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Researchers Produce Biodiesel Using Li-Ion Battery Waste

For over a century and a half, biodiesel has been produced from vegetable oil. This method considerably decreases various pollutants formed by the combustion of fossil fuels.

22 Jul 2020

PMI Launches “Our World Is Not an Ashtray” Initiative and Aims to Halve Plastic Litter from Products by 2025

Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) today launched “Our World Is Not an Ashtray,” a new global initiative to raise awareness and drive a long-term change in behavior and attitudes around cigarette butt littering.

17 Jul 2020

Angola and IFAD to Promote Sustainable Agriculture and Boost Food Security in the Face of Climate Change

The International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations (IFAD) today announced support for a new project to boost agricultural productivity, improve food and nutrition security and build the resilience of at least 218,000 rural families in Angola who are vulnerable to climate shocks.

16 Jul 2020

Earthwatch Launches a New Platform, Naturehood, to Protect Biodiversity in the North West

Environmental charity, Earthwatch Europe, has launched a new digital platform to support community wildlife projects called Naturehood. Designed to develop a network of thousands of local people who each do tiny actions for nature in their neighbourhoods, the aim is to create a tapestry of habitats that, combined on a national basis, will help protect and increase biodiversity in the UK.

10 Jul 2020

New Discovery on Algae Could Enhance Environmental Safety in Chemical Industry

A Bochum-based interdisciplinary research group has achieved a breakthrough that could result in more environmental safety in the chemical sector.

3 Jul 2020

UK Leads Green Revolution in Defence and Off-Highway Transport

As the UK seeks to deliver a ‘greener’ future following the government’s announcement in February to ban the sale of all new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2035 – the University of Exeter and Supacat are helping to pave the way for a green revolution in defence and off-road transport.

19 Jun 2020

New Technology Converts CO2 into Useful Chemical Building Blocks

A novel technology developed by UNSW Sydney chemical engineers changes dangerous emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) into chemical building blocks.

11 Jun 2020

New Clean Air Technology Safeguards Indoor Air Quality

Two Minnesota small business owners in the throes of the current COVID-19 reopening phase are relieved to know the air circulating throughout their hair salon and family restaurant has been thoroughly filtered and sanitized by Iso-Aire™ clean air technology.

11 Jun 2020

Unlock Smart Home Future with Breakthrough Disc

A revolutionary self-powered triboelectric-based disc, which can control smart devices and enhance home security, could be the death-knell for traditional electrical switches and house keys in the post-pandemic, environmentally sustainable world.

29 May 2020

Novel, 'Green' Quantum-Dot Solar Cells Exhibit Remarkable Defect Tolerance

Novel quantum dot solar cells developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory match the efficiency of existing quantum-dot based devices, but without lead or other toxic elements that most solar cells of this type rely on.

19 May 2020