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New Method Could Upcycle Cotton-Polyester Clothes to Reduce Pollution

Pollution created by making and dyeing clothes has pitted the fashion industry and environmentalists against each other. Now, the advent of "fast fashion" -- trendy clothing affordable enough to be disposable -- has strained that relationship even more. But what if we could recycle clothes like we recycle paper, or even upcycle them? Scientists report today new progress toward that goal

3 Apr 2017

Cryo-Mill Used to Crush Electronic Waste into Separated Powders

A idea to simplify electronic waste recycling was recently proposed by a team of researchers from Rice University and the Indian Institute of Science. They recommend crushing the electronic waste into nanodust.

22 Mar 2017

Biofuels can Help Reduce Jet Engine Pollution

A new study found that the biofuels used to power jet engines can help to reduce particle emissions in their exhaust by nearly 50 to 70%, and this could influence airline economics and Earthâ€™s environment.

16 Mar 2017

Researchers Move Closer to Understanding Darkness of Soot in Air Pollution

A team of researchers from The University of Manchester are one step closer to figuring out how the darkness of atmospheric soot particles is controlled by transparent coatings – a discovery that will help to inform global policy-makers analyzing the effects of pollution on climate.

28 Feb 2017

Wastewater from Oil and Gas Operations Alters Microbes Downstream in West Virginia

Rutgers’ Nicole Fahrenfeld leads research documenting impacts in stream water and sediments from a wastewater disposal facility

23 Feb 2017

MIT Professor Explores Impacts and Effects of Particulate Pollution

We breathe it in and out every few seconds, yet the air that surrounds us has chemical activity and variations in its composition that are remarkably complex.

2 Feb 2017

Scientists Find New Method to Extract Radioactivity from Water

A team of scientists from Kazan Federal University in Russia and Rice University have found a method to extract radioactivity from water. This discovery could help to purify the hundreds of millions of gallons of radioactive water stored after the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster.

20 Jan 2017