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MIT Researchers Develop an Expansive Biodegradation Dataset to Help Discover Biodegradable Polyesters

Products made from polymers — ranging from plastic bags to clothing to cookware to electronics — provide many comforts and support today's standard of living, but since they do not decompose easily, they pose long-term environmental challenges.

13 Jun 2023

Ecological Research Confirms the Dominant Influence of Climate on Vegetation

For several years, ecological research has argued that climate often has no determining influence on the distribution of forests and savannas in tropical regions.

13 Jun 2023

Anthropogenic Climate Change: A Major Driver of Wildfire Damage

Wildfires in California destroyed five times more areas between 1996 and 2020 than they did from 1971 to 1995. Investigators from the University of California and other international institutions have established that human-caused climate change is to blame for nearly all of the increase in scorched terrain.

13 Jun 2023

Calculating the Concentration of Microplastics in Swiss Waterbodies

Microplastics are particles of plastic, which are below 5 mm in size. They often settle far away from their point of origin. Now, scientists from Empa have developed a model that can be employed to calculate the microplastics’ concentration in Swiss rivers and lakes.

13 Jun 2023

Technology Roadmap Initiative to Revolutionise Emissions Measuring and Monitoring

The Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) and the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) have today [date] announced a collaborative initiative aimed at revolutionising the way asset operators measure and monitor emissions.

13 Jun 2023

Kanthal Expands Production Capacity in Germany to Meet Electrification Demand

A growing demand for electrification within several industries like steel, solar and semiconductors makes Kanthal to expand its production site in Walldorf, Germany.

13 Jun 2023

Packfleet Becomes First B Corp Certified Logistics Firm with All-electric Fleet

Tech-enabled courier Packfleet becomes the first logistics firm with an all-electric van fleet to become B Corp certified.

13 Jun 2023

Taking Sustainability to New Heights With Cleaner Wind Power

A group of researchers at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) are attempting to develop compostable, environmentally compatible wind turbine blades using bamboo and mycelium (a fungal rootlike network of hyphae that sprouts mushrooms).

By David J. Cross 13 Jun 2023

Microbial Carbon Use Efficiency is the Key Factor in Determining Soil Carbon Storage

Microbes are by far the most important factor in determining how much carbon is stored in the soil, according to a new study with implications for mitigating climate change and improving soil health for agriculture and food production.

12 Jun 2023

Scientists Assess a Sustainable Technology to Harvest Solar Power in Space

In a study published in Nature Communications, scientists assess a new technique which could convert renewable, green energy from outside the Earth's atmosphere. They are taking advantage of photosynthesis – the chemical process plants undergo every day to create energy – to help the space industry become more sustainable.

12 Jun 2023

How Eddies Help to Determine ITF Currents

Water from the Pacific Ocean moves into the Indian Ocean via the Indonesia Archipelago Seas, thanks to the Indonesian Throughflow (ITF), a large network of currents.

12 Jun 2023

Novel Ways to Optimize the Recipe for Producing Solar Fuels

Just as a great meal requires the appropriate ingredients prepared expertly, developing better green fuel alternatives necessitates the combination of the right materials and methods.

12 Jun 2023

Valmet Chosen by EPC Hitachi Zosen Inova AG to Deliver Automation for Westfield’s Energy-from-Waste Plant in Scotland in the UK

Valmet will supply a Valmet DNA Automation System to Westfield Energy Recovery Limited’s energy-from-waste (EfW) facility under construction in central Scotland in the United Kingdom. The order was placed by Hitachi Zosen Inova AG (HZI), which is the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for the facility.

12 Jun 2023

Innovative Technology for Capturing Carbon Dioxide From Air Licensed to Holocene

An innovative and sustainable chemistry developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory for capturing carbon dioxide from air has been licensed to Holocene, a Knoxville-based startup focused on designing and building plants that remove carbon dioxide from atmospheric air.

12 Jun 2023