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Using Tire Waste and Organic Waxes to Produce Innovative, Sustainable Asphalt

A research performed at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid has demonstrated that the temperature for manufacturing and placing the asphalt mixtures can be reduced up to 30 degrees by maintaining a good mechanical behavior.

16 Apr 2018

Researchers Reach Milestone in Mission for Zero-Waste Cellphone

Researchers at The University of British Colombia (UBC) have perfected a process to successfully separate fiberglass and resin - two of the most frequently discarded parts of a cell phone - taking them closer to their objective of a zero-waste cell phone.

16 Apr 2018

Recycled Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastics Could be Used for Producing Bipolar Plates for Fuel Cells & Batteries

Carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRPs) are becoming a subject of intense research as aircraft components. A new technology changes recycled carbon fibers into materials for fuel cells & batteries: saving costs and enhancing CO2 balance.

11 Apr 2018

Recycled Waste Soot Challenges Natural Graphite as Lithium-Ion Battery Anode

Using heat treatment, black carbon waste material from Merchant ships was transformed into highly crystalline, graphitic 3D structures known as nano-onions. Electrochemical testing showed its properties make it an ideal candidate for low-cost anodic material in lithium-ion batteries.

9 Apr 2018

Simple Test to Detect E. Coli in Drinking Water Wins Grand Prize

Microbe-contaminated drinking water is a major issue across the globe. According to the World Health Organization, at least 2 billion people worldwide use contaminated drinking water, causing diseases such cholera, dysentery, typhoid, and polio, and leading to more than 500,000 diarrheal deaths annually.

9 Apr 2018