Scientific application
Rocket engine runs on plastic waste
Pulsar Fusion is developing and testing rocket engines powered by compounds found in recycled plastic waste.
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Scientific application
Students invent a recipe to 'turn' plastic waste into lightweight, high-strength bricks
Lac Dan Hy and a group of students from the University of Science and Technology (VNU-HCM, Vietnam) have 'transformed' plastic waste into lightweight bricks that bring e…
Environment
Microplastics - An incalculable danger to the ocean
The ocean is facing dangers from plastic waste, nylon ropes used on fishing boats is one of the causes.
Environment
Toxic foam covers India's sacred river
The sacred Yamuna river in New Delhi, the site of the Hindu festival of Chhath Puja, was covered with mounds of snow-white foam on November 8.
Environment
The pandemic creates 25,900 tons of waste for the oceans
A newly published study shows that 25,900 tons of plastic waste from the Covid-19 pandemic - the equivalent of more than 2,000 double-decker buses - has been dumped into…
Biology
Using insects to turn waste into 'gold'
Chua Kai-Ninh spends a lot of time during the day making sure that his animals are well fed and grow fast.
Scientific application
Singapore turns durian peels into medical bandages
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have successfully developed a process to turn durian skins into antibacterial gel bandages.
Environment
New black gold in Nigeria: Used car tires
Nigeria is heavily dependent on revenue from oil exports, which is seen as
Science Events
Marine Environmental Restoration: Female Scientist Wins Excellence Award
According to estimates by environmentalists, every year, millions of tons of waste of all kinds, from inorganic to organic and toxic substances are introduced into sea w…
Scientific works
China inaugurated a plant that turns nuclear waste into glass
China inaugurated its first plant in Sichuan on September 11 to treat growing amounts of nuclear waste by vitrification.
Environment
Breakthrough ideas for making cement from waste salt
Two architects in Dubai (United Arab Emirates - UAE) are looking to break the traditional building rules when they want to use cement made from salt to build houses.
Discover science
Plastics - are invention great or unpredictable?
The word plastic is created by Greek inventor Leo Baekeland from the Greek Plastikós, meaning
Space science
The International Space Station will have a new toilet
This is a new achievement for the space exploration industry when it is possible to reuse wastewater and prevent bacteria from spreading out in space.
Oceanography
Why do marine creatures swallow plastic trash wrongly?
Scientists say it is no coincidence that marine creatures, especially turtles, eat plastic waste ...
New technology
Regenerates organic led screens from human hair
Researchers at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have found a useful source of organic waste, human hair, which can be used to create Oled displays (organic leds…