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Sustainability
Can we turn waste into soil superfood?
The process fertilises soil, increasing crop yield while sequestering carbon
Science
Using ChatGPT-style AI to develop battery electrolytes
One company is using GPT language models to help discover and synthesise new and better battery electrolytes
Education
Yellow canteens: a colourful way to keep kids healthy
The colour repels flies and helps reduce the transmission of dangerous diseases
Agriculture & Energy
Can a new process clean up lithium-ion battery recycling?
A startup has developed a more efficient, eco-friendly process to extract and recycle lithium and other precious metals from batteries
Fashion & Beauty
Turning seaweed into clothing
One startup is hoping to replace conventional textile materials with its sustainable seaweed alternative
Agriculture & Energy
Could ceramic chips reduce emissions from high-heat industry?
A solution improves the efficiency of industrial combustion processes that require temperatures above 300 degrees Celsius
Agriculture & Energy
Seaweed solution: a methane-busting livestock feed
A feed supplement made using red seaweed could reduce methane emissions from livestock by up to 90 per cent
Manufacturing
Pioneering carbon capture for carbon-neutral chemicals
A circular process turns captured carbon into chemical precursors for products without the use of fossil fuels
Health & Wellbeing
AI helps clinicians navigate research overload
The platform helps clinicians stay up to date on research and care guidelines
Features
Planet Champions: Fergus O’Sullivan
We sat down with Fergus O’Sullivan, founder of Nice Rice, which is working with farmers in India to bring sustainable rice products to our supermarkets
Agriculture & Energy
Can we transform rice farming with methane-cutting methods?
A startup is working with farmers to bring sustainable rice to the supermarket
Sustainability
A social movement for cleaner air
One grassroots organisation is having a huge positive impact on air quality in Poland