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Circular Economy
Recycling
Wind Turbine Blades made from bio-derived materials for more effective recycling
Researchers at the U.S. NREL have created a new resin for the production of wind turbine blades, made from biomass and capable of facilitating the upcycling of…
Editorial Team•28 August 2024
Tech innovations and Startups
In Australia the first tests on…
RMIT research has produced the world’s first real-life experiment for cement enriched…
1 June 2024
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3D printing with recyclable resin soon…
According to the experiment conducted by the University of Birmingham, 3D printing…
20 May 2024
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Building wind turbines with robots, the NREL experience
Researchers at the US lab used robotic assistance to automate the post-stamping operations of the blades.…
9 May 2024
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Precious metals from WEEE: the key to recovery from brewer’s yeast
By changing the pH and by changing the yeast it is possible to selectively recover precious…
15 March 2024
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Wood-based organic solar cells, the new frontier of photovoltaics
A group of researchers from the University of Linköping and the KTH developed an electron transport…
12 December 2023
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A catalyst developed in the USA allows the recycling of plastics
Normally ends up in landfills or incinerators, but this invention could make it much easier to…
25 October 2023
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Oxalic acid is perfect for recycling battery metals
The process developed by the Swedish Chalmers University makes it possible to recycle metals from electric…
24 October 2023
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Beer from recycled wastewater that you can only drink for free
Using recycled wastewater from a skyscraper, a recycling company has teamed up with a local brewery.…
14 October 2023
Water
How to recover water from fog using only solar energy
Based on a photocatalytic close-mesh lattice, researchers at ETH Zurich were able to recover water from…
30 August 2023
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From the Berkeley Lab a recyclable bioplastic to infinity
Scientists at the famous Californian research center have obtained from bacteria a recyclable bioplastic with properties…
31 July 2023
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Fungi, organic waste and 3D printing create new biomaterials
Growing mushrooms on organic waste compounds moulded from 3D printed moulds allows to obtain biomaterials totally…
26 May 2023
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From China, biorecyclable and biodegradable glass based on modified peptides
A research team of the Institute of Process Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has…
22 March 2023
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Fraunhofer reinvents thermal insulation with “sponge walls” and transparent laminated roofs
A glass foil cover that reduces the weight by 75% and a vertical water treatment system…
9 March 2023
Tech innovations and Startups
Lexus Design Awards 2023, from eco-tent to soap packaging
Lexus announces four winners of its international design competition that rewards emerging designers and innovators