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Replacing plastics in fibre-based packaging for full recycling
Added: 10 May 2021
New research highlights biodigestible barrier polymers to replace plastics and non-repulpable lamin…
Pre-programmed degradation makes 'biodegradable' plastics truly compostable
Added: 22 Apr 2021
By embedding polymer-eating enzymes in plastic, researchers have found a way to make previously tri…
Recycled graphene from tyres can make more environmentally friendly concrete
Added: 8 Apr 2021
This could be where the rubber truly hits the road. Rice University scientists have optimised a pro…
Research points to a green energy system sooner than we'd hoped!
Added: 1 Apr 2021
Research shows solar photovoltaics are already cheaper, more innovative, and more integrated into t…
Jordan's water crisis should be a warning for the world
Added: 31 Mar 2021
It is very easy to take tap water for granted. But sobering predictions of recent research around J…
Positive 'tipping points' offer hope for climate
Added: 22 Mar 2021
Climate change mitigation is forever a balancing act. Environmental experts are beginning to unveil…
'Team ice' uncover crucial information to aid the development of new more active cryoprotectants
Added: 17 Mar 2021
Researchers uncover new understanding around the interactions between synthetic polymers and ice fo…
Tracking mosquito flight patterns in 3D using digital holography and mathematics
Added: 12 Mar 2021
Researchers have been asked to use large field-of-view digital holography to accurately apply 3D tr…
Closed-loop chemical recycling of common petrochemical realised
Added: 28 Jan 2021
Imagine plastics and rubber that can be chemically unzipped back to reusable monomers for recycling…
Roll over Indiana Jones - the modern archeologist comes armed with technology
Added: 21 Jan 2021
Looking into the past never looked so futuristic as it does today, and the Indiana Jones-style ster…
Long-life, long-range, rapid recharging, affordable electric car battery
Added: 21 Jan 2021
Go from zero to 60 miles per hour in 3 seconds and drive like a Porsche... Electric car batteries t…
Modelling system evolution dynamics for better ecosystem management
Added: 20 Jan 2021
Imagine being able to stop species becoming unexpectedly endangered in the first place...
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Ever had that sinking feeling?
Added: 7 Jan 2021
If you've found yourself wondering if you're sinking a little recently, that may be because you are…
Vital biodiversity collections face drop in specimen deposits
Added: 1 Jan 2021
Kansas researchers argue that expanded biodiversity infrastructure will be an essential front line …
Natural reward: has the other evolutionary shoe just dropped?
Added: 9 Dec 2020
Is natural reward the carrot to balance the stick of natural selection? Now there's a thought that …
Science priorities agreed for 2024 lunar exploration
Added: 9 Dec 2020
Planetary processes and polar resource potential prioritised by lunar science team. Researchers pre…
Self-watering soil could transform farming
Added: 9 Nov 2020
They say water is set to become more valuable than oil, with water scarcity becoming one of the mos…
Significant water deposits on the moon confirmed
Added: 26 Oct 2020
If you got trapped on the moon you'd at least be able to fill your water bottle according to NASA's…
NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station
Added: 19 Oct 2020
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and two Russian cosmonauts arrived aboard the International Space Statio…
Environmentally friendly silicon recycling
Added: 10 Sep 2020
Skoltech scientists and their colleagues from Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) have develope…
