Technology
Commentary – Controlling individual water droplets as biochemical reactors
Researchers at the Ritsumeikan University in Japan have been digging more into tiny tools that could be used in the development of bio chemicals for more sustainable technologies that could transform the way we live. With emerging technologies such as…
Ginkgo Bioworks and Bayer Join Forces to Engineer Plant Microbes
Joyn Bio is engineering plant microbes to develop high- performing biologicals to help growers overcome challenges and offer new agricultural solutions. Joyn Bio is an association between Ginkgo Bioworks and Leaps by Bayern. The collaboration brings together Bayer’s experience and…
Researchers Develop Method to Recycle Lithium-ion Batteries
At beginning of July, at the University of Leicester, the Faraday Institution project on the recycling of lithium-ion batteries led by Professor Andy Abbott applied a new method, using ultrasonic waves, in order to separate valuable materials from electrodes, and…
Energycane could be cheaper, better alternative to soybeans
Four new studies from the University of Illinois have indicated that energycane could produce higher yields of biofuel than soybeans - at a lower cost. The studies were undertaken as part of the Renewable Oil Generated with Ultra-productive Energycane (ROGUE)…
Graphene-based ink could make the electronics of our future
Graphene has long been known as something of a wonder-material, given its high durability and the fact that it is both the thinnest and the strongest material, consisting of a single layer of carbon atoms that is pliable and highly…
Rocks In Oman Could Be Highly Effective for Carbon Sequestration
Researchers in the Wadi Lawayni valley in Oman have found that the rocks that make up the region could be useful for geological carbon sequestration, thus reducing the human carbon footprint. The rocks in the region are rich in magnesium…