The building industry, particularly in quickly increasing urban areas, emits a substantial amount of nitrogen oxides (NOx), which cause serious health and environmental issues. A new study reveals an intriguing solution: Concrete-Nitrogen Mix, referred to as concrete nitrogenation. This approach has the potential to significantly cut NOx emissions, which would [...]
Cement is arguably the most widely utilized construction product in the world. With a little tinkering, it may also help energy storage. On a laboratory workstation in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a collection of polished black-colored concrete cylinders lies in liquid and is entangled with cables. They don’t appear to be accomplishing [...]
A landmark study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that following a healthy and sustainable diet can considerably lower the risk of early death while minimizing environmental impact. This is a preliminary large-scale research to directly assess the effects of following the recommendations of the major [...]
Australia aims to become a major player in renewable energy through innovative technology and clever government policies. SunDrive Solar, a Sydney-based firm that has pioneered solar technology, is an important factor in this shift. This article looks at Australia’s renewable energy potential, the obstacles it faces, and the tactics it [...]
A recent perspective paper in Natural Climate Change offers novel Demand-side Strategies to dramatically reduce the consumption of resources and fossil fuel air pollution. This study, led by Felix Creutzig of the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC) in Berlin, Germany, involves inputs from IIASA researchers Alessio [...]
The current spike in food costs isn’t just terrible news for grocery store shoppers; it also has important ramifications for the sugars used in biomanufacturing. Biomanufacturing, encompassing the production of food, plastics, and other commodity chemicals, is primarily reliant on sugar. Biomanufacturing has turned out to be less environmentally friendly [...]
The globe has a twofold challenge: a considerable amount of the food produced each year gets wasted while millions go hungry. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), nearly one-third of worldwide food production goes to waste each year, totaling 1.3 billion tons. At the same time, [...]
According to University of Michigan research, devices that convert heat into electric energy are becoming more realistic for grid applications, with a 44% efficiency rating. This is a big step toward the theoretical ideal efficiency for such technology. Revolutionary Heat Batteries: Heat batteries emerged as a promising way to store intermittent renewable energy. [...]
Ships emit a considerable amount of carbon dioxide (CO2), accounting for around 3% of total human-caused CO2 emissions. With few alternatives for reducing their carbon impact, a unique technology suggests that ships could absorb CO2 emissions via a naturally occurring chemical reaction. This process includes bubbling exhaust through saltwater and limestone, converting CO2 to stable [...]
Despite careful consumer attempts to separate and sort recyclables, the grim reality is that the majority of recyclable plastic bottles end up in landfills. The limits of traditional recycling technologies play a key role in this issue. Traditional recycling procedures primarily limited to the processing of type one and type two plastics, which include soda plastic bottles, bottles of water, and milk jugs. This [...]
