ELIMINATING CONCRETE
An innovative material, called cardboard-confined rammed earth, is composed entirely of cardboard, water and soil–making it reusable and recyclable. It[…]
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JOLTING FOOD WASTE
Adding an electrical jolt to fermentation of industrial food waste speeds up the process and increases the yield of platform[…]
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CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVISTS IN COURT
Youth climate activists are taking the Trump administration to a federal court over its anti-environment agenda, arguing that three of[…]
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PROMISING PLASTIC CONVERSION
A new method converts PET plastic waste into a solution for efficient and sustainable CO2 capture. With the new chemical[…]
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PROMISING AI ADVANCE
A new silicon chip uses light rather than just electricity to perform convolution operations for AI, dramatically reducing energy use[…]
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MORE ON CEMENT
Cement normally soaks up the sun’s heat, making buildings hotter. By tweaking the chemistry of cement, a new material reflects[…]
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CONSTRUCTION, CEMENT, AND CLIMATE CHANGE
With global population growth accelerating urban expansion, construction activity has reached unprecedented levels while construction waste accumulates in landfills. Ordinary[…]
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COTTON GARMENTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Where electricity is carbon-intensive, the use phase of cotton garments often has a bigger carbon footprint than production, especially if[…]
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CARBON NEUTRAL CONCRETE
A new concrete not only survives wildfires and extreme weather, but heals itself and absorbs carbon from the air. A[…]
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A SOLAR STILL
Making ammonia fertilizer is energy and carbon-intensive. A new low-cost solar-driven method recycles ammonia in farm and industrial runoff–otherwise becoming[…]
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