Researchers develop cleaner, greener fertiliser
Research from The Australian National University (ANU) has produced a method that transforms waste into a new fertiliser.
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Improving heat recycling with the thermodiffusion effect
Absorption heat transformers can effectively reuse the waste heat generated in various industries. In these devices, specialised liquids form thin films as they flow downward due to gravity. These liquid films can absorb ...
Materials Science
Jul 15, 2019
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5000 tons of plastic released into the environment every year
Overall, around 5,120 tons of the seven types of plastic are discharged into the environment each year. This is around 0.7% of the total amount of the seven plastics consumed in Switzerland each year (amounting to a total ...
Environment
Jul 12, 2019
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How fish skins and algae could help solve the plastic pollution crisis
A University of Sussex student has taken inspiration from the seas to find a solution to the man-made plastic pollution contaminating the world's oceans.
Materials Science
Jun 13, 2019
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Fishermen help overhaul plastic habits off Italy
On a moonlit night off Italy's coast, fishermen are hauling in the usual catch: cuttlefish, red mullet and plastic waste. But this time, they won't throw the rubbish back.
Environment
Jun 6, 2019
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Major breakthrough to help clean up toxic PFAS pollution
A joint research project between the University of South Australia and Flinders University has developed a new technique to clean up toxic polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) from waterways.
Environment
Jun 6, 2019
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Nation's most ambitious project to clean up nuclear weapons waste has stalled
The Energy Department's most environmentally important and technically ambitious project to clean up Cold War nuclear weapons waste has stalled, putting at jeopardy an already long-delayed effort to protect the Columbia River ...
Environment
Jun 4, 2019
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In pursuit of 'zero waste', Senegalese tackle trash
Once an idyllic stretch of white beach enticing fishermen and tourists alike, decades of factory and household waste have turned Senegal's Hann Bay into a dump.
Environment
Jun 4, 2019
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Cement as a climate killer: Using industrial waste to produce carbon neutral alternatives
Producing cement takes a heavy toll on our climate: Around eight per cent of annual global carbon dioxide emissions can be attributed to this process. However, the demand for cement continues to rise. A team of geoscientists ...
Engineering
May 20, 2019
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New surface treatment could improve refrigeration efficiency
Unlike water, liquid refrigerants and other fluids that have a low surface tension tend to spread quickly into a sheet when they come into contact with a surface. But for many industrial process it would be better if the ...
Materials Science
May 15, 2019
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