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Perennial Bioenergy Crop gets UK Government Funding
A project looking to expand cultivation of bioenergy crop Miscanthus has received over £150,000 in funding under the UK Government’s Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Programme. The project - dubbed OMENZ - is being run by Terravesta with the aim of helping…
Nike Partners with Newlight for Carbon-Negative Sneakers
Nike, the athletic giant announced it is taking more steps towards going green. Nike is partnering with Newlight Technologies in order to explore greener material alternatives for their sneakers. Newlight's AirCarbon is a carbon-negative bioplastic product, which serves as an…
UN Releases Report On Air Quality Standard Laws
About a third of the world's countries lack laws about air quality standards. In countries where such laws exist, they often fail to comply with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. An estimated 31% of countries that could introduce such ambient…
Potential Oxygen-delivering Hydrogel Could Accelerate Diabetic Wound Healing
According to the paper “Preventing foot ulcers in patients with diabetes” published in 2005 by Singh, Nalini, David G. Armstrong, and Benjamin A. Lipsky, approximately a quarter of diabetic patients suffer from painful and potentially dangerous foot ulcers which are…
Lab-Made Furs Could Replace Breeding for Fur
The fashion industry is being revolutionized as scientists have achieved the world’s first in vitro hair follicle inseparably linked to collagen in order to cultivate cell-based fur and wool. Startup Furoid’s team has developed a system in which multiple single…
Mars puts Water Recycling on the Agenda for Mexican Sites
FMCG major Mars has committed to ‘water balance’ at five of its manufacturing sites in Mexico by 2025 - targeting areas experiencing water scarcity. The sites, including Guadalajara, Montemorelos, Queretaro, Santa Catarina, and Toluca, will match every litre of water…