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A special ring could make digital communication more secure in future. Now, two students from Germany have designed a bracelet to help deaf people...

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Liberating accumulation

Pharmaceutical residues can be removed from effluent using pine bark. Now, a Singapore-based research team is looking to pomegranate peel to remove 4-nitrophenol from...

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Tomato waste can protect tinned food. Meanwhile another Italian startup is aiming to extend the shelf life of fruit and vegetables - using waste...

Limiting fragments

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Waste from beer production can be used as a leather alternative. If breweries aren’t inventing new types of beer, then maintaining the quality of...

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Hemispherical solar cells produce more electricity. Solar modules installed on facades or outside windows also allow for increased energy generation, albeit their weight is...

Separate conversion

A membrane filters wastewater and runs on its own electricity. Inspiration, perhaps, for a US research team, which has created a solar panel from...

Independent bonding

Waste wood isn’t just suitable as a sustainable polystyrene substitute. Now, a Finnish research team has created an alternative to petroleum-based resin using sawdust...

Preventing the spread

Minerals found in kidney stones are making chipboard less flammable. The last thing anyone needs is for their EV battery to go on fire....

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Some have turned to chickpeas as a coffee alternative. An invigorating espresso, however, remains hard to replace. Now, an Australian research team has come...

Patented absorption

Pancreatic cancer can be arrested by vitamin D, which is also vital for the function of human immune systems, as well as for bone,...

Aromatic similarity

Coffee grounds are a versatile thing: used in everything from sustainable concrete to glasses frames, even offering natural oils for cosmetics. But as a...

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