Abu Dhabi, May 21 – The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) opened its thirty-first Council meeting on Wednesday at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi, with more than 300 government representatives attending in person and online.…
MIT students fortify concrete by adding recycled plastic
Adding bits of irradiated plastic water bottles could cut cement industry’s carbon emissions. [caption id="attachment_13438" align="alignnone" width="639"] “Our technology takes plastic out of the landfill, locks it up in concrete, and also uses less cement…
A new self-charging electric bike on its way
A design team in South Korea has revealed a new self-charging electric bike design concept “Hybrid Module Mobility”. [caption id="attachment_13433" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Professor Yunwoo Jeong’s team at at IAA Frankfurt 2017. Clockwise from top left…
How cities can fight climate change most effectively
Energy-efficient construction is key to lowering urban emissions, study finds. [caption id="attachment_13430" align="alignnone" width="646"] Researchers looked at 11 metro areas — including Atlanta, Georgia, pictured — to examine how much local emissions-reductions programs can…
New way to prevent unfavorable intestinal microbiota
A physiological approach to restore the gut’s ecosystem in various diseases by using antimicrobial peptides has been developed by Hokkaido University scientists. [caption id="attachment_13418" align="alignnone" width="768"] The administration of R -Spondin1 resulted in the increased…