A new way to recycle old IT cables
Spotted: In 2022, approximately 62 million tonnes of electronic waste were generated worldwide. Although this waste contains valuable materials such as metals, semiconductors, and rare elements, only...
View ArticleLeaf sensors enable smarter farming
Spotted: Global warming and changing weather patterns are making it harder for farmers across the globe to manage resources and maintain steady yields. Monitoring systems can help growers better...
View ArticleCracking plant odours for sustainable farming
Spotted: Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are airborne signals that allow plants to communicate with other organisms. For instance, when a plant is damaged by herbivorous pests, it releases VOCs....
View ArticleOrange peel polymers save water on farms
Spotted: Climate change is making water supplies for agriculture less predictable. One way to mitigate this is with the use of super absorbent polymers, which trap water when it rains and release it...
View ArticleMicrowaving waste cooking oil into chemicals
Spotted: Research into sustainable solutions needs to account for both the sourcing and the disposal of commodities. Through its repurposing of waste, recycling kills two birds with one stone – the...
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Using chemistry to further boost recycling rates
Spotted: Combatting plastic waste has become one of the most important pillars in achieving a more sustainable future. And yet, scaling simple and cost-efficient solutions – particularly when it comes...
View ArticleA vertical-axis typhoon-proof wind turbine
Spotted: The Global Wind Energy Council reports that, in order to meet COP28 targets, the wind industry needs to triple its annual growth from 2023 levels to reach at least 320 gigawatts by 2030. One...
View Article‘AI scientists’ that run their own research
Spotted: AI is boosting efficiencies across almost every industry, and that includes AI research itself. Sakana AI has recently introduced the AI Scientist, which allows large language models (LLMs)...
View ArticleBattery-free devices harness radio waves
Spotted: Wireless technologies like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 5G use radio frequency (RF) signals to keep us connected. Now, a groundbreaking prototype from a team led by the National University of...
View ArticleA new material boosts industrial carbon capture
Spotted: According to some estimates, around 30 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions can be attributed to industry, either through the sector’s energy usage or directly from industrial...
View ArticleCan a new way to store hydrogen unlock its potential?
Spotted: Hydrogen fuel cells generate electricity through a reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, producing only water and heat as by-products. However, in its gas phase, the clean energy source...
View ArticleBuilding healthy soils with biochar and microbes
Spotted: Biochar is organic material that has been carbonised under high temperatures in the presence of little, or no, oxygen. This process (called ‘pyrolysis’) releases bio-oils and gases and leaves...
View ArticleCould concrete capture more carbon than trees?
Spotted: Market analysts expect continued urbanisation and increased infrastructure development activities to contribute to the predicted growth of the concrete materials market to $364 billion by...
View ArticleGreening cities with a platform for clean transport credits
Spotted: The continued growth in global urbanisation is leading to increased demand for infrastructure and services, thereby driving resource shortages. In fact, the World Bank estimates that cities...
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An aerogel eases the roll-out of hydrogen logistics
Spotted: Green hydrogen has great potential for decarbonising heavy industry, largely because of its ability to generate high temperatures and, by reacting with a carbon source like CO2, create the...
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Nature-inspired inks for painting planes and more
Spotted: In traditional materials science, colour comes from molecules absorbing specific colours from white light. Over time, the molecules degrade and the colour fades. However, colour in some...
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A new method helps make the most of mushrooms
Spotted: Every year, the world generates two billion metric tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW), with thousands of tonnes of that rubbish sent to landfills every day. A significant proportion of...
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How can AI make flying safer and more efficient?
Spotted: Turbulence, responsible for a third of all weather-related aircraft accidents, has often been seen as a barrier to meeting climate goals in aviation. This is because some argue that, to...
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A self-healing plastic biodegrades in seawater
Spotted: Humans currently produce more than 350 million metric tonnes of plastic waste annually, and all this waste poses a serious problem for the environment, the ocean, and humans, so developing...
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Brewing protein to make sustainable materials
Spotted: Textile production is a major user of energy and water resources – as well as a major source of CO2 and pollution. While progress is being made to develop less energy-intensive materials in...
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