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Enhancing biodegradability is the focus of Circular Biosciences

Imagine embedding an enzyme inside a product so that it can biodegrade much faster than it normally would. Well, that is the focus…

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Captis Aire launches two-phase project after securing $2.5 million

One of the first observations we made when we first met Kim Tutin of …

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Our first-of-its-kind direct air capture deal forges a path to lower costs

Today we’re announcing a new deal to purchase carbon removal credits from direct air capture provider Holocene, at the lowest price on…

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In a step forward for efforts to acquire the metals crucial to addressing climate change, on Monday a new plant that can extract nickel and cobalt from scrap material opens in Fairfield, Ohio. The resulting metals will be used in new batteries and other clean energy markets. Extracting metals out of old material avoids the environmental damage of open pit mining and prevents the metals from ending up in the landfill. Many see this as the future, even if it takes decades to become reality.

Environment solution: New metals refinery for nickel and cobalt opens in Ohio

In a step forward for efforts to acquire the metals crucial to addressing climate change, on Monday a new plant that can extract nickel…

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UTRF Executes License Agreement with Endeavor Composites

Entrepreneurship in the hard tech space is not for the faint of heart. Milestones often take years to achieve. The University of…

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