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WWF Report finds Farms Waste 1bn Tonnes of Food Every Year
A new report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), titled ‘Driven To Waste’ has concluded that the current global food waste crisis is worse than previously predicted, finding over a billion tonnes of food is wasted every year before it…
Sandia develops new Low-cost, Low-temperature Batteries
Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories have designed a new kind of grid-scale molten sodium batteries which can be used at lower temperatures than conventional battery types. The novel battery types can also use lower cost materials than conventional ones. Molten…
Aflac Global partners with Denham Capital to develop Sustainable Infrastructure Platform
Global sustainable infrastructure investment firm Denham Capital has entered a $2.1bn strategic partnership with American insurance firm Aflac Global. The collaboration will seek to accelerate Denham’s Sustainable Infrastructure Platform, as well as fund the firm’s next equity fund. The platform…
Pivot Bio Raises $430m for Technology to Replace Synthetic Fertilisers
California-based startup Pivot Bio has announced it raised $430m in its latest funding round, bringing the company’s total value to nearly $2bn. The company, which started at the University of California, has been working to develop microbes that can act…
Stora Enso’s Pilot Plant making Bio-based Carbon has Opened its Doors
Finnish forestry firm Stora Enso has announced the opening of its pilot plant making bio-based carbon from lignin - a type of organic polymer. The wood-based product (dubbed Lignode) is intended for use in batteries for products such as electric…
Commentary: A Deep Dive into How Synthetic Biology Allows Us to Gain Crucial Knowledge from Microalgae
A deep dive into how synthetic biology allows us to gain crucial knowledge from microalgae Reference：https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/articles/speaking-algae-tapping-the-ancient-power-of-microalgae-using-synthetic-biology-351022