decarbonisation in Western Australia through integrated mineral carbonation. Bill Johnston, MLA, Mines and Petroleum Minister, announced on...

Advancing waste heat recovery in Portugal for a greener future

The European project, EMB3Rs, is discovering new ways to achieve industrial waste heat recovery in Portugal to raise energy efficiency, cut carbon emissions and...

New approach revealed to reduce EV battery testing time by 75%

Researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M) have emphasised that testing the longevity of new electric vehicle battery designs could be four times faster...

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Recycled factory heat can benefit industries in sustainability movement

EU funded research is analysing recycled factory heat to create novel systems that recover waste heat and return it for reuse in industrial process lines. Industrial processes account for more than a fourth of Europe’s primary energy consumption, producing a...

Temperatures climb as mercury rises, impacting urban areas

Researchers have investigated the impacts on those who inhabit urban areas as mercury rising influences temperatures. Urban areas impacted For some urban areas in the US, summertime means up to six extra uncomfortable hours a day from the heat. The increased...

Giving waste value: Utilising biotechnology to convert food waste

Ingmar Høgøy, CEO of Greentech Innovators, explains how the company is using biotechnology to convert food waste into single cell protein and organic fertiliser.

Radical action must be taken to achieve net zero emissions by 2050

Experts in the BMJ argue that radical action must quickly be taken to change unsustainable and unhealthy behaviours to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

E-waste recycling emits emerging synthetic antioxidants

Researchers at the American Chemical Society detect emerging synthetic antioxidants in dust from e-waste recycling workshops that could possibly pose a threat to its workers. Manufacturers and e-waste recyclers usually add synthetic antioxidants to plastics, rubbers, and other polymers to...

European Commission takes steps to combat environmental crime 

The European Commission has proposed to strengthen the protection of the environment and combat environmental crime through criminal law.  The Commission has adopted a novel proposal for a new EU Directive to combat environmental crime, fulfilling a core commitment of the European...

Arsenic in wells potentially reflects past pesticide use on orchards

Until the 1950s orchards were heavily fortified with lead arsenate-based pesticides to keep the bugs at bay, and scientists have found that this arsenic is still lingering.  Arsenic and orchards  By the 1930s, Connecticut was once host to up to 47,000...

The Himalayan glaciers are melting at a remarkable rate

The accelerating melting of the Himalayan glaciers threatens the water supply of millions of people in Asia, new research warns. Himalayan glaciers are shrinking The University of Leeds has led a study investigating the rate the ice is melting at this...

Innovative approach to agricultural precision

A team from UMT CAPTE invented an agricultural image acquisition strategy in order to create a geometrically corrected aerial photograph of entire fields and plant heights. The technology The agricultural industry is rapidly developing technologies involving unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and image...

Enzymes that degrade plastics are increasing pollution rates

A study finds that the number of microbial enzymes with the ability to degrade plastic is growing in correlation with local levels of plastic pollution. The study A team from Chalmers University of Technology measured different samples of DNA from hundreds...

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