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Instagram-Trendy Pampas Grass 'Serious Threat to Native Wildlife' in UK, Warns Academic

Councils in England should be discouraged from planting Instagram-friendly pampas grass in coastal areas - because it’s actually a ‘serious threat’ to native wildlife.

3 Mar 2021

New Project Could Replace Petroleum-Based Materials with Vegetable Proteins

Proteins, similar to fats, lignin, and cellulose, are renewable raw materials but their potential for the chemical sector has not been fully explored.

2 Mar 2021

Carbon Capture Technology Faces a Difficult Few Years, Finds IDTechEx Research

Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), or carbon capture and storage (CCS), is a set of technologies used to strip carbon dioxide from industrial waste gases or directly from the atmosphere. Once the carbon dioxide is captured, it is either stored permanently underground (carbon storage) or it is used for a range of industrial applications (carbon utilization), such as CO2-derived fuels or building materials. CCUS technologies are likely to play a key role in the fight against climate change, with the UN estimating that CCUS could mitigate between 1.5 and 6.3 gigatonnes of CO2 equivalents per year by 2050.

2 Mar 2021

Windship Technology Powers First True Zero Emission Ship Design with High Performance Rig Technology

Windship Technology, Britain’s leading True Zero Emission company for the shipping industry, can today confirm the findings from the world leading Wolfson Unit of the University of Southampton following a detailed study into its innovative and patented triple wing rig (pictures attached).

From Windship Technology Ltd 1 Mar 2021

To Sustain a Thriving Café Culture, We Must Ditch the Disposable Cup

Takeaway coffees – they’re a convenient start for millions of people each day, but while the caffeine perks us up, the disposable cups drag us down, with nearly 300 billion ending up in landfill each year.

1 Mar 2021

Model for Wildlife Tourism

Wildlife tourism including white shark cage-diving is growing in popularity, but these industries remain highly contentious amongst tourists, conservationists, and scientists alike.

1 Mar 2021

Shifting from Round to Oval Plates can Reduce Food Waste in Dining Halls

Food waste is a major problem in the U.S., and young adults are among the worst culprits. Many of them attend college or university and live on campus, making dining halls a prime target for waste reduction efforts. And a simple intervention can make a big difference, a University of Illinois study shows.

26 Feb 2021

Rainforest Degradation, Wildfire Reducing Species

A widespread field search for a rare Australian native bee not recorded for almost a century has found it’s been there all along – but is probably under increasing pressure to survive.

25 Feb 2021

Managing the Security and Privacy Risks Involved in Smart Agriculture

According to recent estimates, there will be roughly 10 billion people to feed in 2050. Agricultural production will need to increase by almost 56% to guarantee food security globally, without converting more land for agriculture (in line with environmental and climate targets).

24 Feb 2021

Project Examines How to Make Farming More Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly

A University of Texas at Arlington assistant professor in the Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering (IMSE) Department received a $248,404 sub-grant to study how to make farming more sustainable and environmentally friendly.

24 Feb 2021