Kevin A. Schug receives funding from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes for Health, ExxonMobil, and Weaver Consultants Group. He is affiliated with VUV Analytics, Inc. and ...

The conversion of waste tyres via pyrolysis offers a viable route for both energy recovery and the production of valuable materials, thereby addressing mounting environmental challenges. In this ...

Methods that don't employ a catalyst, though, tend to have low rates of converting the waste into products of use. For this project, the researchers found a way around both of these obstacles and ...

The new method converts waste plastic into pyrolysis oil, which contains valuable olefins used in various industries. This process offers an opportunity to derive high-value alcohols worth up to ...

In the adventure classic Back to the Future, Emmett "Doc" Brown uses energy generated from rubbish to power his DeLorean time machine. But while a time machine may still be some way off, the prospect ...

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Last year, I became obsessed with a plastic cup. It was a small container that held diced fruit, the type thrown into lunch boxes. And it was the ...

A joint research team has developed a technology to produce high-value-added plastic raw materials called dicarboxylic acids ...

The growing emphasis on reducing the carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel-based power plants has increased the importance of harnessing clean and renewable sources such as wind to generate energy ...

The company tried educational chatbots and cryptocurrency. Then nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, of movies and cars. Even a service to Catholic churches allowing them to manage their finances using ...