Study clarifies U.S. beef's resource use and greenhouse gas emissions
A fuller picture is emerging of the environmental footprint of beef in the United States.
Environment
Mar 12, 2019
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Calculating global sand demand for the coming years and ways to avoid a demand crisis
A team of researchers at Leiden University has attempted to measure the demand for sand in the coming decades and has also outlined ways to prevent a demand crisis. In their paper published in the journal Nature Sustainability, ...
Non-toxic technology extracts more gold from ore
Study shows new chloride-based process recovers 84% of gold compared to the 64% recovered with traditional methods.
Materials Science
Oct 1, 2021
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First experimental confirmation that some microbes are powered by electricity
In microbial electrosynthesis, microorganisms use CO2 and electricity to produce alcohol, for example. How this process works biologically, however, has only been speculated about, until now. Researchers at the Leibniz Institute ...
Biochemistry
May 31, 2023
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New insights into fermentation enzyme will lower the chemical industry's carbon footprint
Pharmaceuticals, plastics, and other industries use enzymes to help synthesize molecular feedstocks. Enzymes taken straight from microbes such as bacteria are often not optimal for industrial use; one issue is that they often ...
Biochemistry
Apr 8, 2022
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Fort McKay: where Canada's boreal forest gave way to oil sands
The acrid stench of gasoline permeates the air. And the soot coats everything in sight: the trees, the bushes, even the snow in winter. And all day long, explosions send the birds soaring to safety.
Environment
Nov 14, 2022
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Home security is going high-tech to counter housing bust
While almost every other piece of the consumer electronics business has gotten wired and then wireless over the last 10 years, home security systems have remained stubbornly low-tech.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 28, 2010
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Turn off a light, save a life, says new study
We all know that turning off lights and buying energy-efficient appliances affects our financial bottom line. Now, according to a new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers, we know that saving energy also saves ...
Environment
Mar 20, 2019
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Artificial intelligence helps experts forecast icebergs
This year will see a relatively low number of icebergs drifting into busy shipping regions in the north-west Atlantic, according to a combination of control systems and artificial intelligence forecasting models developed ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 28, 2020
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China's energy crisis sees the world's top emitter investing in more coal
Two months of scorching heatwaves and drought plunged China into an energy security crisis.
Environment
Aug 29, 2022
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