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How to Distil the 'Good Oil' from the Sea

To save the world’s fish stocks and oceans, scientists are racing to find better and sustainable ways to make healthy nutritional products such as Omega-3 fatty acids, biodiesel, aquaculture and livestock food from fast-growing microalgae.

14 Jul 2022

Hallett Group Launches $125m Green Cement Project Across Port Adelaide and Regional SA Today

A green cement project worth $125 million that will reduce Australian carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 300,000 tonnes per annum immediately, growing to approximately one million tonnes per annum in the future, is taking shape across Port Adelaide, Port Augusta, Port Pirie and Whyalla.

12 Jul 2022

Green Energy Transition: Upcycling EV Batteries into Graphene Oxide

A recent breakthrough in how to recycle EV batteries by tech companies Graphmatech and Graphenea and battery supplier Northvolt offers a way towards the green energy transition.

7 Jul 2022

Solar Blanket: Sustainable, Self-Sufficient Renewable Energy

Mirielle Steinhage has conceived of a solar-powered blanket that could grant access to renewable energy to those in need. The blanket is made from a conductive material that can be used to warm a person using solar power as the energy source.

7 Jul 2022

Activities Beyond College Campus Account for More than 60% of Carbon Emissions

Activities beyond campus – such as business air travel, student commutes and purchases of goods like lab equipment – account for more than 60% of Cornell University's carbon emissions, according to new research that analyzed the university's greenhouse gas consumption through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic.

7 Jul 2022

Towards Autonomous Prediction and Synthesis of Novel Magnetic Materials

In materials science, candidates for novel functional materials are usually explored in a trial-and-error fashion through calculations, synthetic methods, and material analysis.

7 Jul 2022

Extreme Fire Weather Days in Australia Have Doubled, New Study Finds

Extreme fire weather days have increased in Australia by 56 per cent over the last four decades, according to new research from an international team of scientists, including CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency.

1 Jul 2022

Scientists Develop Chemical Process to Convert CO2 to Methanol

Carbon dioxide must not be discharged into the atmosphere to safeguard the climate. Wherever CO2 generation cannot be controlled, it should be collected and transformed into other materials.

30 Jun 2022

Envetec Announces Its “Breakthrough Level” Sponsorship with My Green Lab

Envetec Sustainable Technologies Limited ("Envetec"), the world's first and only cleantech company with a validated technology dedicated to treating and eradicating biohazardous laboratory waste and material, today announced its "Breakthrough Level" sponsorship with My Green Lab - the leading non-profit organization dedicated to improving the sustainability of scientific research.

29 Jun 2022

Solar Recovery Corporation Spearheading the Growth of Circular Economy for Solar Panels in Australia

With Australia powering ahead as a solar powered nation, a major environmental problem is looming as millions of solar panels near their end of life requiring disposal and replacement.

24 Jun 2022