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Is 3D Printing Increasing the Plastic Pollution Problem?

Article - 3 Apr 2019

Over the past two years, one environmental issue has increasingly stolen the limelight: Plastic pollution. Our dependence on plastic - especially single-use plastics - is now one of the leading global...

Crops vs. Livestock - Which is Better for You and the Environment?

Article - 16 Jan 2019

By the year 2050, researchers estimate that the global population will reach 9.6 billion; a 33% increase that will take place in only 30 years.

How Much Plastic Goes into the Ocean Each Year?

Article - 14 Dec 2018

The war on plastic has been growing in strength over the past few years. The full effects of plastic in the ocean are filtering into the public consciousness and have resulted in environmental...

Things You Didn't Know You Could Recycle

Article - 26 Nov 2018

While there has been increased effort to recycle materials in order to reduce energy consumption, raw material production and land fill.

How Do Biodegradable Sensors Work?

Article - 26 Nov 2018

There is much interest in developing sensors made from non-toxic materials that are also biodegradable; current sensors, while innovative and beneficial, are laced with precious metals which are...

Plastic Water Bottles are a Danger to Your Health

Article - 7 Sep 2018

Plastic water bottles are not only a blight on the environment, it turns out they’re bad for your health too. Did you know that chemicals found in the bottles – and in plastic food containers and...

How Plastic Pollution is Affecting the Ocean Wildlife

Article - 16 May 2018

A huge whale with a plastic bucket stuck in its mouth, new-born dolphin calves being exposed to pollutants through their mother’s contaminated milk

Glowing Plants May One Day Replace Electric Lights

Article - 19 Dec 2017

Engineers at MIT have embedded nanoparticles into the leaves of a watercress plant, which induces them to give off a dim light that lasts for a few hours.

Can Nuclear Power Be Safe for the Environment?

Article - 31 Dec 2012

The modern world experiences an ever-growing demand for clean energy production with reducing supplies of fossil fuels and the threat of permanent damage to the environmental owing to prolonged...

Wireless Charging: Making the World Greener

Article - 15 Nov 2012

Wireless charging is an advancing technology which eliminates the hassles involved in the use of a power cord.