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Nikola Gives First Peek into a Global Zero-Emission Future at Nikola World Event

Nikola CEO Trevor Milton offered thousands of participants a sneak peek into a global zero-emission future at the Nikola World event held at WestWorld of Scottsdale on April 16th, 2019.

17 Apr 2019

Researchers Find a Much Stronger Replacement for Plastic that is Biodegradable

The hunt to avoid plastic from reaching landfills while at the same time meeting the demands of the food industry is full of hindrances.

10 Apr 2019

Researchers Tweak MOFs to Create Rocket Fuel that is Safer and Cleaner

According to a study reported in Science Advances last week, it might be feasible to synthesize rocket fuel that is considerably safer and cleaner when compared to the hypergolic fuels that are generally used at present, and yet just as effective.

8 Apr 2019

Rice University Researchers Find New Way to Deal with the Glut of Used Lithium-Ion Batteries

Scientists at the Rice University have truly found a way to deal with the excess amount of used lithium-ion batteries left behind—a consequence of the growing demand for cellphones, electric vehicles, and other electronic devices.

2 Apr 2019

Researchers Achieve Slightly More Efficient Transfer of Current from Bacteria to Electrode

In the last few years, scientists have sought to acquire the electrical current that bacteria produce through their own metabolism. However, to date, it has not been possible to transfer the current from the bacteria to a receiving electrode efficiently.

27 Mar 2019

Making Disposable Products or Bioplastic Films from Fruit Waste

How about a disposable cup from which one can drink coffee and then have the cup as dessert. Veronika Bátori, who recently obtained her doctorate in Resource Recovery at the University of Borås, has made the first move toward making the production of disposable products or bioplastic films from fruit waste a reality.

21 Mar 2019

Engineered Microbe Could Jump-Start a Renewable Plastics Industry

With a few genetic tweaks, a type of soil bacteria with an appetite for hydrocarbons shows promise as a biological factory for converting a renewable — but frustratingly untapped — bounty into a replacement for ubiquitous plastics.

14 Mar 2019

Researchers Use Potato-flour-derived TPS & PLA to Produce Disposable Cutlery

Innovative polymer composition for the production of, among others ecological disposable cutlery, subject to organic recycling, was developed at the Department of Polymer Technology of the Faculty of Chemistry of the Gdańsk University of Technology.

13 Mar 2019

KAUST Team Develops Eco-Friendly Method to Make Membranes that Process Wastewater

The environmental credentials of the chemical industry could be greatly enhanced by the selectively permeable membranes derived from renewable plant-based materials.

12 Mar 2019

King’s College London and British Safety Council Launch Canairy, the World’s First Mobile App for Outdoor Workers to Measure Their Exposure to Air Pollution in London

A unique app launched today by King’s College London for the British Safety Council’s Time to Breathe campaign, provides outdoor workers with information to help them reduce their exposure to air pollution and employers with intelligence to enable them to protect the health of their workers.

11 Mar 2019