Nanoparticles on the menu: what microwaving plastics does to our food
Nanoparticles: The microscopic world of plastic contamination has brought about a new concern again. A recent study reveals that billions of nanometer-wide particles can be released from plastic containers into…
Microplastics: An Unknown World At The End of Your Fingertips
Plastics have been a source of innovation-driven growth since the 1950s. Their unique properties have a promising future even today, as it is in high demand and central to modern-day…
Embracing sustainable travel this summer
As the summer sun beckons us to explore new horizons and escape our everyday routines, the allure of travel becomes irresistible. Yet, as we pack our bags and set our…
University College Cork introduces TOMRA Collection reverse vending machine to university campus
The Norwegian global reverse vending machines (RVM) leader has partnered with UCC as part of the university’s plastic free campus initiative in an aim to encourage recycling amongst students and…
Say cheese: Japanese scientists make robot face ‘smile’ with living skin
By Irene Wang and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese scientists have devised a way to attach living skin tissue to robotic faces and make them “smile,” in a breakthrough…
Waste made clothes can be a solution to reducing marine waste
Waste made clothes: The eighth of June is World Oceans Day, an international day commemorating worldwide to protect the ocean since 2002, spearheaded by the Ocean Project. Recognised by the…
Sustainability is the watchword for Paris 2024
The greenest edition of the Olympics shows the way, but there is much work to be done Anticipate, Avoid, Reduce, Offset, and Mobilise. These five words sum up the spirit…
Can technology give solutions to save Earth?
Earth: he alarming news that our planet faces detrimental challenges has been in the spotlight for many years. In 2023, the world reached the highest temperature on record, which was previously broken…
World Water Day 2024: leveraging water for peace
World Water Day, observed annually on March 22 since 1993, is a United Nations event emphasizing the significance of freshwater resources. It serves as a platform to celebrate water and shed light…
Alibaba must face lawsuit in US over counterfeit Squishmallows
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected Alibaba’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit over the alleged sale by various merchants of counterfeit versions of…