Chlorophyll may biochemically recycle antioxidants
Chlorophyll, the green molecule that makes photosynthesis possible, may provide underappreciated dietary benefits, offering up yet one more reason to eat those leafy green vegetables......»»
"Gas Station in Space" - A New Proposal to Convert Space Junk Into Rocket Fuel
"An Australian company is part of an international effort to recycle dangerous space junk into rocket fuel — in space," reports the Guardian. Slashdot reader votsalo shared their report (which also looks at some of the other companies working.....»»
"Gas Station in Space" - A New Proposal to Convert Space Junk Into a Rocket Fuel
"An Australian company is part of an international effort to recycle dangerous space junk into rocket fuel — in space," reports the Guardian. Slashdot reader votsalo shared their report (which also looks at some of the other companies working.....»»
The best eco-friendly gifts at every price point
I've always gone out of my way to recycle, conserve electricity, and vote for government officials who take climate change seriously. But I didn't understand the true gravity of environmental decline until I watched A Plastic Ocean on Netflix a few y.....»»
Scientists discover how mitochondria import antioxidants
Many of the processes that keep us alive also put us at risk. The energy-producing chemical reactions in our cells, for example, also produce free radicals—unstable molecules that steal electrons from other molecules. When generated in surplus, fre.....»»
A Water Crisis Reveals You Can"t Recycle in the Arctic
Fuel contamination forced the residents of Iqaluit to rely on bottled water—and now they're having a hard time getting rid of the plastic......»»
The Royal Mint To Extract Gold From Old Phones
Gold and precious metals are to be extracted from old phones and laptops by Britain's coin-maker. From a report: The Royal Mint plans to introduce a world-first technology to the UK to recycle gold from electronic waste. Fewer than one fifth of elect.....»»
A French Company Is Using Enzymes To Recycle One of the Most Common Single-Use Plastics
In late September, Carbios, a French startup, opened a demonstration plant in central France to test the use of enzymes to recycle PET, one of the most common single-use plastics and the material used to make most beverage bottles. MIT Technology Rev.....»»
Healthy soil, healthy farms
Soils, like people, can be healthy or unhealthy. We've recently learned how important the microbes inside our bodies are to human health. Likewise, soil health depends on a complex group of microbes. These bacteria and fungi recycle nutrients and pre.....»»
Reducing plastics in gardens
With plastic waste a worldwide problem, consumers are taking steps to reduce use and recycle more household packaging—including in their own backyard......»»
New tool finds the best opportunities to reduce, reuse and recycle across industrial sectors
A new tool finds hidden connections across industrial sectors and identifies opportunities to reduce waste and lower carbon emissions by mapping the physical economy for a region......»»
Harnessing sunlight to fuel the future through covalent organic frameworks
Photocatalysts absorb energy from light to make a chemical reaction happen. The best known photocatalyst is perhaps chlorophyll, the green pigment in plants that helps turn sunlight into carbohydrates. While carbohydrates may be falling out of favor,.....»»
A new process to recycle metallurgical slag
Researchers at Ural Federal University (UrFU) and the Institute of Metallurgy of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (UrB RAS) have developed and successfully tested technology for the waste-free processing of slag. This technology hel.....»»
Plants recycle specialized metabolic products to provide nutrients for primary metabolism
Plants are able to reuse specialized metabolic products and break them down to recover nutrients needed for basic metabolic activities, RIKEN plant scientists have discovered. Deactivating the enzyme responsible for this mechanism could improve the p.....»»
Can You Recycle a Hard Drive? Google Is Trying to Find Out
Rare-earth magnet recycling could reduce the need to mine for more resources, leading to more sustainable data centers......»»
Can You Recycle a Hard Drive? Google is Quietly Trying To Find Out
Rare earth magnet recycling is about so much more than sustainable data centers. From a report: The U.S. alone generates nearly 17 percent of all used hard disk drives -- the largest share globally -- and researchers have estimated that if all of the.....»»
Boeing Scrubs Launch of Starliner Crew Capsule To Space Station
The launch of Boeing's Starliner crew capsule on an unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station was scrubbed Tuesday because of an undisclosed technical issue. Mission managers told the launch team to recycle for another attempt Wednesda.....»»
Unique pigments in photosynthetic marine bacterium reveal how it lives in low light
A high-resolution structural analysis by RIKEN biochemists of photosystem I, which contains chlorophyll d and pheophytin a, the light-absorbing pigments found in a marine bacterium, could help scientists discover how the microbe survives in the low-e.....»»
Human stem cells enable model to test drug impact on brain"s blood barrier
Using an experimental model to simulate the blood-brain barrier, scientists reported in unprecedented detail how antioxidants protect the brain from inflammation caused by such neurodegenerative diseases as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's......»»
Researchers dig deeper into how cells transport their waste for recycling
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys have gained a deeper insight into the intricacies of autophagy, the process in which cells degrade and recycle cellular components. The findings, published in Current Biology, describe how the "trash bags" in a ce.....»»
How carbon-intensive industries can scale up carbon recycling
New technologies that capture and recycle carbon dioxide from industrial processes such as steel and cement making will be vital if the EU is to meet its goal of slashing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 and down to zero by 2050. Howe.....»»