Abandoned tires in seabed damaging marine ecosystem by killing hermit crabs

Dec 24, 2021 23:19 pm UTC| Science Nature

Car tires abandoned on the seabed are damaging the marine ecosystem by killing hermit crabs, according to researchers at Hirosaki University in Aomori Prefecture. In a report, the research team said discarded tires trap...

SK Geocentric, Kolon commercially release plastic that decomposes in 6 months

Dec 23, 2021 23:55 pm UTC| Science Nature Economy Business

SK Geocentric Co. and textile and chemical materials maker Kolon Industries Inc. have commercially released a polybutylene adipate-co-terephthalate (PBAT)-based plastic that they developed jointly. PBAT is used...

Coffee grounds to be used to eliminate stench at livestock farms

Dec 23, 2021 23:54 pm UTC| Economy Science

The Ministry of Environment signed an agreement with several entities to turn coffee grounds into deodorants using microorganism fermentation techniques to eliminate the stench at livestock farms. The other signatories...

Hyundai Engineering to produce clean hydrogen out of plastic wastes

Dec 23, 2021 23:54 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business Science

Hyundai Engineering Co. will build a 400 billion won plant in Dangjin that uses plastic wastes in producing high-purity clean hydrogen. The plant will process 100,000 tons of plastic wastes annually to produce 22,000...

A new approach finds materials that can turn waste heat into electricity

Dec 20, 2021 09:55 am UTC| Science

The need to transition to clean energy is apparent, urgent and inescapable. We must limit Earths rising temperature to within 1.5 C to avoid the worst effects of climate change an especially daunting challenge in the face...

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How measuring emissions in real time can help cities achieve net zero

Dec 20, 2021 09:51 am UTC| Nature Science

Like many cities across the world, Glasgow host to the UN climate conference COP26 has a target to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. This is a massive undertaking for any city. It means emissions from...

Former Space-X employees develop pizza-making robots

Dec 19, 2021 21:01 pm UTC| Economy Business Science Life

Former SpaceX employees led by Brandon Tsai have developed a robot on wheels that can produce 100 pizzas an hour. The robot is now being used at Stellar Pizza, a cutting-edge, mobile pizza restaurant. The founder of...