Technology
Pack it in – 4 sustainable packaging solutions leading the way
News of the global plastic problem fills our headlines on a regular basis, and the statistics paint a bleak picture. National Geographic says 91% of plastic isn’t recycled, while the EPA estimates that 70% of plastic in the US ends…
The Battery-tracing Technology
London-based startup Circulor has developed a software to track and trace the materials used in EV battery production - offering full transparency in the materials’ lifecycle. The tech has already been picked up by Volvo, which originally used the system…
Researchers Develop New Way to Recycle EV Batteries
A team of researchers from the Faraday Institution at the University of Leicester have come up with a novel way of recycling electric vehicle (EV) batteries, using ultrasonic waves. Existing solutions to end-of-life batteries involve breaking them down in a…
How Lab-Grown Meat is Made
Lab-grown meat has been growing in popularity over the past few years. Due to climate change, ethical concerns and personal reasons, around 375 million people in the world are vegetarians. Despite this boggling fact, some companies are still doubting whether…
Ghost nets: the plastic haunting our oceans
In the fight against plastic, great attention has been paid to the terrestrial waste that finds its way to our oceans through landfill and littering. Schemes around the world have targeted disposable waste ranging from plastic straws to coffee cups,…
Engineered yeast could boost biofuel production
A team of researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a novel way of using yeast to produce ethanol, biodiesel and bioplastics. The research - which was funded by the US Department of Energy and the National Institutes…