Recycling tires and plastics with an ancient heating method
Thermal decomposition is helping to green two major EU manufacturing industries.
Jan 30, 2024
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News tagged with sustainable products
Electronics & Semiconductors
Research team proposes innovative wearable e-textiles for a sustainable circular economy
If electronic textiles (e-textiles) are to have a sustainable future and at scale, then a transition is needed to unlock innovative wearable e-textiles that fit a sustainable circular economy—adopting what has been termed ...
Oct 16, 2023
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Engineering
Disaster-proofing sustainable neighborhoods requires thorough long-term planning, study shows
Individual neighborhoods will be intimately involved in providing local solutions to collective problems. One measure will be distributed renewable energy production—energy produced at local levels, either by solar technology, ...
Oct 3, 2023
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Business
Adoption of 'Industry 4.0' systems can lead to sustainability across organizations
Adaptive "smart" technologies and integrated production systems driven by digital transformation are helping to accelerate more sustainable products and industries, Flinders University experts say.
Jul 28, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Record efficiency in direct conversion of carbon dioxide and water into sustainable fuels
A European consortium coordinated by Prof. José Ramón Galán-Mascarós from the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA) with research institutions from France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Switzerland under ...
Mar 13, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Made in the shade: Growing crops at solar farms yields efficiency
In the threatening trouble of climate change, growing commercial crops on solar farms is a potentially efficient use of agricultural land that can both increase commercial food production and improve solar panel performance ...
Mar 3, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Bio-based plastics gain consumer favor over fossil fuels
When it comes to enhancing the sustainability of plastic beverage bottles, consumers are willing to pay a bonus for bio-based alternatives—the more so when the alternative is visually distinctive. This follows from research ...
Jan 31, 2023
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Business
Despite the promotion of wood construction, wooden multi-story buildings are still rare in Finland. Why is that?
The use of wood promotes sustainable development in construction. However, its costs are considered high and there are prejudices about its quality, which makes it difficult for industrial wood construction to become more ...
Nov 18, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Solar cells as part of the house façades of the future
Solar panels with different colors can be integrated in the façades of buildings and become an aesthetically exciting part of the architecture. The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is collaborating with façade contractor ...
Nov 14, 2022
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Hydrogen production policy critical to net-zero emissions
Hydrogen production should be carefully regulated and consumers informed about emissions credentials if Australia is to achieve a sustainable energy economy and net zero emissions by 2050, QUT experts warn.
Aug 1, 2022
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