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Circular Economy
Circular Economy
Rare earth recycling: China leads the way. What about Europe?
A study by Area Science Park and the University of Milano-Bicocca, published in Resources Policy, examines innovation trends in rare earth element recycling.
Editorial Team•12 March 2025
Circular Economy
What to Do When Robots Become…
As robots approach the end of their life cycle, they will inevitably…
Editorial Team•18 January 2025
Circular Economy
Light and functional, the recyclable wind…
Weighing 41% less and representing an excellent mix of materials, the recyclable…
Editorial Team•19 October 2024
Tech innovations and Startups
From China, biorecyclable and biodegradable glass based on modified peptides
A research team of the Institute of Process Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has…
22 March 2023
Tech innovations and Startups
Fraunhofer reinvents thermal insulation with “sponge walls” and transparent laminated roofs
A glass foil cover that reduces the weight by 75% and a vertical water treatment system…
9 March 2023
Tech innovations and Startups
Lexus Design Awards 2023, from eco-tent to soap packaging
Lexus announces four winners of its international design competition that rewards emerging designers and innovators
7 February 2023
Tech innovations and Startups
The transistors of the future could be produced from lignin
Lignin, a paper industry waste, could be a resource to build green and sustainable transistors. A…
23 January 2023
Tech innovations and Startups
Enzymatic recycling makes it possible to break down the most difficult plastic
With enzymatic recycling it may be possible to break down more economically the most difficult to…
3 January 2023
Tech innovations and Startups
Biodegradable plastic in a few days
From the chemistry laboratories of the University of Constance a new plastic, developed with "breaking points"…
28 December 2022
Tech innovations and Startups
Tiny home: the smart, transformable and green houseboat
A floating tiny home, equipped with all services and capable of feeding itself with renewable energy
23 December 2022
Tech innovations and Startups
From Taiwan 96% recyclable solar panel easy to disassemble
Industrial Technology Research Institute and United Renewable Energy designed recyclable solar panel in all its materials,…
18 November 2022
Tech innovations and Startups
Recycled PPE for stronger concrete made with masks, gloves and coats
A study by RMIT University used recycled PPE such as nitrile gloves, plastic coats and disposable…
26 August 2022
Tech innovations and Startups
PET-like biopolyester created from agricultural waste
EPFL scientists demonstrated the direct transformation of inedible lignocellulosic sugars into a plastic precursor
30 June 2022
Tech innovations and Startups
Plastic Upcycling, what if 3D printing uses waste?
Developed a plastic upcycling approach that adds value to waste for reuse in additive manufacturing or…
20 June 2022
Tech innovations and Startups
Plastic recycling: studied the super worms that can digest polystyrene
A group of researchers from the University of Queensland found that the larvae of the Zophobas…
15 June 2022
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