Taking a leaf out of the book of plants, scientists have used a photosynthesis blueprint to harness the power of sunlight and turn two of the most destructive greenhouse gases into useful, prized chemicals that can be then used for the production of fuels and play a vital role in manufacturing.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceTags: McGill University, Sustainability, Clean Energy, Green+En
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Valuable "super-black" material derived from plasma-treated wood
Posted by ArielTechGeek 98 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Vantablack, which is the world's darkest material, could be in for some competition. Canadian scientists have created a super-black substance that has the potential to be cheaper, hardier and easier to manufacture … and it's made out of wood.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Vantablack, Wood, University of British Columbia, Texas A&M Universty, Plasma
Engineered super-flies: Turning trash and sewage into valuable products
Posted by ArielTechGeek 100 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
"We can feed black soldier flies straight, dirty trash," says a team that's working to turn insects into landfill-clearing biomanufacturing machines that turn regular, dangerous or contaminated garbage into a range of high-value products.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Macquarie University, Insect, Genetic engineering, Climate Solutions: Landfills, Waste
Self-driving cars are safer than those driven by humans, except when it is dusk, dawn, or the vehicle is turning, according to a new study. Autonomous vehicles are involved in […]
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Microbes stomp daffodils in creating valuable anti-Alzheimer's drug
Posted by ArielTechGeek 236 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Using an AI-based approach, researchers found a better way to create the drug galantamine, commonly prescribed to people suffering from Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. The fermentation-based technique could boost the drug's availability.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Bacteria, Microbes, University of Texas
Skyscrapers "just not that valuable" says Carol Ross Barney
Posted by Ronnie 490 days ago (https://www.dezeen.com)
US cities must push for more mid-rise buildings and better public spaces to become more equitable, 2023 AIA Gold Medal winner Carol Ross Barney tells Dezeen in this interview. Read more
Towable tech travels to farms to convert waste into valuable products
Posted by ArielTechGeek 524 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Farmers around the world regularly burn post-harvest crop waste, producing a significant amount of greenhouse gases and air pollution in the process. A new portable system, however, can be brought to farms to convert that waste into useful products.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: University of British Columbia, Agri-waste, Biomass, Portable
Every landscape photographer dreams of amazing weather and lighting conditions. Many shots with fantastic potential are undone by lackluster light and poor weather. However, as photographer Nigel Danson recently found out, sometimes special conditions can be overwhelming.
"It just feels like I want this to last forever," Danson says in the video below of the fantastic, moody conditions. When th
Seafloor rover vacuums up valuable metals with smaller footprint
Posted by ArielTechGeek 725 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
The seafloor is rich in valuable metals, but gathering them is disruptive to the environment. An international project has now tested a system called Apollo 2, which can vacuum up metal nodules without kicking up sediment.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Mining, Metals, Ocean, Environment, Technical University of Delft
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