☀️ New Solar Tech Lasts 30 Years
A team of Princeton Engineering researchers have developed the first perovskite solar cell with a commercially viable lifetime. The team projects their device can perform above industry standards for around 30 years.
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♻️ Ineos Styrolution Presents Bio-based Styrenics
The new material being based on bio-attributed content will add to its other properties, such as the longevity resulting from its UV resistance. This will accelerate the product being considered as sustainable.
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🪵 Ban On Russian Wood Pellet Exports Would Have Consequences On Waste
Starting July 10, the Russian wood pellet exports to Europe will be completely stopped. From this date, EU sanctions will come into effect, limiting the supply of wood products from Russia and Belarus. This is the main market for Russian companies.
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📃 Arzeda Announces Collaboration with W. L. Gore & Associates to Drive Innovation in Materials Research with Designer Proteins
Arzeda announced that it is collaborating with W. L. Gore & Associates, a global leader in advanced materials science, on research leveraging Arzeda’s technology platform that economically and efficiently creates new and enhances existing proteins.
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💨 Biogas And Biomethane Supply Chains Can Leak Twice As Much Methane
Many countries are replacing heavily carbon-emitting sources of energy, like natural gas, coal and oil, with biomethane and biogas, which are produced from the breakdown of organic matter and release less of both CO2 and methane, making them greener energy alternatives.
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💊 Sericin from Silkworm Cocoons Used in Biomedicine
Scientists from China have investigated the use of silk sericin, a protein that naturally occurs in silkworm cocoons, in biomedical applications. Their findings have been published in the journal Biomaterials.
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