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Novel Biodegradable Material Helps Purify Urban Air

The University of Cordoba has created a biodegradable material made with nanocellulose and photocatalytic particles to effectively decontaminate urban air.

20 Apr 2023

Heat Waves May Impede India's Progress Toward Its Sustainable Development Goals

Heatwaves in India are increasing in frequency, intensity and lethality, burdening public health, agriculture, and other socio-economic and cultural systems.

20 Apr 2023

Argonne Scientists Analyze Circular Pathways to Reduce, Reuse or Recycle Plastics

Our society has a love affair with plastic. To take our relationship to the next level — happily ever after in a waste-free future — the path is circular.

20 Apr 2023

Groundbreaking Study Charts Australia’s Path to Net Zero

Australia will need to triple the National Electricity Market’s power capacity by 2030 to be on track for net zero by 2050 – requiring a rapid rollout of wind and solar power, transmission, storage, electric vehicles, and heat pumps as we replace our coal fleet.

19 Apr 2023

Delta Demonstrates How its Smart Green Solutions are 'Realizing an Intelligent, Sustainable and Connecting World' at Hannover Messe 2023

Delta, a global leader in power and thermal management solutions, today launched its new brand value proposition, 'Realizing an Intelligent, Sustainable and Connecting World', at Hannover Messe 2023.

From Delta Electronics (Netherlands) BV 19 Apr 2023

68% of Carbon Contributions Come From Single-Use Surgical Items

The carbon footprint of products used in the five most common surgical operations performed in the National Health Service (NHS) in England has been analyzed, revealing that 68% of the carbon contributions are attributed to single-use items, including single-use gowns, patient drapes, and instrument table drapes

19 Apr 2023

PNNL-Patented ShAPE Process Transforms Aluminum Scrap Into New Vehicle Parts

Scrap aluminum can now be collected and transformed directly into new vehicle parts using an innovative process being developed by the automotive industry, in particular for electric vehicles.

19 Apr 2023

Removing and Recycling Lab Plastics

In 2019, MIT's Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) Office collaborated with several research labs in the Department of Biology to determine the feasibility of recycling clean lab plastics.

19 Apr 2023

Changes in Precipitation and Temperature Affect Streamflow, Flooding in the Northeast

In the last 25 years, the Northeast has seen the highest surge in intense precipitation across the country.

19 Apr 2023

Study Offers Insight Into Rapidly Changing Open Ocean Ecosystems

A study in Nature Ecology and Evolution, led by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) and the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Manoa, reveals that a remarkable diversity of coastal marine invertebrates has successfully colonized the high seas.

19 Apr 2023

Is Radiology the Key to a More Sustainable Healthcare System?

The health care system is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.

19 Apr 2023

CSU's Path to Create Safer and Healthier Communities in the Face of Changing Climate

In honor of Earth month, we recognize the California State University's (CSU) desire to create safer and healthier communities in the face of a changing climate.

18 Apr 2023

HomeBiogas Launches the Booster Kit In the UK: Turning Waste to Energy In Cold Climate

HomeBiogas launches in the United Kingdom with a revolutionary Booster Kit, designed to maximize Homebiogas system’s biogas production in cold climates, all year round.

From HomeBiogas 18 Apr 2023

RELEX Solutions Saves More than 11 Million kg of Food Waste Worldwide

A new report by RELEX Solutions, provider of unified supply chain and retail planning solutions, has found that in the last year, the company’s AI-driven solutions helped RELEX food retail customers worldwide save a combined estimated 11 million kg of food waste across the supply chain thanks to more accurate forecast and inventory optimization - the equivalent of more than 35,000 tons of CO2.

From RELEX Solutions 18 Apr 2023

Simultaneous Production of Heat and Oxygen with New Solar Hydrogen System

Given its resemblance to a satellite dish or other telecommunications equipment, a parabolic dish on the EPFL campus is easily missed. The unique feature of this dish is that it functions like an artificial tree.

18 Apr 2023