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Green Products Derived from Recycling Human Excreta are Viable and Safe Nitrogen Fertilizers

To tackle the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and pollution, humanity will need to move to a circular economy, where all resources are recycled.

17 Jan 2023

Greener Ammonia: A Green Revolution

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have made significant progress in producing “green” ammonia and, in turn, making “greener” fertilizers.

17 Jan 2023

Solar-Driven Technology Converts Plastic Into Fuel

Plastics pose one of the largest environmental problems of the present day, and developing new methods to recycle or reuse this ubiquitous material is considered imperative to preserve both the natural world and the heal...

13 Jan 2023

Greenery in New York City Helps in Absorbing City’s Carbon Emissions

According to a study of the vegetation in New York City and some of its nearby densely populated areas, photosynthesis by trees and grasses absorbs nearly all of the carbon emissions produced by cars, trucks, and buses on many summer days.

6 Jan 2023

Best of Both Worlds: New Elastic and Durable Crosslinked Anion Exchange Membranes

Hydrogen fuel cells are an efficient alternative to fossil fuels since they only release water while producing energy. Their key component is the polymeric membrane serving as an electrolyte as well as a separator.

5 Jan 2023

Lettuce Takes Up Toxic Additives from Tyre Wear

Wind, sewage sludge, and waste water carry tyre wear particles from roads onto farmland. A new lab study shows: The pollutants contained in the particles could get into the vegetables grown there.

5 Jan 2023

Eco-Friendly, Printable Semiconductors Could Lead the Way to Cheaper and More Sustainable IoT

Creating smart sensors to embed in our everyday objects and environments for the Internet of Things (IoT) would vastly improve daily life—but requires trillions of such small devices.

4 Jan 2023

Biodegradable Version of Medical Gowns Produce Harmful Greenhouse Gases

Biodegradable medical gowns, designed to be greener than conventional counterparts, actually produce harmful greenhouse gases, according to new research published Dec. 20 in the Journal of Cleaner Production.

21 Dec 2022

Green Graphene: Recycling Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries to Recover Valuable Metal Resources

A team of researchers at Rice University has developed a rapid green recycling method that is able to make key battery components available for reuse.

16 Dec 2022

New Device Could Help Ensure Captured Carbon Dioxide Stays Deep Underground

Sandia National Laboratories engineers are working on a device that would help ensure captured carbon dioxide stays deep underground -; a critical component of carbon sequestration as part of a climate solution.

14 Dec 2022