Technology
Weather-resistant crops: the bioenergy fuel of the future
When it comes to global decarbonisation, the transport sector is a key target for environmentalists and clean energy companies alike - accounting for one-fifth of global carbon dioxide emissions. As global populations and economies grow, so the transport sector will…
Engineered Venus Flytraps Could Help Sustainable Agriculture
Scientists in Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) are engineering venus flytraps to aid them in learning about sickly crops. The flytraps are controlled through an app, by using the application of electrodes. The researchers can direct the flytraps through the…
Bamboo: A Substitute for Wood for Biofuel
Once presented as a no-failure promise to cut carbon emissions and mitigate the effects of a changing climate, biofuels have come under attack over the years due to negative effects, such as increasing deforestation, promoting land degradation and diminishing biodiversity.…
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…