German researchers are developing two chemical processes to extract neodymium, iron and boron from scrap computer hard drives. The work, carried out under the European Union NEO-CYCLE project, aims to recover rare earth elements locally to supply motors for each new electric vehicle and wind turbine without relying on overseas refining.
Materials chemists at the University of Vienna have developed a method that converts aromatic plastic waste into functional polymer networks capable of extracting water from the air. Discarded packaging and consumer plastics capture ambient humidity and release liquid water when exposed to moderate solar heat, offering a circular approach to resource recovery.
Letizia Giugliano
Discovering Biova, the Italian startup that from 2019 will turn leftover bread into beer, providing significant savings in barley malt and with reduced CO2 emissions.
Giovanni Sapere
ZEBRA tries to revolutionize the world of energy by creating the first recyclable wind turbine blade.
Giovanni Sapere
The Carlo Ratti Associati studio has created a giant juicer that can contain 1500 oranges: it squeezes them in a few seconds and transforms the skins into bioplastic.
Giovanni Sapere
