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PFAS reports included in preliminary data for 2020 US Toxics Release Inventory
Preliminary Toxics Release Inventory data issued for 2020 include the first-ever reporting of PFAS releases.
Video: Robot will soon be capable of 3D printing subsea pipeline repairs in situ
3D printing capabilities to be incorporated into self-propelled robotic pipeline inspection and repair system.
Amazonian fungus key to cheap sugarcane-based biofuel production
The development of a cheap enzyme cocktail has been one of the main challenges in the production of second-generation ethanol.
Alternative products to combat the polyurethane foam shortage
KPS Global is offering alternative non-polyurethane foam products during the ongoing supply chain shortage.
Thermoelectric material efficiently turns waste heat into electricity
The polycrystalline material is the most efficient on record.
Team creates construction binder from industrial waste
An international team of researchers developed a production method to create high-quality gypsum binders from industrial waste.
Preventing oil and gas activity induced earthquakes
New technique promises to reduce earthquakes provoked by oil and gas activities.
Study determines cost of plugging, reclaiming orphaned oil and gas wells
The cost for reclaiming and plugging orphaned oil and gas wells is considerably more than just plugging the wells.
Video: Aluminum pillars de-ice airplanes on the fly
The de-icing method exploits how frost grows on pillar structures to suspend ice as it forms into a layer less likely to adhere.
Recycling nanowires from electronic devices
A low-cost technique retrieves nanowires from end-of-life electronic devices for reuse.
The electropolishing solution for common metal surface problems
Learn why engineers in industries with no room for error rely on electropolishing for ultra-smooth and defect-free metal parts.
Study: Differences in the environmental toll of fracking versus conventional drilling are negligible
Fracking and conventional drilling not all that different in terms of environmental impact, according to study.
New riser system reaches 6,000 meters below the ocean's surface
The riser system gathers minerals used in the making of EV batteries, solar panels.
Watch how material cloaks soldiers, makes them invisible to thermal imagers
Material masks soldier's heat signatures.
Researchers using crime scene tape to recover microplastics for analysis
Tape used at crime scenes also proving effective in environmental applications.
Watch magnets pull critical elements from wastewater
The technology may help convert waste streams into sources of critical materials.
Crystalline layers lead to 1,000x boost in photovoltaic power
The solar panel efficiency gain is achieved with alternating layers of barium titanate, strontium titanate and calcium titanate.
New method extracts metals from industrial waste
The new method allows for the simultaneous recovery of multiple metals from waste oxides in a single process.
Video: Coal waste as a remedy for coal mine and water reclamation
A by-product of coal mining can be of value in remediating land and water resources despoiled in that mining process.
Enzyme-based PET recycling could significantly reduce supply chain energy use
Researchers from the BOTTLE Consortium identified an enzyme that could create a sustainable approach to recycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics.