In the UK, the world’s first low-energy, non-oil-based, high-performance bioplastic, developed by Floreon with the University of Sheffield, has secured £2 million financing from Northern Gritstone. Northern Gritstone announced a £2 million Series A investment into the bioplastics developer Floreon Technology Limited, a spinout technology from the University of Sheffield. Floreon has developed a range […]
In Sweden, Essity said it has joined the European research project Sustronics, which is supporting the development of circular electronic products. Companies and universities from 11 countries will, together with Essity, develop sensor-based digital solutions for self and professional care. The main purpose of Sustronics is to transform the European electronics industry and promote a […]
In Germany, utilizing impure CO2 from car exhaust, researchers at the University of Bayreuth, present in a paper, which was published in Nature Communications, a cost-effective synthetic route for γ-lactams. γ-Lactam is an organic chemical compound, which is an inhibitory neurotransmitter. This means that CO2, which is frequently produced anyway, can be put to good […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the findings of a report highlighting ways to achieve the Department’s goal of making hydrogen an affordable, abundant source of clean energy and examining different pathways to get there through thermal conversion. The report is the first of three assessments of clean-hydrogen production pathways for the […]
In North Carolina, DMC Biotechnologies announced a new 9,500 square foot (880 square meter) metabolic engineering and fermentation facility in the Research Triangle Park (RTP) area of North Carolina, to support a team of scientists advancing DMC products and active collaborations. The research and development lab employs a team of metabolic engineers, precision fermentation specialists, […]
In Japan, biodegradable waste from plant and animal sources released into freshwater ecosystems is a significant environmental concern. Nonetheless, current methods for assessing water quality seem more or less impractical due to their complexity and high costs. In a promising development, a team of Japanese researchers has successfully constructed a self-sustaining and buoyant biosensor using […]
In Texas, the team at S&P posted an interesting analysis on the Cellulosic Waiver Credit and D3 RINs, noting that “Due to an anomaly in the Renewable Fuel Standard, CWCs may be purchased for the 2022 compliance year, but not for 2023” and that “unless the EPA attempts to reduce the 2023 cellulosic biofuel RVOs […]
In Illinois, the Chicago Tribune newspaper reports that Irish start-up Silicate is trialing its concept of spreading concrete dust to capture CO2 from the air on corn and soybean farm 60 miles south of Chicago. Between 500 and 1,000 tons of fine dust from ready-mix concrete that has been returned was spread over 100 acres […]
In South Korea, electrochemical catalysts used in water splitting often show poor performance due to low electrical conductance of (oxy)hydroxide species produced in situ. To overcome this challenge, researchers from Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in Korea have now designed an electrode with Schottky Junction formed at the interface of metallic Ni-W5N4 and semiconducting […]
In Brazil, publications on sugarcane have increased exponentially since 2006 worldwide, and Brazil has had more articles published on the topic than any other country in the period, according to a review in BioEnergy Research. The number of articles on the subject averaged about five per year between 1999 and 2006 but had reached 327 by 2021. Brazil […]
