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Wastewater Composition Dictates Recovery Technology and Final Fertilizer Form

A research team has mapped how wastewater, so far an overlooked source of potassium fertilizer, offers a potential alternative to conventional potash mining.

24 Oct 2026

Accelerating Direct Air Capture Through Ultra-Thin Amine-Based Surface Coatings

Removing CO2 directly from the atmosphere has so far been a complex, energy-intensive, and expensive process. Empa researchers are therefore pursuing a completely new approach: Instead of trapping the greenhouse gas in bulky filter materials over long periods of time, extremely thin coatings are designed to absorb and release CO2 in a matter of seconds - thereby requiring significantly less energy and material.

23 Oct 2026

Transforming Wastewater into Sustainable Potassium Fertilizer Sources for Modern Agriculture

A research team has mapped how wastewater, so far an overlooked source of potassium fertilizer, offers a potential alternative to conventional potash mining.

23 Oct 2026

Fermilab Village Serves as Living Lab for Midwest Energy Retrofits

The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a strategic approach for improving the energy performance of aging buildings at Fermilab Village in Batavia, Illinois.

22 Oct 2026

Optimizing Vehicle Grille Design for High-Efficiency Roadside Air Purification

An air-purifying vehicle technology has been developed that removes fine particulate matter from surrounding air while driving and captures brake wear particles before they are released. The technology uses the vehicle's existing structure to purify roadside air and directly capture brake wear particles at the source.

22 Oct 2026

Hiden Analytical’s Flagship HPR-20 R&D Supports Real-Time Gas Analysis for Carbon Capture and Advanced Research

As carbon capture research moves from laboratory studies towards pilot-scale and industrial process development, reliable real-time gas analysis is becoming increasingly important for understanding CO2 behavior, monitoring process gases and optimizing experimental conditions.

From Hiden Analytical 21 Oct 2026

Study Identifies Sustainable Additive Bias in Consumer Perception

When hotels replace single-use toiletries with refillable dispensers, or companies strip unnecessary items from product bundles to cut waste, they may expect consumers to hail these changes as environmentally responsible.

21 Oct 2026

Improving Quality Standards for Waste-Derived Fuels in Global Cement Production

Waste that would otherwise end up in landfill could help low-carbon cement production by reducing the industry's reliance on fossil fuels, according to Australian researchers.

21 Oct 2026

Multi-Modal Remote Sensing Fusion Cuts Water Level Prediction Error Half

Water level data traditionally come from hydrological stations, but sparse spatial coverage, high operational costs and limited real-time capability hinder continuous monitoring in complex plain river-network regions, where water level variations are jointly influenced by precipitation, sluice regulation, human activities and agricultural irrigation, exhibiting strong nonlinearity, non-stationarity and spatial heterogeneity.

20 Oct 2026

University of Bath Secures £2.5 Million FCDO Funding for Global Deforestation Research Project

The University of Bath has secured £2.5 million in funding from the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Forest Governance, Markets and Climate (FGMC) Program to lead a major international research project aimed at tackling deforestation linked to global commodity supply chains.

16 Oct 2026