Picture Credit: Dr. Melissa Chang and Dr. Aditi Sharma created Recyclablu in order to turn medical waste into highly effective face masks : LOS ANGELES TIMES A little over a year ago, as the Covid-19 pandemic first swept the world, healthcare facilities faced a critical shortage in personal protective equipment (PPE). Aditi Sharma, who is finishing …
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Six of the world’s most famous landmarks have been given a green makeover and reimagined as environmentally friendly energy hubs. Niagara Falls, the Pyramids of Giza, the Eiffel Tower, Taj Mahal, Sydney Opera House, and Big Ben have all been given a green facelift to show how renewable energy could be harnessed at the sites. …
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Waste pickers in Barberton will benefit from a deal signed between Africa Green Earth and Barberton MinesImage: VUKUZENZELE A non-profit organisation Africa Green Earth will soon start with a waste recovery and green energy deal with Barberton Mines in Mpumalanga. The deal, which was signed in October last year, will see the organisation use plastic and …
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Picture Credit: Shutterstock Every conversation revolving around technology right now has something to do with the pandemic. Online learning shifted from “futuristic” to reality in seconds and with that, the world saw a slew of problems in the form of digital divide. Nobody could have foreseen the implications of the pandemic. However, experts had already …
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Xiulin Ruan, a Purdue University professor of mechanical engineering, holds up his lab’s sample of the whitest paint on record. Credit: Purdue University/Jared Pike New paint formulation could help buildings rely less on air conditioning. In an effort to curb global warming, Purdue University engineers have created the whitest paint yet. Coating buildings with this …
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