Engineering
Homes made of discarded plastic bottles, construction waste and old tires are being built across Latin America as new technologies help turn municipal waste into sustainable bricks and tiles.
Apr 19, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
University of Waterloo researchers have created a new technology that can remove harmful nanoplastics from contaminated water with 94% efficiency. The study, "Utilization of epoxy thermoset waste to produce activated carbon ...
Mar 14, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
In H&M's flagship Paris store it is hard to find clothes that don't claim to be made from "recycled materials".
Feb 7, 2024
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Engineering
Newcastle University engineers have invented a new glue that promises to change how we recycle. Its reversible nature means it can be used for a multitude of purposes such as on the labels of bottles so that they are efficiently ...
Nov 15, 2023
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Engineering
With granulate-based plastic processes, it is now possible to design highly durable products and produce them economically, even in closed material cycles.
Nov 6, 2023
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Business
Lego, the world's largest toy manufacturer, has built a reputation not only for the durability of its bricks, designed to last for decades, but also for its substantial investment in sustainability. The company has pledged ...
Oct 5, 2023
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Engineering
For years, unrecycled plastic bottles have been dumped in landfills. Now, thanks to new research from UBC Okanagan, those bottles may have a second life in that landfill—stabilizing its earth walls.
Jul 20, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers have demonstrated how carbon dioxide can be captured from industrial processes—or even directly from the air—and transformed into clean, sustainable fuels using just the energy from the sun.
Jun 19, 2023
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Engineering
It happens far too often: you plug your laptop in and walk away only to return hours or days later to find it has lost some of its charge despite sitting idle and unused.
Jan 17, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers have developed a system that can transform plastic waste and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels and other valuable products—using just the energy from the sun.
Jan 9, 2023
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