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Study Finds Shared E-Scooters are Not as Green as Other Modes of Transport

People believe that electric scooters (e-scooters) are eco-friendly means to travel around town. However, a recent study from North Carolina State University states that it is not that simple: shared e-scooters may be greener than the majority of cars, but they can be less green than numerous other options.

5 Aug 2019

Discovery of a New Class of Enzymes to Convert Plant Waste into Eco-friendly Products

A cross-institutional team of scientists has engineered a new family of enzymes to convert plant waste into sustainable and high-value products, such as nylon, plastics and chemicals.

2 Aug 2019

UK Businesses Back Government's Industrial Strategy to Develop Bio-based Plastics

UK Businesses are expected to jointly invest up to £149 million, alongside a £60 million government investment to help fight the global battle against single use plastics.

2 Aug 2019

A Newly Introduced PET Monomer Recycling Group to Enhance PET Circularity

Petcore Europe, the industry organization representing PET value chain, introduces the “Special Industry Group - SIG” to position PET monomer recycling as a viable addition to the established mechanical recycling process, thereby enhancing the circularity of PET.

2 Aug 2019

Biochemical Method for Converting Alkanes into Liquid Fuel

Recently, the bioconversion of natural gas into liquid fuel has gained increasing interest as a favorable approach. However, the selective hydroxylation of methane—the key component of natural gas—has been one of the crucial challenges for the research community.

1 Aug 2019

New Recipes for Cost-Effective Desalination Using Fewer Ingredients

As population explosion and prolonged droughts continue, coastal cities like Carlsbad in Southern California have gradually opted for ocean desalination to make up for a declining freshwater supply.

1 Aug 2019

Study Shows Shade from Solar Panels Benefits Agriculture Significantly

Farmers struggle to match production demands due to the progressively stressful climate. In other cases, producers of renewable energy struggle to deal with intense heat and weather.

30 Jul 2019

New Approach to Capture Carbon Dioxide in Power Plant Exhaust and Enable Safe Disposal

MIT researchers are developing a battery that could both capture carbon dioxide in power plant exhaust and convert it to a solid ready for safe disposal.

30 Jul 2019

Partnering can Promote Sustainability in Agri-Food Supply Chains

Diverfarming, the European project established by the European Commission within its Horizon 2020 program, looks for environmental sustainability among low input management practices and crop diversification.

29 Jul 2019

Measures to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions can Prevent Premature Deaths Each Year

According to a study carried out by the University of Colorado at Boulder and Drexel University, the health and financial well-being of the Rocky Mountain region could be improved by imposing fees on energy producers that release greenhouse gas.

29 Jul 2019