A TU/e-led project using advanced catalytic methods to cleave carbon-carbon bonds in plant-based lignin is featured on the cover of the first-ever issue of Nature Chemical Engineering.
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Critical minerals are crucial for technology and a green economy but are hard to access due to depleted deposits and mining's eco-social issues. MistyWest recently hosted a meetup to discuss innovation barriers and societal perceptions.
How can circular economy principles be applied to the automotive industry?
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Battery recycling experts at the 2023 Battery Show North America indicate a sustainable recycling business model is coming into focus.
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A new material developed at EPFL could change how we make cement forever — and cut 500 million tons of emissions by 2030.
In this episode, we dive into how MIT researchers have found a new way of efficiently leveraging the abundant carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to create clean, stable fuel capable of addressing Hydrogen’s shortcomings while still offering its core benefits!
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Ammonia, a main component of many fertilizers, could play a key role in a carbon-free fuel system as a convenient way to transport and store clean hydrogen. The chemical, made of hydrogen and nitrogen (NH3), can also itself be burned as a zero-carbon fuel.
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ETH researchers are developing a low-carbon cement with a significantly lower embodied CO2 content than traditional cement. The Ultra Green Concrete project aims to make low-carbon, high-performance concrete widely accessible.
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According to calculations by KIT researchers, more than half of European single-family homes could be completely self-sufficient in energy
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The approach directly converts the greenhouse gas into formate, a solid fuel that can be stored indefinitely and could be used to heat homes or power industries.
If electronic textiles (e-textiles) are to have a sustainable future and at scale, then a transition is needed to unlock innovative wearable e-textiles that fit a sustainable circular economy – adopting what has been termed as the 4R design concept: repair; recycle; replace; reduce.
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From seismic sensors to bioreactors, the top ten finalists of the Connect for Good Challenge showcase the power of low-power wireless technology in addressing global sustainability challenges.
In a collaboration to strengthen sustainability in aviation, Boeing [NYSE: BA] is partnering with NASA and United Airlines for in-flight testing to measure how sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) affects contrails and non-carbon emissions, in addition to reducing the fuel's life cycle climate impact.
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Models show that an even global distribution of nitrogen fertilizer could significantly reduce total global fertilization and the resulting environmental impact
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Amid the race to make AI bigger and better, Lincoln Laboratory is developing ways to reduce power, train efficiently, and make energy use transparent.
