Researchers at Imperial College London have developed organic electrode materials that could provide the solution to sustainable energy storage. Recently, concerns have been growing about the high cost, toxicity, environmental pollution and end-of-life recycling of lithium-ion batteries, which currently dominate the market when it comes to portable electronics and electric … [Read more...] about Imperial College scientists develop sustainable organic battery electrodes
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Students create shop fittings from fungus
A group of budding engineers and designers from Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne have created a collection of award-winning sustainable shop fittings and displays for a leading eco brand as part of an intern programme. Using mycelium, the root structure of fungi, the 12 students designed and grew the objects for Seed & Sprout’s Byron Bay pop up shop … [Read more...] about Students create shop fittings from fungus
Turning the tide on plastic packaging pollution
UK-based material technologies company Aquapak is to support five University of Portsmouth PhD students, each funded for four years, to explore the complex problem of marine pollution from plastic packaging. Estimates suggest that five million tonnes of plastic is used in the UK each year, nearly half of which is packaging that ends up in the environment. Plastic waste is … [Read more...] about Turning the tide on plastic packaging pollution
Stanford engineers design method that speeds up 3D printing
A team of engineers at Stanford University engineers have designed a method of 3D printing that is five to ten times faster than the quickest high-resolution printer currently available and is capable of using multiple types of resin in a single object. The new method could also potentially allow researchers to use thicker resins with better mechanical and electrical … [Read more...] about Stanford engineers design method that speeds up 3D printing
New 3D-printing process offers novel energy-storage design options
A team of engineers at the University of New South Wales has developed a process to print solid-state polymer electrolytes into any shape desired for use in energy storage. According to the research team, the 3D-printing process of such material could be particularly useful in the development of medical devices that would benefit from small, intricately designed energy … [Read more...] about New 3D-printing process offers novel energy-storage design options
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