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Study Investigates Environmental Impacts of Disposable, Takeaway Food Containers

According to researchers, more must be done to deal with the growing environmental effect of takeaway food containers.

19 Dec 2018

Novel System for Storing Renewable Energy to Achieve On-Demand Delivery of Electricity

Engineers at MIT have created a conceptual design for a system to store renewable energy, such as wind and solar power, and to perform on-demand delivery of the energy back into an electric grid.

6 Dec 2018

Co-Treatment of Legacy Wastewater in Mine and Drilling Sites Could Reduce Environmental Impact

Although the energy history of Pennsylvania is famous for the amounts of fossil fuels it has produced, it also filled with the environmental legacies of coal mining and, more recently, hydrofracturing.

28 Nov 2018

A Cleaner Method for Recycling Rare Earths for Sustainable Technology

A set of 17 elements at the bottom of the periodic table is closely entwined with modern life. Most of these metals, referred to as rare earths (REs), are highly magnetic and are used in green power, computing, and other technologies.

5 Nov 2018

Curtin Research Finds New Technology Could Transform Stormwater Treatment

Curtin University research has found that a new stormwater treatment device improves treated stormwater quality by as much as 80 per cent, in a development that could prevent harmful pollutants from entering waterways and cut recycling and infrastructure costs for authorities globally.

2 Nov 2018

DSM and Starboard Collaboration Transforms Discarded Fishing Nets from Waste into High-End Surfboard Components

Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, and Starboard, a world leading Watersports company offering Paddle, Surf, Windsurf and Kiteboards, announced that they are collecting and upcycling discarded fishing nets to create a material for consumer goods such as surfboard components.

26 Sep 2018