MANAGING DISCARDED MASKS
It’s estimated that 1.56 million facemasks entered the oceans in 2020. Around 75% of the ones used during the Pandemic[…]
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SEAWATER BATTERY SAVIOR
Buoy photo: Girma Nigusse Rechargeable seawater batteries (SWBs) are fire safe, environmentally benign, and less expensive than lithium-ion batteries. They[…]
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PLASTICS’ SUGAR SOLUTION
Starting with sugars, sustainable plastics have been made that perform as well, or even better, than commonly available plastics, are[…]
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BETTER EV BATTERIES
Photo: a rubber tree Electric vehicles (EVs) need cost-effective, safer, longer-lasting batteries that won’t explode during use or harm the[…]
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CUTTING SOLAR COSTS
Conn Center researchers at the University of Louisville have created the CuBert™ paste which replaces expensive silver with affordable and[…]
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EXTINCTION REBELLION ACTION
Last November, in a landslide referendum, Bostonians vehemently cast (non-binding) votes against placing Eversource’s substation in East Boston neighborhoods. They[…]
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FRUITFUL USE OF FUNGUS
There’s a new way to produce the critical proteins in egg whites—essential in myriad food and pharmaceutical products. A common[…]
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SOLIDIFYING SOLAR CELLS
A perovskite solar cell (a crystal structure designed to harvest higher energy photons) has been layered on top of a[…]
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MARINE MICROALGAE MERIT
Marine microalgae-based cellular agriculture is a promising new way to sustainably produce plant-based ‘meat’ and healthy ‘superfoods’. These single-cell photosynthetic[…]
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SOLAR CELL SOLUTION
A major advance in fabrication of low-cost solar cells also locks up greenhouse gases. Engineers have created a means of[…]
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