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.....»»
A Japanese data center is using waste heat to farm eels
The White Data Center (WDC) launched for business last year in April, but construction of the facility is still ongoing. Meanwhile, efforts are being directed towards establishing a farming venture that will use recycled water warmed by its servers'.....»»
Thai national parks ban single-use plastics
Thailand on Wednesday banned styrofoam packaging and single-use plastics from national parks as it fights a scourge of waste threatening wildlife......»»
Lab Turns Hard-To-Process Plastic Waste Into Carbon-Capture Master
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Phys.Org: What seems like a win-win for a pair of pressing environmental problems describes a Rice University lab's newly discovered chemical technique to turn waste plastic into an effective carbon dioxide (C.....»»
Lab turns hard-to-process plastic waste into carbon-capture master
Here's another thing to do with that mountain of used plastic: make it soak up excess carbon dioxide......»»
How to Measure/Size a Tub Drain Easily
Remodeling your bathroom or buying a new tub leaves you with the dilemma of determining the drain size. The tub drain is essential for the safe passage of waste and overflow, without which the project is incomplete. It’s crucial to get the meas.....»»
Researchers roll out data on COVID vaccine distribution and waste
Researchers are rolling out a data set that provides detailed information on COVID-19 vaccine shipments and wastage across the United States, with the goal of spurring new data analysis to improve vaccination efforts in the future......»»
Review of the global scenario with respect to hazardous household waste offers stark warning
Humanity continues to generate waste at unimaginable levels and very little is recycled. It is simply dumped, with vast quantities ending up in the wider environment and the oceans, or it is burned, which produces unprecedented levels of atmospheric.....»»
Graphene gets enhanced by flashing
Flashing graphene into existence from waste was merely a good start. Now Rice University researchers are customizing it......»»
New separation process for key radiodiagnostic agent reduces radioactive waste
Nuclear medicine uses technetium-99m among other things for tumor diagnostics. With over 30 million applications worldwide each year, it is the most widely used radioisotope. The precursor material, molybdenum-99, is mainly produced in research react.....»»
"Waste web" tracks movement of hazardous waste around the globe
A small team of researchers at the Institute of Interdisciplinary Physics and Complex Systems in Spain has created what they describe as a "worldwide waste web" and have used it to track the movement of hazardous waste around the globe. In their pape.....»»
TSMC to start operating zero-waste manufacturing center in 2023
TSMC plans to start operating its first zero-waste manufacturing center in Taichung, central Taiwan in 2023, according to Lora Ho, company SVP of Europe & Asia Sales......»»
This building’s deconstruction resulted in just two buckets of waste
More than 99% of the material will be reused to build a guest house. Two buckets. That’s all that was left at the end of the day when Nexii, a concrete alternative start-up, tore down one of its first demonstration projects. A 700-square-foot.....»»
5 Ways to Make Your Business More Eco-Friendly
We all have a responsibility to do our part for the environment, be it through recycling more, producing less waste, and turning lights off when we’re not using them. For business owners, they have both a personal and a corporate responsibility to.....»»
E-waste: Royal Mint wants to turn your old phone into gold
The Royal Mint has found a way to turn old circuit boards from phones, computers and televisions into gold......»»
From the Delorean to the Batmobile, these are the cars that shaped film history
Petersen Automotive Museum's "Cars of Film and Television" exhibit showcases iconic vehicles. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Aurich Lawson | Petersen) Cars and Hollywood go together like chocolate and peanut butter (or mashed.....»»
Sustainable leather, yarn and paper—from bread-eating fungi
Your next trendy handbag could be fashioned from "leather" made from a fungus. Today, researchers will describe how they have harnessed this organism to convert food waste into sustainable faux leather, as well as paper products and cotton substitute.....»»
Bacteria-shredding insect wings inspire new antibacterial packaging
Inspired by the bacteria-killing wings of insects like cicadas, scientists have developed a natural antibacterial texture for use on food packaging to improve shelf life and reduce waste. The lab-made nanotexture from an Australian-Japanese team of s.....»»
SEA roundup: Google launches US$6 million sustainability fund for APAC NPOs
Google is providing US$6 million Sustainability Seed Fund for non-profit organizations in the Asia Pacific region that use technology to combat climate change, pollution, waste, and to promote renewables and circular economy, Nikkei Asia has reported.....»»
Waste coffee grounds could someday help detect brain waves
There's nothing like a steaming cup of joe to give your morning a quick boost. Now, there's yet another reason to love the beverage. Today, researchers report the first application of used coffee grounds as environmentally friendly electrode coatings.....»»
Food crisis due to Ukraine war calls for demand-side action: Fewer animal products, less waste, and green agriculture
The global food system is impacted by the war in Ukraine, adding to the direct humanitarian and security crisis caused by the Russian aggression. Ukraine and Russia are major producers of grains and fertilizers, yet their exports are at risk of getti.....»»