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A pillow jacket warns deaf people of dangers at night. Meanwhile in Toronto a research team has combined with international partners to develop a...

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Foliage can be used to make sustainable paper and packaging material. Similarly, a Swedish startup is using seagrass that has been washed ashore to...

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Limiting fragments

In the absence of DNA, hair molecules could hold the key to criminal cases thanks to a special protein fragment (peptide). Now, research conducted...

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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...

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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....

Binding seal

Paper could replace polystyrene packaging. In Germany, meanwhile, a research team has been developing a process whereby paper bags are made without adhesives. Materials...

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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...

Minimised usage

Small villages can inspire innovation for the circular economy in cocoa production. Now an Oxford-based startup is working on a sustainable substitute to the cocoa...

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