Tag: research
White paper outlines steps to combat escalating textile waste
Resource Recycling Systems (RRS), Ann Arbor, Michigan, announced the release of its “Textile Recovery in the U.S.: A Roadmap to Circularity” white paper on June…
Saint Louis University launches new WATER Institute
Saint Louis University has established the Water Access, Technology, Environment and Resources (WATER) Institute. The new institute brings together researchers in the areas of engineering…
Team develops eco-friendly, flame-retardant carbon plastic ideal for recycling
A flame-retardant carbon-fiber-reinforced composite material has been developed. Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced that a research team from its Institute of Advanced…
Researchers Partner with Indigenous Communities to Monitor River Health
A project that integrates Indigenous knowledge and a technology developed by researchers at the University of Guelph is helping to assess the health of the…
Human waste could help combat global food insecurity
Researchers from Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan have proven it is…
Clean water ponds boosts rare wetland plants, say experts
Freshwater Habitats Trust said 20 clean water ponds on farmland increased wetland plant species by 26%. A nine-year project found rare plants almost trebled, while…
US researchers turn waste bread into added-value
US researchers have developed a bioprocess that converts glucose from bread waste into value-added products, such as ascorbic acid (vitamin c). Working within the USDA’s…
Climate change in deep oceans could be seven times faster by middle of century, report says
In the new research, scientists looked at a measure called climate velocity – the speed at which species would need to move to stay within…
Research: Migrant women face greater health risks during pregnancy, childbirth
A Tampere University dissertation has found that some groups of migrant-background women have higher risks of health complications during pregnancy and delivery. Research by doctoral…
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