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Startup is Recycling Solar Panels Turning Waste into Valuable Material
An American firm called Solar Cycle is transforming broken solar panels from landfill waste to valuable raw materials—perfect for making more solar panels.
Copper, aluminum,...
Cure for Baldness Could Be on the Horizon as Hair Cells Are Generated in a Lab
A team of researchers from Japan studying the processes of hair growth has successfully generated hair follicles in cultures. Their in vitro experiments add...
Breakthrough: Polyethylene Bags and Jugs Can Finally be Upcycled to Solve Several Problems at Once
Notorious plastic bags and containers can finally be upcycled, thanks to a new technique for recycling polyethylene bags and food packaging into valuable starter...
Good Gardening Week 8: Seed Saving – and Best Tips Sent By Our Viewers Last Week
Welcome back to Good Gardening! In our Week 7 discussion, we wanted to know the best garden hacks our Good Gardeners know. As always...
Pipes a Million Times Thinner Than Human Hair Could Deliver Personalized Therapies to Individual Cells
Pipes a million times thinner than a human hair could deliver personalized therapies to individual cells, according to new research.
The 'world's tiniest plumbing system'...
Take-out Containers Turned into Valuable Seaweed Chemical Using Rays of Sunlight
Polystyrene (Styrofoam) has been turned into a valuable chemical found in seaweed by exposing it to sunlight.
Broken down, it produces DPM (diphenylmethane,) a molecule...
Smart Contact Lenses that Diagnose Cancer Created by Scientists
Smart contact lenses have been developed by scientists that diagnose cancer by detecting tumor chemicals found in tears during the early stages of the...
Toxic Coal Mine Becomes Wildlife Refuge Known For Rare White Lilies
Coal mining left a legacy of destroyed habitats and polluted waters down in the middle of Alabama, but thanks to the state’s Abandoned Mine...
Duck alla Pest Control—This Horde of Ducks Have Been Protecting 140 Acres of Vineyards for a Half Century (WATCH)
An antique vineyard in South Africa has ditched toxic pesticides for a horde of hungry ducks, as they attempt to make their wines more...
UK’s Largest Carbon Capture Project Will Turn 40,000 Tons of CO2 into Baking Soda
Tata Chemicals Europe today opened the UK's first industrial scale carbon capture and usage plant today, signaling a key milestone in the race to...
Smells Like History: Academics Recreate the Lost Smells of Europe for Museums
Sometimes, the most powerful jolt of nostalgia one can feel is that which comes after picking up the scent of something iconic of one's...
Scientists Discover Simple Way to Remove Heavy Metal From Water Using Plant Waste
Scientists just announced they have created a membrane made from a waste by-product of vegetable oil manufacturing, which can filter out heavy metals from...
The Smell of Desert Rain May Be Good for Your Health
Desert dwellers know it well: the smell of rain and the feeling of euphoria that comes when a storm washes over the parched earth.
That...
New Type of Plastic Made Directly From Organic Plant Waste Could Be the Game-Changer We Need
A new type of plastic made directly from organic plant waste has been created by scientists.
The new material is easy to make and could...
Give Your Feline Some Catnip – Getting Hooked on it Has Benefits
Catnip, renowned for bringing an adrenaline-like rush to even the most docile cats, has actually been discovered to have distinct benefits.
It is widely accepted...
Protein Destroys ‘Hard to Treat’ Cancers, Could Become ‘One Size Fits All’ Pill
A protein that destroys hard-to-treat cancers has been discovered by scientists, offering hope of effective new treatments.
Experiments on mice and human tissue found it...
Urban Forests Create a Birdlife Boom in New Zealand Cities – Even Species Absent for Generations
Just ten minutes beyond the center of Wellington lies a wild paradise, where the birdsong of as many as 40 species ring out above...
Turning Seawater Into Drinking Water – With the Push of a Button
MIT researchers have developed a portable desalination unit, weighing less than 10 kilograms, that can remove particles and salts to generate drinking water.
The suitcase-sized...
Texas Scientists Have Created a Protein That Breaks Down Plastic Bottles
A 'Pac-Man' protein that gobbles up plastic and breaks it down could open the door to eliminating billions of tons of landfill waste.
The enzyme...
MIT’s New Paper Thin Speakers Can Cover Any Surface to Turn Your Room Into a Concert Hall
MIT engineers have developed a paper-thin loudspeaker that can turn any surface into an active audio source.
This thin-film loudspeaker produces sound with minimal distortion...