Collaborate Disseminate
Many of us have been asking for some time now “where are our robot servants?” We were promised this dream life of leisure and luxury, but we’re still waiting. Modern …read more Continue reading This is the Future of Waste Management
Hydrogen sulfide famously stinks like rotten eggs, and contributes that eye-watering, low-hanging punch to the bouquet of the very worst farts. It’s also toxic, corrosive, flammable and produced in large amounts as an expensive-to-treat by-product at p… Continue reading Light-powered catalyst makes profitable hydrogen from stinky waste gas
As compared to traditional agriculture, hydroponic farming uses less space and less water, plus it requires no soil. It still does require a growth medium, though – and scientists have recently created a better such medium, derived from discarded human… Continue reading Discarded human hair could be used to hydroponically grow vegetables
Discarded electronics can be a gold mine – literally. Researchers have developed an efficient new way to use graphene to recover gold from electronic waste, without needing any other chemicals or energy.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Waste, … Continue reading Graphene efficiently recovers gold from waste electronics
The production of cement is a major source of carbon emissions, so the less of it that’s used, the better. A new study could help, as it shows that cement can be made much stronger with the addition of material derived from waste shrimp shells.Continue… Continue reading Material obtained from shrimp shells makes for stronger cement
Construction is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions, so finding new materials and methods is a crucial goal. Researchers at Flinders University have now developed a new type of polymer, made out of industrial waste, that can be forme… Continue reading Polymer bricks made of industrial waste bond together without mortar
Nanoracks, in conjunction with NASA’s Johnson Space Center, has successfully expelled 172 lb (78 kg) of trash from the International Space Station (ISS) in a high-tech bin liner that was ejected using the station’s Bishop Airlock on June 2 to then burn… Continue reading Nanoracks takes out the ISS trash in orbital reentry bags
In a typical poultry processing facility, much of the waste is simply dumped in a landfill or incinerated. Two experimental new processes, however, make use of the feathers, blood and bones – plus one of them may ironically reduce the number of chicken… Continue reading Zero-waste poultry processing tech may boost production of lab-grown meat
If humanity is ever going to curb our waste problem, we’ll need to get creative with recycling and reusing materials. In a new study, researchers at Rice University and Ford’s Research and Innovation Center have demonstrated how waste plastic from old … Continue reading Waste plastics from old cars “flashed” into graphene to go in new cars
Roads always seem to be in need of repair, but changing up the recipe could help them last longer. Researchers in Australia have now shown yet another advantage of adding rubber from old tires to asphalt – extra Sun protection that could help roads las… Continue reading Recycled tires make for roads that last twice as long in hot sunshine