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From waste to wearable

UC Riverside chemical engineering researchers have completed construction of a pilot biomass processing facility that ...
At the recycling center, powerful magnets will pull out steel. Spinning drums will toss aluminum into bins. Copper wires will get neatly bundled up for resale. But as the conveyor belt keeps rolling, ...
Glass isn't as easy to recycle as we might think, so we need as many ways to turn it into new products as we can devise. Researchers at the University of Portsmouth have developed a way to use ...
Insect shells, rice husks, water bottles, and bamboo charcoal might not be the first things that come to mind when you think of high-­ performance building products. But Taiwanese upcycling company ...
The construction industry consumes more than 40% of Earth’s raw material resources. It is time to rethink not just what we build, but how we value what is already built. Digital materials passports ...