Right ore choice may create lower emissions
In Norway, metal production accounts for around 10 percent of greenhouse gas emissions.
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 04, 2021
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Study suggests environmental factors had a role in the evolution of human tolerance
Environmental pressures may have led humans to become more tolerant and friendly towards each other as the need to share food and raw materials became mutually beneficial, a new study suggests.
Archaeology
Feb 03, 2021
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Home-delivered food has a huge climate cost. So which cuisine is the worst culprit?
Over the past few years, Australians have embraced online food delivery services such as UberEats, Deliveroo and Menulog. But home-delivered food comes with a climate cost, and single-use packaging is one of the biggest contributors.
Environment
Jan 19, 2021
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Development of a new technique for growing high-quality gallium nitride crystals
Gallium nitride crystals are a promising material for the development of next-generation power semiconductor devices. NIMS and the Tokyo Tech developed a technique for growing high-quality GaN crystals with considerably fewer ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 23, 2020
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Industrial waste is reused to produce alternatives to plastic
In Brazil, researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Ilha Solteira have developed a film that can replace plastic in food packaging. The film is made from hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and bacterial cellulose ...
Materials Science
Dec 14, 2020
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Plant-based and recyclable plastic bottles using citrus peel as raw material
The shift from fossil-based to renewable bio-plastics requires new efficient methods. New technology developed at VTT enables the use of pectin-containing agricultural waste, such as citrus peel and sugar beet pulp, as raw ...
Biochemistry
Dec 08, 2020
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China to end all waste imports on Jan 1
China will ban all waste imports from January 1, 2021, state media reported Friday, marking the culmination of a three-year phase-out of accepting overseas junk.
Environment
Nov 27, 2020
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Ranked: The environmental impact of five different soft drink containers
People are increasingly aware of the harm plastic waste causes to wildlife, and many would avoid buying single-use plastics if they could help it. But are the alternatives to plastic much better?
Environment
Nov 17, 2020
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Finland's battery plans spark environmental fears
Lines of trucks carrying piles of rock crisscross Finland's rugged Terrafame mine, which sits 300km (186 miles) below the Arctic Circle and is Europe's largest source of nickel for electric car batteries.
Environment
Nov 16, 2020
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A new methodology with chemical and physical analyses differentiates Ibero-Roman from Punic ceramic fragments
The recognition of the various types of amphorae from a morphological point of view is usually used as a tool to learn their origin and, consequently, the trade routes of antiquity. However, this methodology does not always ...
Archaeology
Oct 20, 2020
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