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Building Bacteria could grow Sand-based Construction Materials
Building Bacteria could grow Sand-based Construction Materials Researchers have successfully grown bacterial cells in potential sand-based construction materials, as detailed in a paper published by Research Directions: Biotechnology Design, a new journal from Cambridge University Press. This achiev...
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Aeva enables safe Autonomous Train Technology for Railergy
Aeva enables safe Autonomous Train Technology for Railergy Aeva, a leader in next-generation sensing and perception systems, today announced that Railergy, a leading supplier of railway system automation solutions, has selected Aeva’s Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) 4D LiDAR™ techn...
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CDE unveils largest Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling Plant in Canada
CDE unveils largest Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling Plant in Canada Later this year, washing experts CDE, in partnership with concrete, asphalt and aggregate recycling firm Calgary Aggregate Recycling Inc. (CAR), will host an open house event to showcase the company’s largest constructio...
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Big Foot meets an ATLAS Excavator
Big Foot meets an ATLAS Excavator When it comes to the substrate, it’s a “real softie”, when it comes to stability, it’s a rock. This pretty much sums up the Big Foot, the ATLAS 140W mobile excavator with 16 t service weight and 20 km/h travel speed (optionally up to 36 km/h)...
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National Highways trials 3D-Printed Headwall on A30 road upgrade
National Highways trials 3D-Printed Headwall on A30 road upgrade The first-ever 3D-printed concrete headwall is being trialled as part of the construction process on National Highways’ A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross upgrade in Cornwall. Headwall structures are traditionally made from precast concret...
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Liebherr and Leica Geosystems expand Excavator Machine Control range
Liebherr and Leica Geosystems expand Excavator Machine Control range Liebherr, in cooperation with Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, offers various machine control systems for hydraulic excavators ex works. Machine control systems are driver assistance systems that make construction projects and pr...
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INTERMAT 2024 to showcase dynamic Zero Carbon solutions and technologies
INTERMAT 2024 to showcase dynamic Zero Carbon solutions and technologies The next edition of INTERMAT, the sustainable construction solutions and technology exhibition, will take place from 24 to 27 April 2024 at Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition centre. The biggest international manufacturers have a...
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200 Built Environment Companies lead the way for a Sustainable Future
200 Built Environment Companies lead the way for a Sustainable Future The built environment industry has today reached a major milestone with 200 companies leading the way for a sustainable future, including the launch of a ‘Future Workforce’ initiative, aimed at developing the sustainability knowle...
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Volvo CE reports record earnings for Q2 2023
Volvo CE reports record earnings for Q2 2023 Volvo Construction Equipment proves it is performing today while transforming for tomorrow with record earnings for the second quarter 2023, alongside its continued investment into sustainable change. Sales of machines and services rose across all markets...
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New Temporary Traffic Management Products launched at LCRIG Innovation Festival
New Temporary Traffic Management Products launched at LCRIG Innovation Festival Innovation and solar experts Solar Gates UK launched two new products at the LCRIG Innovation Festival last week. The two innovative temporary traffic control solutions; INSTABOOM Go and INSTABOOM Flagger are both design...
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CDE AquaCycle Quarry Water Management solution boosts savings and new revenue
CDE AquaCycle Quarry Water Management solution boosts savings and new revenue For nearly 40 years, family-owned business Campbell Contracts has been extracting sand and gravel from its Letterbailey quarry in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. More recently, in response to market demand, the company...
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HP SitePrint Robot now available in North America, UK and Ireland
HP SitePrint Robot now available in North America, UK and Ireland HP Inc., announced full availability of HP SitePrint in the US, Canada, UK and Ireland following a successful Early Access Program with some of the biggest names in construction. HP SitePrint is a robotic solution that prints the most...
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Cemex expands Vertua Range for more Sustainable Asphalt Solutions
Cemex expands Vertua Range for more Sustainable Asphalt Solutions Cemex’s VIALOW, VIAFLOW®, and VIACOURT® asphalt, plus newer products that use a lower carbon bitumen, now form a new series of high-performance asphalt solutions which have been stringently classified to join the Vertua® product famil...
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The truth behind UK Construction Waste Compliance
The truth behind UK Construction Waste Compliance Qflow, a climate-focused construction tech company, released a comprehensive report analysing the state of waste management in the construction industry. This industry-first report analyses over 90,000 legally required Waste Transfer Notes (WTNs) fro...
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Are Electric Vehicles too heavy for multi-storey Car Parks?
Are Electric Vehicles too heavy for multi-storey Car Parks? In June 2023, the Institution of Structural Engineers published a report suggesting that the weight of our cars is too much for many multi-storeys built in the 60s and 70s. Known for being heavier, EVs have been the first to be blamed ─ but...
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Derbyshire Gully Sensors monitor Water Levels and Flooding
Derbyshire Gully Sensors monitor Water Levels and Flooding Derbyshire Gully Sensors are an innovative solution designed to effectively monitor water levels within gully pots, particularly in regions prone to flooding. In April 2023, a collaborative venture with Derbyshire County Council (DCC) spearh...
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Arup wins five year contract on ADEPT Live Labs Decarbonising Roads programme
Arup wins five year contract on ADEPT Live Labs Decarbonising Roads programme In an important milestone for the £30 million ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads programme, a five year contract to provide monitoring and evaluation services has been awarded to Arup. Developed by the Associatio...
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Cemex Ventures boosts investment in Carbon Upcycling
Cemex Ventures boosts investment in Carbon Upcycling Cemex announced today that Cemex Ventures, its corporate venture capital and open innovation unit, has increased its stake in Carbon Upcycling. Carbon Upcycling’s patented technology injects CO2 into industrial by-products and natural minerals to...
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Automotive World China 2023 to unite Global Carmakers
Automotive World China 2023 to unite Global Carmakers Shenzhen, the innovation hub of China’s Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, is making bold moves in building a “next generation world-class automobile city.” As one of the most competitive and promising cities in the global ne...
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Carmac expands Excavator Fleet to keep pace with Housebuilding Sector demand
Carmac expands Excavator Fleet to keep pace with Housebuilding Sector demand Carmac Building and Civil Engineering Ltd has bought seven of the latest Zaxis-7 models from Hitachi Construction Machinery UK (HCMUK) and has 26 Hitachi medium excavators in total: 13 ZX130s; seven ZX210s; three ZX160s; an...
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Tackling Skin Problems in the Construction Industry
Tackling Skin Problems in the Construction Industry If you work in the construction industry, chances are you’re on your feet all day and constantly using your hands. But you might not always take the time to look after your skin. Your work will often expose your skin to potentially harmful chemical...
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Aggregate Industries takes pole position after resurfacing Donington Park
Aggregate Industries takes pole position after resurfacing Donington Park Donington Park is one of the world’s most iconic race venues, hosting some of motorsport’s most prestigious national and international events. Since being acquired by MotorSport Vision Ltd., in 2017, significant investment has...
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UK Construction outlook remains flat while infrastructure remains strong
UK Construction outlook remains flat while infrastructure remains strong The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) UK Construction Monitor Q2 2023 portrays a mixed picture when it comes to industry trends. The headline construction workload reading tilted downward a touch to -1% from +3% i...
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Costain accelerates ESG ambitions with £85m revolving credit
Costain accelerates ESG ambitions with £85m revolving credit Costain Group, the infrastructure solutions company, is accelerating its ESG ambitions after securing an £85 million sustainability-linked revolving credit facility coordinated by HSBC UK and Lloyds Bank. Crédit Industriel et Commercial an...
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WRC grabs new JCB JS20MH Materials Handler for new Recycling Facility
WRC grabs new JCB JS20MH Materials Handler for new Recycling Facility A leading Scottish recycling firm is using a new JCB JS20MH materials handler to process construction and demolition waste. Renfrewshire-based WRC Recycling purchased the machine as part of a major investment in equipment to work...
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Messagemaker launches new range of Vehicle Activated Warning Signs
Messagemaker launches new range of Vehicle Activated Warning Signs Messagemaker Displays, a leading supplier of LED traffic solutions, has launched its new range of Vehicle Activated Warning (VAW) signs. With a Standard, Reflective and Matrix model included – all options offer a low maintenance and...
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VolvoCE Electric Machinery in action at the biggest Utility Expo Booth ever
VolvoCE Electric Machinery in action at the biggest Utility Expo Booth ever Volvo Construction Equipment will showcase its lineup of electric machines — in action — along with conventional favorites and popular services like Dig Assist and Load Assist in booth K345 at The Utility Expo, Sept. 26–28 i...
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GHD and Costain partnership to deliver strategic advice to UK Government
GHD and Costain partnership to deliver strategic advice to UK Government Leading professional services organisation GHD, in partnership with Costain, has been selected by the Department for Transport (DfT) as a prime supplier on the department’s latest Specialist Technical and Commercial Advice for...
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Cemex and Synhelion shed light on fully Solar-powered Cement Plant Technology
Cemex and Synhelion shed light on fully Solar-powered Cement Plant Technology Cemex and Synhelion announced today a significant milestone in their joint effort to develop fully solar-driven cement production: the scaling of their technology to industrially-viable levels. This includes the continuous...
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Durable Fuel-Cells with novel proton-conductive membranes
Durable Fuel-Cells with novel proton-conductive membranes Fuel cells are compact energy conversion units that utilize clean energy sources like hydrogen and convert them into electricity through a series of oxidation–reduction reactions. Specifically, proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), an...
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Amprius announces Ultra-High-Power-High-Energy Lithium-ion Batteries
Amprius announces Ultra-High-Power-High-Energy Lithium-ion Batteries Amprius Technologies, Inc., a leader in next-generation lithium-ion batteries with its Silicon Anode Platform, is continuing to pioneer innovative battery technology with its newest ultra-high-power-high-energy lithium-ion battery....
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indie Semiconductor and SiLC Technologies to deliver FMCW LiDAR Solution
indie Semiconductor and SiLC Technologies to deliver FMCW LiDAR Solution indie Semiconductor, an Autotech solutions innovator, and SiLC Technologies, Inc., a leader in silicon photonics innovation, have entered into a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) partnership that enables coherent detection-ba...
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Keeping British Roads safe doesn’t need to cost the Earth
Keeping British Roads safe doesn’t need to cost the Earth Local authorities have a statutory responsibility to ensure that their road networks are in a safe and serviceable condition. At the same time, there is mounting pressure on local authority Highway Engineers and Asset Managers to: optim...
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Harwinn Agricultural and Construction evolves with a Develon DX100W-7 Excavator
Harwinn Agricultural and Construction evolves with a Develon DX100W-7 Excavator When he had to change the nature of his business for health reasons, David Hardgrave of Harwinn Agricultural and Construction Services Ltd, based in Market Harborough in Leicestershire, chose to build the next phase of h...
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Quantifying Coal Burst and catastrophic Dynamic Rock Failure
Quantifying Coal Burst and catastrophic Dynamic Rock Failure Catastrophic dynamic rock failure, commonly known as rock or coal burst, presents one of the most challenging problems in civil tunnelling and mining. This phenomenon is typically triggered by a volatile and uncontrolled energy release fro...
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Wirtgen announces new generation of Streumaster Binding Agent Spreaders
Wirtgen announces new generation of Streumaster Binding Agent Spreaders The new models of the MC and TC series set benchmark standards when it comes to filling, material conveying, spreading accuracy and operator-friendliness Designed and constructed as trailers or for mounting on a carrier vehicle,...
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Iteris wins two contracts in Midwest US for Regional Smart Mobility Initiatives
Iteris wins two contracts in Midwest US for Regional Smart Mobility Initiatives Iteris, Inc., the world’s trusted technology ecosystem for smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been awarded contracts for smart mobility, safety and sustainability projects by two agenci...
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3rd Gen of Mojave near-field, Software-definable Flash LiDAR announced by PreAct
3rd Gen of Mojave near-field, Software-definable Flash LiDAR announced by PreAct PreAct Technologies (PreAct), an Oregon-based developer of near-field flash LiDAR technology, today announced the release of its Mojave LiDAR as a high-performance, low-cost sensor solution to address a variety of appli...
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Tide Bank upgrades helps SME’s simplify Accounting in the UK
Tide Bank upgrades helps SME’s simplify Accounting in the UK Tide, the leading digital business financial platform, has today launched its improved Tide Accounting tool, powered by Sage, to help more small businesses meet their accounting needs directly from one place – their bank accoun...
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VolvoCE’s largest Excavator in Japan digs in at Fukushima Solar Energy Site
VolvoCE’s largest Excavator in Japan digs in at Fukushima Solar Energy Site Volvo Construction Equipment has marked a major milestone in Japan, delivering its largest excavator ever sold in the country. The EC750EL belongs to rental company EPR, which received an A45G articulated hauler simult...
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Revolutionary Mud Monitoring, Detection and Alerting system developed by OCS
Revolutionary Mud Monitoring, Detection and Alerting system developed by OCS OCS and Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture (SCS JV) have developed MudCam, a revolutionary monitoring, detection and alerting system that continuously monitors areas of mud build-up. MudCam addresses legislative and safe...
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NRG Riverside roll out first Electric Food Waste Collection Fleet in the UK
NRG Riverside roll out first Electric Food Waste Collection Fleet in the UK NRG Riverside, the contract hire and fleet solutions provider, has delivered seven fully electric food waste trucks to Basildon Borough Council as part of an innovative contract hire agreement with full service and maintenan...
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VolvoCE Malaysia expands with new dealership in Borneo
VolvoCE Malaysia expands with new dealership in Borneo Volvo Construction Equipment has announced a new dealer facility in the Malaysian state of Borneo to better serve customers. The Borneo VCE dealership is a sub-dealer of Volvo Construction Equipment Malaysia. It will provide total sales and serv...
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GRP Composites make heavy Trench Covers history
GRP Composites make heavy Trench Covers history Once in a while, a product will come along whose performance will drive a change in standards across entire industries. Like stainless steel. Or concrete. Or a trench cover which is over 80% lighter than the cast iron traditionally used, eliminating th...
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Revolutionise Hauler efficiency with Komatsu’s Operator Guidance Monitor
Revolutionise Hauler efficiency with Komatsu’s Operator Guidance Monitor Komatsu’s Operator Guidance Monitor (OGM) is a revolutionary tool designed to optimize the efficiency of your fleet of rigid dump trucks, and to reduce unit production costs. Its easy-to-use, clear program allows you to s...
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MIT develops simpler Machine Learning approach to control Robots
MIT develops simpler Machine Learning approach to control Robots Researchers from MIT and Stanford University have devised a new machine-learning approach that could be used to control a robot, such as a drone or autonomous vehicle, more effectively and efficiently in dynamic environments where cond...
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MCS revamps their Rental Software Web Interface
MCS revamps their Rental Software Web Interface Rental Software supplier, MCS, has now revamped and modernised its web solution with a new, state-of-the-art interface, making working on the move easier than ever for rental companies worldwide. As part of the software supplier’s constant develo...
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Blockchain Carbon Emission Monitoring could foster a Sustainable Value Chain
Blockchain Carbon Emission Monitoring could foster a Sustainable Value Chain Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation introduced its AI-enabled, blockchain-based Supplier CO2 Emission Monitoring System (SCEMS) to manage the carbon emissions of its cooperative business partners. SCEMS is designed to...
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Staffordshire County Council’s JCB Pothole Pro clocks in for its first shift
Staffordshire County Council’s JCB Pothole Pro clocks in for its first shift Staffordshire County Council’s brand-new Pothole Pro has clocked on for its first shift – on the doorstep of the JCB factory where it was produced. The council has just taken delivery of the machine from the JCB Heavy...
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New high-speed train opens from Rome to Pompeii
New high-speed train opens from Rome to Pompeii A direct train service from Rome to Pompeii in under two hours: thanks to an agreement between the Italian Ministry of Culture and the Italian State Railways, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, on Sundays tourists and visitors can now reach the archaeologi...
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CAPTURE 3D automates Digitalization and Inspection of Electric Motor Assemblies
CAPTURE 3D automates Digitalization and Inspection of Electric Motor Assemblies CAPTURE 3D, a ZEISS company and the leading provider of innovative 3D digitizing solutions in the U.S., today announced the ZEISS ScanBox for eMotors— an automated 3D scanning solution for the fast and accurate inspectio...
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ARC India Forum focused on Sustainability, Energy and Digitalization
ARC India Forum focused on Sustainability, Energy and Digitalization The ARC Advisory Group’s 21st India Forum, titled Driving Sustainability, Energy Transition, and Performance through Digitalization, was held on July 12th and 13th, 2023, and saw a turnout of over 300 delegates. This was the first...
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New BIM based Digital Design Workflow minimises Traffic Accidents
New BIM based Digital Design Workflow minimises Traffic Accidents The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) developed a digital model designed to identify dangerous roads where traffic accidents frequently occur while further finding optimal measures to improve the safe...
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Three more Rail Transit Lines in China adopt Hytera Communication Technology
Three more Rail Transit Lines in China adopt Hytera Communication Technology Hytera Communications, a leading global provider of professional communications technologies and solutions, has completed the delivery of Professional Mobile Radio (PMR) systems to multiple rail transit lines, three of whic...
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Cincoze DX-1200 Industrial Computer crucial to Modern Rail Transportation
Cincoze DX-1200 Industrial Computer crucial to Modern Rail Transportation Rail transportation plays a crucial role in many modern transportation networks. It’s essential to ensure that rail transportation is safe and efficient, which requires constant improvements. The integration of industria...
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Asahi Kasei licensing Technology for Next-Generation Energy Storage Device
Asahi Kasei licensing Technology for Next-Generation Energy Storage Device Asahi Kasei has begun licensing of technology for the design and manufacture of lithium-ion capacitors (LiCs) based on its proprietary lithium pre-doping technology. The novel proprietary doping method enables LiCs to be manu...
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Eaton simplifies and speeds up Fleet EV Charging Installations
Eaton simplifies and speeds up Fleet EV Charging Installations Intelligent power management company Eaton announced a game-changing new approach simplifying electric vehicle (EV) fleet charging by eliminating costly cable runs and major modifications to existing parking and conveyor structures. The...
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Iteris supporting Intelligent Transportation Systems in Mérida, Mexico
Iteris supporting Intelligent Transportation Systems in Mérida, Mexico Iteris, Inc., the world’s trusted technology ecosystem for smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced it has been selected to modernize public transit in Mérida, the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán, as part...
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New Trinity River BNSF Railway Bridge in Texas now open
New Trinity River BNSF Railway Bridge in Texas now open BNSF Railway recently marked a significant milestone in its double track project in North Texas, as the first train crossed over the newly constructed Trinity River bridge near downtown Fort Worth earlier this month. The bridge, which is now op...
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Infinitely Recyclable Plastics using Bacteria
Infinitely Recyclable Plastics using Bacteria Plastic waste is a problem. Most plastics can’t be recycled, and many use finite, polluting petrochemicals as the basic ingredients. But that’s changing. In a study published today in Nature Sustainability, researchers successfully engineered microbes to...
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