Researchers create supercapacitors from waste PET plastic bottles that could power electric vehicles and electronics within 5 ...
Two of our biggest environmental problems are the tons of unusable plastic waste, and the tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) which are released into the atmosphere in smokestack emissions. A new process is ...
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High-income countries have long sent their waste abroad to be thrown away or recycled — and an independent team of experts says they’re inundating the developing world with much more plastic than ...
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A cow farting in a feedlot isn’t just a roadside view in the midwest: for climate scientists, it’s a cause of concern. After all, cow farts and belches release significant amounts of methane into the ...
Dealing with plastic waste is a real headache. But with a little help, bacteria can turn plastic into a painkiller. The approach could help reduce plastic pollution and curb reliance on the fossil ...
Two U.S. scientists won a roughly $1.2 million prize for developing a way of using bacteria to turn plastic into protein powder. German pharmaceutical and chemicals company Merck KGaA said Tuesday it ...