Sustainability – Page 17
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Business
Online tool tracks bio-based materials
E-certificates automatically trace ingredients through supply chain processes
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Research
Wooden windows could make better buildings
Scientists in China have turned wood into a transparent material that could be a replacement for glass
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News
'Remarkably flavourful' lab-grown poultry
Artificial meat firm now racing to drive down costs with an eye on consumer sales by 2021
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Feature
Smartphone recycling
Although smartphones contain a host of valuable metals, getting at them is the tricky bit. Emma Davies reports
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News
Nottingham green labs rise from ashes
Innovative low carbon labs rebuilt after fire destroyed them mid-construction
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Research
Biochar takes the pharmaceuticals out of urine
Method for cleansing waste urine could see it used as a fertiliser
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Research
Film printed by the metre can cool homes without any power
Material can reflect sun’s ray and emit heat for cheap air conditioning
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Opinion
Humphry Davy and cutting our carbon footprint
A 200 year old electrolysis experiment could hold the key to sustainable fertiliser production
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Feature
Could artificial meat save the planet?
As meat production becomes unsustainable, Dinsa Sachan investigates the new industry of meat substitutes
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Research
Ozone filling a hole in water disinfection
Ozone generator proves to be healthier alternative to established chlorination technology for small-scale wastewater treatment
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Podcast
Science and the City by Laurie Winkless – Book club
In this month’s book club we discuss the technologies that help modern cities function
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Research
Plastics synthesis goes green
Enzyme-catalysed polymerisation could lead to sustainable plastics
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Research
Carbonate solvent makes for greener leather
Propylene carbonate helps to reduce amount of wastewater generated during leather tanning
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Research
Mineral hydrogel points to new recyclable plastics
Calcium carbonate hydrogel can be moulded, hardened and recycled – just add water
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Research
Old CDs recycled into valuable plastic
One pot technique can turn polycarbonates into polymer used in specialist engineering and medical roles
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Research
Computer program pins down carbon capturing ionic liquids
Simulations take guesswork out of finding optimal conditions for CO2 capture
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Research
Carbon dioxide reduction put under the spotlight
Rhenium catalyst that responds to visible light can effectively reduce carbon dioxide
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Research
MOF in a bottle
Waste plastic bottles become a source for porous metal–organic framework synthesis