Sustainability

July 29, 2022

Earthy Home Products Made From Organic Waste – Ottan Studio

Ottan Studio is an impact startup company based in Istanbul, Turkey, which focuses on up-cycling waste materials into high-quality materials in order to be used in interior and industrial design products. The

Strip of e-textile demonstrating the flexible qualities of ink jet printed graphene. Credit: Marzia Dulal

Design·Fashion·Science

Biodegradable E-Textiles Revolutionize Health Monitoring While Cutting Environmental Waste

Research teams from UWE Bristol and University of Southampton have engineered electronic textiles (e-textiles) that decompose naturally while maintaining medical-grade monitoring capabilities. The Smart, Wearable, and Eco-friendly Electronic Textiles (SWEET) project, published in Energy and Environmental Materials, addresses mounting concerns

January 14, 2025

Tree Relocation Japan Cuts 619 Trees, Adds 2,304 in Tokyo’s Redevelopment Shift

Nature

Trees are our best friends. They give us shade, provide fruits, and give us fragrant flowers. They also supply us with timber, and give

EcoFit Paper Lid Aims to Cut 400 Tons of Plastic Waste per 100 Million Coffee Cups

Design·Europe·Sustainability

Your morning coffee cup’s plastic lid might soon be a thing of the past. Seda International has created the EcoFit Lid, a paper-based lid

Business·News·USA

Waymo Robotaxis Launch in Atlanta: 65-Square-Mile Zone Served by Driverless Fleet with 78% Fewer Crashes

Uber and Waymo have officially launched their robotaxi service in Atlanta, marking another milestone in the expansion of driverless transportation across America. Starting June 23, 2025, Atlanta residents can now hail a

Sunita Somvanshi

June 25, 2025

Plastic Recycling. Photo Source: Fraunhofer.

Plastic·Recycle·Science·Sustainability

German Scientists Convert 5.6M Tons Plastic Waste Into 99.8% Pure 3D Printing Filaments

In German laboratories, plastic bottle caps that once held your morning milk are being reborn as precision-engineered components through an innovative recycling process that converts post-consumer packaging waste into high-purity 3D printing

Rahul Somvanshi

May 22, 2025

Representative image :- Girl using phone -Photo Credit :- Karolina Grabowska

Australia·Business·Technology

TPG’s LEO Satellites Text ‘Happy Easter!’ to 99% of Australia—100% Coverage Next?

On May 6, 2025 TPG Telecom sent text messages including “Happy Easter!” from the Northern Tablelands near Nowendoc National Park, NSW, through Lynk Global’s low-Earth orbit satellites . The messages reached unmodified

Sunita Somvanshi

May 15, 2025

Porsche pilots Recycling processes. Photo Source: News room

Energy·News·Recycle

Porsche EV Battery Recycling Converts 65 Tons Into Black Mass for New Cell Production

Porsche has launched an ambitious pilot project to recycle high-voltage batteries from electric vehicles, aiming to recover valuable raw materials and reuse them in new battery production. This three-phase initiative could help

Sunita Somvanshi

April 9, 2025

Representative image of flags of European Union countries. Photo Source: Gintarė Kairaitytė (Pexels)

Artificial Intelligence·Energy·Europe

Europe’s €200 Billion AI Investment Sparks Energy Consumption Concerns

Europe is making its biggest move yet in artificial intelligence, planning to spend €200 billion on technology that could change how we live and work – but it comes with some big

Rahul Somvanshi

February 19, 2025

Representative Image: A new life for solar panels: one step closer. Turning old solar panels into useful glass products. Photo Source: Maltha

Recycle

Solar Panels Transformed: 75 Tons Recycled into New Windows

Turning old solar panels into useful glass products is now possible, thanks to a recent breakthrough in recycling technology. Maltha Glass Recycling and glass maker Saint-Gobain have successfully converted 75 tons of

Sunita Somvanshi

February 14, 2025

New filter captures and recycles aluminum from manufacturing waste Photo Source:Trent Lee

News·Recycle

MIT Engineers Develop Filter Capturing 99% of Aluminum Waste

A breakthrough in aluminum recycling could help reduce industrial waste while meeting growing global demand for the metal used in everyday items from soda cans to smartphones. Engineers at MIT have developed

Karmactive Staff

February 13, 2025

A green alga Photo Source:Dr Helen Onyeaka (University of Birmingham)

Food & Drinks

Chlorella: The $200M Microscopic Algae Transforming Food Security and Climate Action

A tiny plant that grows in lakes and rivers might help solve our food problems. Scientists at the University of Birmingham are studying Chlorella vulgaris, a plant so small you need a

Tejal Somvanshi

February 8, 2025

Representative Image. Clear Plastic Container and Glass Jars on a Kitchen Counter. Photo Source: RDNE Stock project (Pexels)

Plastic·Recycle

FDA’s New Guidelines: Bring Your Own Reusable Containers to Restaurants and Grocery Stores

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has made it simpler to use your own containers at restaurants and grocery stores. This change, the first major update since 2013, means you can now

Govind Tekale

February 8, 2025

MIT engineers designed a nanofiltration process that could make aluminum production more efficient while reducing hazardous waste. Jennifer Chu | MIT News

Recycle

MIT Engineers Develop Filter Capturing 99% of Aluminum Waste

Karmactive Staff

January 9, 2025

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