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A Wax-Coated Sand Mulch Could Help Decrease Evaporation of Water on Desert Farms

A nature-stimulated wax-coated sand has been developed to help improve the production of food in the desert since freshwater resources are getting depleted.

25 Apr 2022

Envetec Announces Launch of New Cleantech Solution to Safely Treat Biohazardous Waste

Envetec Sustainable Technologies Limited ("Envetec"), today announced the launch of its GENERATIONS™[1] technology, a breakthrough cleantech solution that safely treats biohazardous waste and materials including plastics, glass, PPE, sharps containers, and other general laboratory consumables on-site at source.

25 Apr 2022

Mastercard Expands the Priceless Planet Coalition’s Forest Restoration Effort

With 15 new projects across six continents, progress is accelerating toward goal of 100 million trees, as consumer support for environmental causes grows

20 Apr 2022

UQ Collaborates on a Trailblazing Sustainable Energy Project

The University of Queensland will play a crucial role in a multi-million-dollar four-year project which will see universities and industry working together to build commercialisation in Australia’s critical mineral supply chain that will create 1300 jobs.

20 Apr 2022

Arden Homes and RACV Create a More Sustainable Future for Victorian Home-buyers

Arden Homes has announced a new venture with RACV Solar that will ensure every Arden Aspire and Lumina home built in 2022 and beyond will have solar panel system installed by RACV Solar.

20 Apr 2022

Microplastics in the Food Chain

Plastic rubbish is everywhere and now broken-down microplastics have been found in variable concentrations in blue mussels and water within the intertidal zone at some of southern Australia’s most popular and more remote beaches.

20 Apr 2022

Making Solar Energy Even More Sustainable

A team of researchers has developed a tandem solar cell that is extremely efficient and made up of perovskite and organic absorbers, which can be manufactured at costs lower than traditional silicon-based solar cells.

18 Apr 2022

Creating Scalable Clean Energy Solutions for Decarbonization of Industrial Processes

On April 11, 2022, MIT announced five multiyear flagship projects in the first-ever Climate Grand Challenges, a new initiative to tackle complex climate problems and deliver breakthrough solutions to the world as quickly as possible.

15 Apr 2022

Metso Outotec Develops New Electric Lokotrack Range

In response to the growing demand for sustainable solutions, Metso Outotec is conducting a program to develop a new, complete range of electrically driven track-mounted crushers and screens.

From Metso Outotec Corporation 12 Apr 2022

Tropical Cities Account for 180,000 Excess Deaths Due to Air Pollution

A study directed by scientists at University College London (UCL) and the University of Birmingham has exposed that approximately 180,000 avoidable fatalities spanning 14 years in rapidly expanding tropical cities were caused by a swift increase in emerging air pollution,

11 Apr 2022