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Detroit, Varanasi and Venice Chosen for Toyota's Sustainable Cities Challenge

Detroit, Varanasi and Venice have been selected to host innovation challenges as part of the Toyota Mobility Foundation’s Sustainable Cities Challenge.

29 May 2024

Strategies to Guide the Global Road Transport Sector Toward Carbon Neutrality

The push for carbon neutrality in the transportation sector is driving significant research and development (R&D) across the globe. A new study provides a comprehensive analysis of the distinct national strategies and R&D organizational paradigms aimed at achieving carbon neutrality in road transport.

28 May 2024

New Reactor Design Minimizes Emissions by Converting CO2 to Methane

Boilers contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. In recent research published in the Journal of CO2 Utilization, researchers from Japan and Poland introduced a novel approach to address this issue.

28 May 2024

CSIRO Opens Innovation Program to SMEs in Clean Energy

Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, is calling on small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) working on clean energy solutions to apply for the latest ‘Innovate to Grow’ program.

28 May 2024

Microspectroscopy Reveals Overlooked Microplastics in Oceans

A new study that investigated the presence of the smallest particles of microplastics (MPs) in ocean waters from the Caribbean to the Arctic found that the most abundant (and tiny) MPs in the ocean are not being detected by net tow surveys.

27 May 2024

Study Shows New Path for CO2 Recycling

A costly step in the process of taking carbon dioxide emissions and converting them into useful products such as biofuels and pharmaceuticals may not be necessary, according to University of Michigan researchers.

27 May 2024

Satellite Data Reveals Warm Seawater Intrusion Beneath Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier

A team of glaciologists led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine used high-resolution satellite radar data to find evidence of the intrusion of warm, high-pressure seawater many kilometers beneath the grounded ice of West Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier.

27 May 2024

Prioritizing Large-Scale Biodiversity Conservation in Nature's Strongholds

To meet the imperative of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework target, which seeks to protect at least 30 percent of the planet by 2030, researchers in an essay in PLOS Biology argue that "conservation areas need to be large enough to encompass functioning ecosystems and their associated biodiversity, and located in areas of high ecological integrity."

24 May 2024

The Role of Seaweed in Oceanic Carbon Sequestration

An international group of researchers revealed that seaweed forests play a significant role in capturing and storing carbon dioxide in the deep ocean.

24 May 2024

Climate Change and Population Growth Intensify Water Scarcity Threat

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers from Utrecht University brought attention to the global clean water crisis.

24 May 2024

Optimizing Hybrid Renewable Energy for Off-Grid Communities

In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers presented a comprehensive analysis of various hybrid renewable energy system (HRES) configurations for powering rural communities in Ethiopia.

By Muhammad Osama 24 May 2024

EcoCortec® Bioplastics Plant Starts State-of-the-Art Compounding Operations for Bio-Resins in New Polymer Processing Factory!

EcoCortec®, a subsidiary of Cortec® Corporation, is proud to announce the launch of its state-of-the-art compounding operations for VpCI® polymers and bio-resins. Utilizing modern, high-tech compounding lines in its polymer processing facility, the plant is now producing premium concentrated masterbatch.

From Cortec® Corporation 24 May 2024

Energy-Friendly Solution for Polystyrene Recycling through Microwave Power

In a recently published Chemical Engineering Journal, a team of chemical engineers from the University of Bath and Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, USA have designed a new way to recycle polystyrene that might become the first practical method of making the material recyclable.

23 May 2024

Recycling Method Could Turn All Plastic Waste into New Products

Kevin Schug, the Shimadzu Distinguished Professor of Analytical Chemistry at The University of Texas at Arlington, is developing novel techniques for the separation and recycling of mixed plastics to increase recycling rates.

23 May 2024

Researchers Develop Wind Energy-Producing Drone

Researchers at the University of Bristol received a grant to study Airborne Wind Energy Systems (AWES) that use tethered drones to capture wind energy at high altitudes.

22 May 2024