A team at Osaka University, Japan, has developed a biodegradable plant-based plastic that breaks down in seawater to combat the ocean waste problem.
By Sarah Moore
1 Jun 2020
Lenzing has spent over 80 years developing alternative, sustainable fibers . Now, they have teamed up with major manufacturers in the automotive industry.
As countries try to contain viral spread by restricting travel and social interaction, cities have seen all-time lows in air pollution levels and researchers are reporting the sharpest decline in greenhouse gas emissions since records began.
By Sally Robertson
27 May 2020
Wärtsilä and Eidesvik Offshore are working on the Viking Energy Project which aims to build a zero-emissions supply vessel using ammonia-powered fuel cells.
In the battle against the massive, growing issue of plastic pollution, scientists from IBM recently announced a new plastics recycling system they called VolCat, short for volatile catalyst. The system is based on a catalytic chemical reactor that converts waste PET into a plastics raw material.