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Handpicking Genes for Disease-Resistant Crops

Researchers from The University of Western Australia have developed tools to identify plant genes resistant to disease-causing fungi and deploy them to create more resistant crops.

13 Jul 2021

Cavotec Secures Order with Port of Stockholm for First Automated Mooring System in Sweden, Reducing CO2 Emissions by up to 5,000 Tonnes per Year

Cavotec has extended its leading position in automated mooring with two major orders for its MoorMaster™ NxG system, one in Sweden – the first order for MoorMaster in a market with considerable growth potential – and the other in neighbouring Finland, where the technology is already well established.

From Cavotec SA 12 Jul 2021

Every Spot of Green Space Counts

An international study of parks and gardens finds even the humble roadside verge plays an important role in the environment and for our health.

12 Jul 2021

Experts Refute River Murray Estuary Claims

A team of scientists, led by The University of Adelaide’s Associate Professor John Tibby, has confirmed that the lower River Murray was not an estuary in the mid-Holocene period (more than 7000 years ago) – reinforcing scientific evidence likely to influence important river management policy decisions.

8 Jul 2021

Research Project for the Use of Hydrogen in Aviation Starts in Hamburg

The aerospace industry is preparing for flying with hydrogen. In Hamburg, the world's third-largest aviation center, a new development platform is being launched to test the new technology from as early as 2022.

8 Jul 2021

New Algorithm can Make World's Computer Servers More Climate Friendly

An elegant new algorithm developed by Danish researchers can significantly reduce the resource consumption of the world's computer servers.

7 Jul 2021

Scottish Leather Group Confirmed as Lowest Carbon Leather Manufacturer in the World

Scottish Leather Group has today (6 July) published its 2021 Sustainability Report, detailing the company’s progress towards its key goal of zero impact leather manufacturing.

7 Jul 2021

ABB to Charge Qatar’s Largest Electric Bus Infrastructure Project

The project will see ABB provide high power charging infrastructure for the fleet, which is expected to have 1,000 electric buses operating across the country and with a capacity to transport 50,000 passengers a day.

From ABB Electrification 1 Jul 2021

New Environmentally Friendly Way to Produce Biodegradable Plastics

Bioplastics -- biodegradable plastics made from biological substances rather than petroleum -- can be created in a more economical and environmentally friendly way from the byproducts of corn stubble, grasses and mesquite agricultural production, according to a new study by a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist.

1 Jul 2021

Recycling and Waste Management Sector to Invest £10bn to Drive Net Zero by 2040 in Huge Opportunity to Accelerate Decarbonisation for the UK

The UK recycling and waste management sector has today committed to delivering a stretching net zero emissions target, a decade ahead of the Government’s deadline, in a boost to the UK’s decarbonisation agenda as the climate emergency becomes more severe.

30 Jun 2021