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Using Synthetic Biology to Manufacture Sustainable Products

Reducing our reliance on fossil fuels is going to require a transformation in the way we make things. That's because the hydrocarbons found in fuels like crude oil, natural gas, and coal are also in everyday items like plastics, clothing, and cosmetics.

20 Jul 2023

Recycled Plastics Make Asphalt More Durable

Asphalt pavement, which is used to construct millions of roads across the United States, is deteriorating over time. To fix America’s collapsing road system, investigators at the University of Missouri are now using recyclables, including plastic waste.

18 Jul 2023

Tropical Alga Could Reduce Methane Emissions from Cow Manure by Nearly Half

Approximately a third of all anthropogenic methane is emitted by ruminant livestock. These animals get nutrients through fermenting food in four-chambered stomachs found in cows, sheep, and goats.

14 Jul 2023

Urban Building Energy Model Helps Cities Reduce Carbon Emissions

To support the worldwide struggle to reduce carbon emissions, many cities have made public pledges to cut their carbon emissions in half by 2030, and some have promised to be carbon neutral by 2050.

14 Jul 2023

New Process Could Eliminate Harmful Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Steelmaking

Case Western Reserve University chemical engineer Rohan Akolkar is leading a research team working to develop a new zero-carbon, electrochemical process to produce iron metal from ore.

12 Jul 2023

New Fellowship Program Aims to Center Justice and Equity in Carbon Removal Policy

As carbon removal increasingly plays a major role in response to climate change, a new fellowship program at American University's Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy aims to center justice and equity considerations in carbon removal policy.

11 Jul 2023

Unused Renewable Energy Could Support the Exponential Growth of NFT Transactions

Unused solar, wind, and hydroelectric power in the U.S. could support the exponential growth of transactions involving non-fungible tokens (NFTs), Cornell Engineering researchers have found.

11 Jul 2023

Researchers Calculate How Air Traffic Could Become Climate-Neutral by 2050

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and ETH Zurich have performed calculations to work out how air traffic could become climate-neutral by 2050.

10 Jul 2023

Termite-Inspired Metamaterials for Buildings Facilitate Indoor Climate Control

The climate control used by termites in their mounds could inspire tomorrow's climate-smart buildings. New research from Lund University in Sweden shows that future buildings inspired by the termites could achieve the same effect as traditional climate control, but with greater energy efficiency and without its carbon dioxide footprint.

10 Jul 2023