Chocolate made with fewer calories, less waste
“Whole fruit chocolate” uses cocoa pulp and inner shell in lieu of sugar. Enlarge (credit: YelenaYemchuk) Commercialization has not dealt kindly with the Mayan Food of the Gods. Modern chocolate products are filled w.....»»
Wearable electronics could soon be made with a starch-based material to prevent e-waste
Soft, wearable sensors can improve our lives, but these soft and stretchable electronic devices are nearly impossible to recycle. As a result, this electronic waste usually ends up in landfills or polluting the environment. Polymer scientists from th.....»»
Spotting plastic waste from space and counting the fish in the seas: here"s how AI can help protect the oceans
You've seen the art AI image generators can create, and you may have played with natural language AI chatbots. You've benefited from artificial intelligence tools recommending you music and suggesting your next streaming show......»»
Feeding apple waste to chickens may boost their health
An apple a day may keep the livestock veterinarian away. Juice, pulp and other waste from Empire apples, when injected into chicken eggs before hatching, show signs of boosting the animal's intestinal health, according to Cornell research......»»
Space research: Is it feasible to reuse high salinity wastewater as a plant nutrient medium for plant hydroponics?
The water cycle is an important part of the controlled ecological life support system (CELSS). It involves the supply of drinking water and plant irrigation water, and the recycling of urine, sanitary waste water, and air condensate water. Using urin.....»»
Single-electron devices could manage heat flow in electronic components
RIKEN physicists have fabricated a nanoscale "heat engine" that uses a property of electrons known as spin as the effective working medium. It is promising for exploring the development of spintronic heat engines capable of harvesting waste heat from.....»»
What factors influence Chinese university students" food waste behavior?
Food waste is a major social problem that contributes to the overutilization of natural resources, affecting economic progress and environment protection. Food waste occurs at all stages of the food supply chain, including production, transportation.....»»
Waste pickers risk their lives to stop plastic pollution—now they could help shape global recycling policies
Globally, waste pickers are responsible for collecting and recovering—from homes, businesses and landfills—up to 60% of all plastics which are then recycled. These workers do more than any other people to prevent plastic contaminating the environ.....»»
A waste windfall: New process shows promise turning plastic trash into pharmaceuticals
Catalina Island, located 22 miles off the coast of Los Angeles, once collected Hollywood royalty, smugglers and silver miners. Now, it collects trash. Its windward-facing harbor is a collection point of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an enormous sp.....»»
Fungi convert polyethylene waste into pharmacologically useful metabolic products
Plastic waste is one of the most significant ecological and economic problems of our time. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, a research team has now introduced a chemical–biological method for upcycling polyethylene waste: catalytic cleavage is use.....»»
Leading plastics scientists call for inclusion of all associated chemicals in global plastics treaty
Plastic pollution is a global health and environmental problem, with serious social and economic consequences. Without political intervention, the amount of plastic waste in the environment is expected to double by 2030 to around 53 million tons per.....»»
Supplier sees energy source in CO2 waste
Denso is testing technology at a factory near Nagoya that could slash 800,000 tons of carbon emissions every year in Japan......»»
Research aims to develop innovative recovery of valuable raw materials from "red mud"
Waste slags from the metallurgy industries often contain valuable materials, but in very small concentrations. This means that large areas of valuable land are used to accommodate reservoirs filled with what is sometimes toxic waste. We now want to u.....»»
Don’t waste your money on Audible — use this free app instead
While Audible is the most dominant audiobook listening app on the market, it's far from the best — and easily outdone by its free alternative, Libby......»»
God of War Ragnarok: best Runic Abilities
Runic attacks are back from God of War 2018, and they're more varied and potent than ever. Don't waste time with the weaker Runic attacks — there are the best......»»
This Plastic Packaging Alternative Can Compost in a Year
British startup Shellworks is fed up with waste, so it created a vegan material that can be turned into compost......»»
Researchers turn asphaltene into graphene for composites
Asphaltenes, a byproduct of crude oil production, are a waste material with potential. Rice University scientists are determined to find it by converting the carbon-rich resource into useful graphene......»»
You could opt to pay extra on your next flight to help the planet. But is it a waste of money?
For people trying to lower their carbon footprint in the world, flying is a conundrum......»»
Scientists develop new fertilizer from food chain waste
Researchers from the Università Cattolica at Piacenza, have developed a new fertilizer from food chain waste, specifically from the waste of the productions of lactic acid bacteria that currently have to be eliminated through purification processes......»»
India may mandate USB-C port for smartphones and notebooks
The Indian government has agreed to adopt a uniform charging port USB-C for electronics devices to reduce E-waste, which may further impact Apple following a similar move by the EU......»»
You can burn calories while you game with the Cycledesk 100
There’s a desk, in front of which you can place an entire exercise bike. Gym bros around the world are surely rejoicing......»»