Engineering
Researchers from The University of Sydney have developed a biological growing process that uses mushrooms to turn organic waste into compostable products as a low-cost, sustainable solution to plastics.
May 17, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Cities across Europe are working with researchers to turn organic waste such as coffee grounds into valuable goods.
May 9, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
When Doc Brown fed his DeLorean food scraps in Back to the Future as fuel, it seemed like crazy science fiction.
May 3, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Digital technologies are changing how food is produced. And it's more than harvesting robots that are arriving on the scene. Companies are now pairing data centers with greenhouses, capturing the heat emitted by computing ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Engineering
In the last 200 years, society has undergone major energy transitions associated with introducing new energy sources, such as coal, oil and natural gas. To address climate change, the world must experience another energy ...
Feb 8, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A new method to treat sewage can efficiently convert leftover sludge to biogas, an advance that could help communities lower their waste treatment costs while helping the environment.
Nov 3, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Made from organic waste, renewable natural gas (RNG) is rapidly gaining ground as an alternative fuel source with the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Apr 13, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
As Germany scrambles to reduce its dependence on Russian energy, the pungent fumes from the manure and other organic waste in Peter Kaim's farm could be part of the solution.
Mar 30, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Wastewater treatment is vital to remove pathogens, but is incredibly energy intensive. The ability to treat it more sustainably is a challenge researchers from WMG, University of Warwick have been able to achieve, using recycled ...
Nov 2, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Organic waste—whether from households, agriculture or agroforestry—can be used as energy resource, but is often underexploited. A team of EPFL scientists has developed a methodology to better incorporate this resource ...
Jan 15, 2021
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