The textile and meat-processing industries produce billions of tons of waste annually in the form of feathers, wool and hair, all of which are rich in keratin—the strong, fibrous protein found in hair ...

Natural biological systems cannot efficiently convert waste CO₂ or its derivatives into useful building-block chemicals at a scale that can keep pace with rising atmospheric carbon. Engineer a fully ...

Turning environmental waste into useful chemical resources could solve many of the inevitable challenges of our growing ...

Food waste contributes 11 percent of the world’s CO 2, so finding ways to repurpose this significant source of greenhouse gasses is critical. A new study paired together two synergistic bacteria that ...

A recent study explored the potential for converting waste plastics into high-value carbon materials for numerous applications, including those supporting energy storage solutions. This collaborative ...

It’s pretty wild how much plastic waste we generate, right? It feels like it’s everywhere. But what if we could actually use ...

A new electrochemical system efficiently converts PET plastic waste into glycolic acid and hydrogen, using alternating pulses and a stable alloy nanocatalyst to enable continuous, membrane-free ...

SMART Technology Systems, LLC, is proposing a new waste processing plant in Plainfield, Connecticut to address the state's growing trash problem. The plant would use sorting and gasification ...

Drata analyzed global poll data from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to illustrate corporate America's preparedness to implement AI. - Photo illustration by Stacker // Shutterstock Drata ...