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Using Discarded Tree Forks as Load-Bearing Joints in Buildings

Concern about climate change has focused significant attention on the buildings sector, in particular on the extraction and processing of construction materials.

10 Mar 2022

Cost-Effective Ways to Reduce Urban Water Utility Leakages

In California, even before a drop of treated water reaches a consumer’s faucet, approximately 8% of it has already been lost because of leakages in the delivery system. Countrywide, the waste is much higher at 17%. This signifies an unexploited opportunity for water savings, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.

9 Mar 2022

Upcycling Discarded Masks into Valuable Fuel to Create Energy

Surgical masks are being used in almost all the countries around the world as the first barrier against COVID-19.

9 Mar 2022

Novel Design of a Solar Cooking System Enables Sustainable Cooking

According to a new study, a new design for a solar cooking system could help rural communities prepare food more sustainably. The materials used in this system are easily accessible for individuals in places where there are few options apart from burning wood or coal.

9 Mar 2022

A3 Sustainable Food Production Conference Attracts Global Interest

Scotland looks set to cement its reputation as a leader in innovation for sustainable food production when it hosts a global conference next month dedicated to animal health, agri-tech and aquaculture (A3).

9 Mar 2022

Climate Mitigation Strategies Could Have a Negative Effect on Food Security

Numerous countries have fixed carbon neutrality as a policy goal, but according to a new research by an international group of scientists from IIASA, Japan, and the United States, there are a number of risks related to the reduction of greenhouse gases, particularly in the forestry, agriculture, and land use sectors, that need to be taken into consideration when developing mitigation policies.

8 Mar 2022

Argonne’s Efforts Could Pave the Way for a Sustainable, Greener Energy Future

An overview of Argonne's lab-wide effort to create a carbon-free economy.

8 Mar 2022

New Study Confirms CO2 Can Be Stored Below Ocean Floor Sediments

Climate change is one of the most unrelenting challenges that humanity needs to handle.

7 Mar 2022

NYU Tandon's Sustainable Engineering Initiative Addresses the Interwoven Environmental Challenges

The world and its urban centers are facing existential threats. Confronting them will require solutions for environmental hazards, growing demand for, and equitable distribution of resources, resiliency in the face of our changing climate , and the need to shift to clean energy -; issues complicated by their web of interactions.

7 Mar 2022

New Energy-Harvesting Wearable Device Made from Recycled Waste Material

Wearable devices could soon be entirely made of recycled waste materials – and powered by human movement, thanks to a new energy-harvesting device developed at the University of Surrey.

4 Mar 2022