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Could the shells of insects be the missing link in the circular economy?
A team of scientists from Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have used the shells of black soldier flies to sustainably extract the...
Mighty enzymes: biocatalysis in chemical processing
Rita Craveiro, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, discusses how using enzymes as biocatalysts can allow for a greener chemistry industry.
Chemicals or...
The second ExoMars mission is delayed until 2022
The launch of the second ExoMars mission to study Mars has been delayed until 2022, after being postponed by the European Space Agency (ESA)...
New system for ensuring the sustainability of ‘ecoplastics’
Circularise has successfully developed a system of ensuring the sustainability and accountability of companies that produce ‘ecoplastics’.
In 2019, the start-ups Circularise, DOMO and Covestro...
CUTISS on the challenges and opportunities in regenerative therapy
CUTISS’ CEO Dr Daniela Marino explains the current challenges and opportunities in regenerative therapy for burn victims and patients with skin defects.
Skin is the...
Developing an AI system to translate 2,500 year old texts
Researchers have developed an AI enabled system to efficiently translate 2,500 year old texts from the Persia's Achaemenid Empire.
Over 2,500 years ago Persia's Achaemenid...
Unleashing the next generation of metal-air batteries for electric vehicles
In a collaborative research paper, scientists have outlined how they developed a new catalyst that could boost the charge efficiency of metal-air batteries.
Metal-air batteries...
MIP2Sensors: detecting and quantifying pesticides in olive oil
Evora University present their latest research which encompasses the design and development of new functional selective sorbents for the isolation/preconcentration of pesticide in olive...
Astrophysicists have discovered a planet that rains iron
Using the innovative ESPRESSO spectrograph, researchers have found an exoplanet where it appears to rain iron, due its surface temperature exceeding 2,400°C.
Researchers have discovered...
Circular Economy Action Plan: making sustainability the norm
The European Commission has developed a new Circular Economy Action Plan with the hope to make sustainable products the norm in the EU.
The European...