Using combinations of materials to make cars lighter and reduce their carbon footprint during use might be shifting the environmental burden to the recycling stage of the vehicle, according to research from the Australian ...
Environment
Feb 6, 2019
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Thermoelectric materials, capable of transforming heat into electricity, are very promising for converting residual heat into electrical energy, as they convert hardly usable or nearly lost thermal energy in an efficient ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 31, 2019
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Last year many Australians were surprised to learn that around half of our plastic waste collected for recycling is exported, and up to 70% was going to China. So much of the world's plastic was being sent to China that China ...
Environment
Jan 30, 2019
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To sort or not to sort, that is the question. Lots of people wonder whether it's really worth their time and effort to separate, wash and store recyclable materials – especially if it takes more energy to recycle, or if ...
Environment
Jan 22, 2019
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Why has the world continued to increase consumption of plastic materials when at the same time, environmental and human health concerns over their use have grown?
Environment
Jan 16, 2019
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This year, beautifully wrapped laptops, mobile phones or even new TV sets lay under Christmas trees. They are enthusiastically put into use—and the old electronic devices are disposed of. The e-waste contains resources ...
Environment
Jan 10, 2019
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Are you among the 400 million people around the world who have relegated an old mobile phone to the top drawer in the past year?
Environment
Dec 5, 2018
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As you read this, a strange object that looks like a 2,000-foot floating pool noodle is drifting slowly through the central north Pacific Ocean. This object is designed to solve an enormous environmental problem. But in so ...
Environment
Nov 13, 2018
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Among municipalities recycling and reusing construction waste, including gravel, concrete, sand and asphalt, Ontario has its 'leaders' and its 'laggards,' explained Kate Graham, a Political Science professor at King's and ...
Environment
Nov 8, 2018
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Adhesives to join components are indispensable in industry, but reliable joining is no longer sufficient. The recycling economy pushed by the EU requires proper disassembly of high-tech products, such as mobiles, into their ...
Polymers
Oct 30, 2018
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