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Nov 11, 2023

At least 491 dangerous chemicals found in recycled plastics

Posted by in categories: chemistry, energy, sustainability

“Plastic recycling has been touted as a solution to the plastics pollution crisis, but toxic chemicals in plastics complicate their reuse and disposal and hinder recycling.”


As such, plastic recycling today is an essential part of waste management and environmental preservation initiatives. Recycling plastics minimizes the environmental impact of plastic manufacturing, conserves energy, and helps lower the need for new raw materials.

A crucial sustainable process

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Nov 11, 2023

A24’s Making an Elon Musk Biopic Directed by Darren Aronofsky

Posted by in categories: business, Elon Musk, space travel, sustainability

Elon Musk is getting the Hollywood treatment. Variety reports that indie movie studio A24 has won the rights to adapt Walter Isaacson’s recent biography about the business magnate, with “Black Swan” and “Requiem for a Dream” director Darren Aronofsky slated to direct. There’s no official word on who’s playing Musk yet, though there’s plenty of wild suggestions online.

According to the report, studios were embroiled in “heated competition” for Isaacson’s latest book, which was released this September. The author’s last biography on a tech titan, Steve Jobs, was also adapted into a movie of the same name in 2015. Of course, the main attraction here is Musk, whose penchant for controversy is matched only by his enormous popularity.

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Nov 10, 2023

Report: Apple Developing Custom Batteries for Launch in 2025

Posted by in categories: materials, sustainability

Apple is developing custom batteries with significantly improved performance that it aims to bring to its devices starting in 2025, ETNews reports.

Apple’s custom battery technology has reportedly been in the works since 2018, with the company actively seeking patents and hiring new personnel related to the project. The company is reportedly seeking to create an “all-new” kind of battery with significantly improved performance by becoming directly involved in its use of materials.

Nov 10, 2023

Massive Swedish tidal kite, 1.2MW Dragon 12 tests ready for operation

Posted by in categories: energy, sustainability

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Aiming to further this mission, Swedish firm Minesto has now completed onshore testing on its 1.2 MW Dragon 12 tidal energy kite system. The system will be directly transferred to the Faroe Islands in Denmark for installation and commissioning.

Nov 10, 2023

Supermassive black holes are messy eaters big on recycling

Posted by in categories: cosmology, sustainability

At the heart of a distant galaxy, scientists saw a fountain of material moving away from the central supermassive black hole — and back.

Nov 10, 2023

China becomes solar energy superpower, dominates 80% of supply chain

Posted by in categories: solar power, sustainability

China’s solar industry has invested $130 billion in 2023, dominating the global solar supply chain and widening the technology and cost gap with other countries.


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A new report by Wood Mackenzie reveals that China will control over 80 percent of the world’s production of polysilicon, wafers, cells, and modules — the critical components of solar panels — from 2023 to 2026.

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Nov 9, 2023

Alaskan Forests Crucial for Climate and Biodiversity Goals, Oregon State University Study Finds

Posted by in categories: biological, climatology, habitats, law, sustainability

A recent study published in AGU Advances examines how the conservation and protection of two Alaskan forests, Tongass and Chugach, are essential in fighting the effects of climate change due to their expanse for wildlife habitats, abundant carbon stocks, and landscape integrity. This study was led by researchers from Oregon State University and holds the potential to help scientists better understand the steps that need to be taken to mitigate the long-term effects of climate change by preserving the resources of today.

Tongass National Forest (Credit: Logan Berner)

“More thoroughly safeguarding those forests from industrial development would contribute significantly to climate change mitigation and species adaptation in the face of the severe ecological disruption that’s expected to occur over the next few decades as the climate rapidly gets warmer,” said Dr. Beverly Law, who is a Professor Emeritus of Global Change Biology & Terrestrial Systems Science at Oregon State University and lead author of the study.

Nov 9, 2023

World’s first rim-driven jet propulsion motor test successful in Canada

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

The rim-less electric motor promises to offer similar performance figures when compared to its fossil-fuelled counterparts.


An electric jet engine is silently taking flight in the suburbs of Prince Edward Island in North America that promises to deliver similar performance to its fossil-fuelled counterparts.

Canada-based Duxion Motors has successfully completed the ground test of its patented eJet Motor, which, according to it, is “poised to make high-speed electric aviation a reality,” said its website. The ground tests with a scaled prototype included both low-speed and high-speed testing.

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Nov 9, 2023

The secret lab making the most sustainable food in the world

Posted by in categories: food, sustainability

Solar Foods is a startup making food out of thin air.

Nov 9, 2023

Solar panel world record smashed with ‘miracle material’

Posted by in categories: solar power, sustainability

Perovskite cell passes theoretical efficiency limit of standard solar cell.

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