Technology
Researchers Engineer Bacteria To Produce Stronger Spider Silk
Spider silk is one of the strongest and most resistant materials known in nature. Now engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have designed amyloid silk hybrid proteins and produced them in engineered bacteria. The resulting fibers are stronger and…
ExxonMobil to Expand Carbon Capture Capacity at Wyoming facility
American multinational ExxonMobil yesterday (21 October) announced it had started the process to begin expanding its carbon capture and storage (CCS) capacity at LaBarge - its Wyoming-based facility. According to the company, this site has to date captured more carbon…
Commentary: Could Hemp be the next Building Block of our Future?
Global efforts to decarbonise are changing the tools and tricks of every industry, and in the construction sector we’re seeing innovators look to a range of materials to make our buildings greener. While hemp was used as a building material…
2021 Earthshot Prize Winners
The first ever Earthshot Prize was held this Sunday 17th in London, England, an event that is the equivalent of the Nobel Prize but for environmental activities. Founded by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and renowned naturalist David Attenborough, Earshot’s…
Hydrogen Around the World
Hydrogen - in particular green hydrogen- has been pitted as a significant upcoming energy source in our global landscape, and in the lead up to November’s COP26 conference, governments and businesses alike are making the low carbon energy source a…
Commentary: A New Tool for Measuring Microplastics
While public awareness of the dangers microplastics pose to human, animal and environmental health are at an all time high, accurate means of measuring the amount of this material in our ecosystems has thus far remained insufficient. Now, a new…