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A recipe for sustainable 3D printing
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A recipe for sustainable 3D printing

Fiona Bell. Credit: UNM UCAM Newsroom Preparing a new recipe from a cookbook usually means a trip to the grocery store for fresh...

Leveraging silicon photonics for scalable and sustainable AI hardware
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Leveraging silicon photonics for scalable and sustainable AI hardware

Researchers have developed a new superior hardware platform for AI accelerators using photonic integrated circuits on silicon chip. Credit: Bassem Tossoun from IEEE...

Scientists develop sustainable wood panels using traditional shingle-making techniques
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Scientists develop sustainable wood panels using traditional shingle-making techniques

Traditional wooden shingles, as they have been used in the Alps for centuries: Their manufacturing technique inspires novel, resource-saving wood-based materials. Credit: Swiss...

More sustainable and cheaper production of bio-oils to replace petroleum-based products
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More sustainable and cheaper production of bio-oils to replace petroleum-based products

The technology, known as PYROCO, uses high temperatures without oxygen to convert treated sewage (biosolids) into a carbon-rich product called biochar, which can...

Watch out, Apple and Garmin! UNA’s sustainable, modular smartwatch is now live on Kickstarter
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Watch out, Apple and Garmin! UNA’s sustainable, modular smartwatch is now live on Kickstarter

UNA Watch is a modular smartwatch looking to take the fight to Apple and Garmin It’s built to be sustainable, with replaceable parts...

Could your next laptop be recyclable from scratch? Compal’s Adapt X concept shows there may be a future in sustainable tech
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Could your next laptop be recyclable from scratch? Compal’s Adapt X concept shows there may be a future in sustainable tech

Compal Adapt X modular laptop reduces waste with fully replaceable components Adapt X evolves rather than slips into obsolescence Supports modular AI and...

Boosting the efficiency of sustainable aviation fuel production
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Boosting the efficiency of sustainable aviation fuel production

Highly efficient co-electrolysis realized by industry partner Sunfire in the world’s largest power-to-fuel process chain for the synthesis of fuels at KIT’s Energy...

A new nanoplastic paves the way for sustainable street lighting
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A new nanoplastic paves the way for sustainable street lighting

NanoPE reflects visible light but transmits infrared light. Credit: Ivan Gromicho A new study resulting from a collaboration between King Abdullah University of...

New carbon-negative material could make concrete and cement more sustainable
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New carbon-negative material could make concrete and cement more sustainable

Holding half its weight in carbon dioxide, the material could replace sand in concrete and other construction materials while trapping greenhouse gas. Credit:...