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Overcoming the Challenge of Soil Pollution

Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed a new method for tracking and measuring how polymer biodegrades, if at all, in soil.

17 Oct 2022

Toxins Found in the Organs of Unborn Babies - Urgent Action is Needed, says Fuel Tech Firm

Countries around the world need to move further and faster to reduce one of the most harmful types of air pollution, a leading fuel tech company said today, after shocking new research found toxic particles in the lungs, livers and brains of unborn babies.

From SulNOx Group Plc 7 Oct 2022

Conrad Energy Receives Planning Approval for 50MW Battery Energy Storage Project

Conrad Energy, the UK’s market leading flexible power company, has recently secured planning consent for a 50 MW 2-hour battery energy storage system in North Petherton, Somerset.

From Conrad Energy 13 Sep 2022

Ground Breaking Trial Returning Cotton Textile Waste to Cotton Fields in Goondiwindi, Queensland Shows Promising Results

A 12 month trial on a cotton farm just outside the rural town of Goondiwindi Queensland in Australia has shown it’s possible to divert large amounts of cotton textile waste at end of life from landfill with no harm done to soil health or cotton yields.

27 Jul 2022

Biodegradable Silk: An Eco-Friendly Alternative to Microplastics

A research team at MIT has recently designed a silk-based system that could help easily produce an inexpensive substitute for microplastics.

25 Jul 2022

How to Distil the 'Good Oil' from the Sea

To save the world’s fish stocks and oceans, scientists are racing to find better and sustainable ways to make healthy nutritional products such as Omega-3 fatty acids, biodiesel, aquaculture and livestock food from fast-growing microalgae.

14 Jul 2022

Cultivated Meat to Address the Rising Demands for Meat Products and Their Environmental Consequence

One of the flagship items on any restaurant menu, from local diners to Michelin-starred restaurants, is almost always ‘steak.’ However, in an environmentally-conscious society, it is essential to find an alternative to overcome the environmental issues that stem from the ever-increasing demands for meat-based products.

9 May 2022

CSIRO's Future Science to Tackle Energy Storage, Carbon Locking, Immune Resilience and the Bioeconomy

Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, will invest $50 million over the next five years in four new programs to drive critical breakthroughs in tough national challenges.

8 Apr 2022

First Light Achieves World First Fusion Result, Proving Unique New Target Technology

First Light Fusion (First Light), the University of Oxford fusion spin-out, today confirms it has achieved fusion. The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has independently validated the result.

From First Light Fusion Ltd 5 Apr 2022

Biofuel from Microalgae Could Accelerate the Transition Toward Alternative Energy Sources

The Chinese have used microalgae for nutritional and medicinal purposes for thousands of years trusting they can remedy virtually any health issue. The concept that microalgae have surprising healing powers is not as unbelievable as some might contemplate.

21 Mar 2022