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Noise reduction solution bends sound waves upwards: Less impact on environment
Here, Bart Willems discusses the Dutch noise reduction solution using diffraction to decrease the impact on the environment.
Websites hold the key to green government
While public sector organisations are exploring ways to meet their sustainability commitments, there’s often one obvious area that is overlooked: Varnish Software’s Lars Larsson explains why websites hold the key to green government.
Improving air quality around schools
Mathew Hassell, founder and CEO of Kura, discusses how the school run can be changed to improve the air quality around schools and protect children’s health, following the reduction in pollution amid the UK lockdown.
Crops for the future: Accelerating protein transitions with new plant-based foods
Sabrina Ruzanski & Emanuele Zannini detail PROTEIN2FOOD, a project that concerns pioneering crops for future generations, most notably, accelerating protein transitions with new plant-based foods.
The built environment: The effects of office conversions in the Netherlands
Sophie Hoogendijk and Gideon Bolt from the Faculty of Geosciences – Utrecht University, describe the effects of office conversions in the Netherlands, commencing with commentary on vacant offices in this analysis of the built environment.
Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS) works to improve urban climate modelling capabilities
Here, GERICS discusses how they are engaging with stakeholders to improve urban climate modelling capabilities and fight climate change.
Magnetic resonance for detecting ground and soil water
Dr. Stephan Costabel, Federal Institute for Geosciences and Resources, and Prof. Dr. Mike Müller-Petke, Leibniz-Institute for Applied Geosciences, discuss the use of magnetic resonance for soil moisture mapping.
polynSPIRE: Building a future without plastic waste
Here, Tatiana Garcia-Armingol discusses proposed innovations in mass recycling that seek to create a functional future without plastic waste.
UK recycling legislation proposals for 2023: The future of commercial food waste
Grant Keenan, Managing Director of Keenan Recycling, examines Scotland’s implementation of tighter food waste recycling legislation and what it will mean for the similar incoming UK government legislation.
Microplastics in water: How much are we drinking in a month?
New research has unveiled the quantity of microplastics in water that are consumed by humans on a monthly basis.
The stewards of the Arctic: A changing region requires cooperation
Einar Gunnarsson, Ambassador Arctic Affairs, Iceland and Chair of the Arctic Council’s Senior Arctic Officials, sheds light on why the changing region of the Arctic requires cooperation.
The plastic crisis: What’s the big deal with microplastics?
Pamela J. Lein, PhD, Professor at the University of California, Davis, sheds light on the plastic crisis and explains what the big deal is with microplastics.
Earthquake monitoring in Taiwan: Current status and future perspective
Deputy Director of the Seismological Center Central Weather Bureau (CWB) in Taiwan, Nai-Chi Hsiao, explains the current status and future perspective of earthquake monitoring in Taiwan.
Innovation in systems: Accelerating our net zero ambitions
Rob Saunders, Challenge Director for Prospering from the Energy Revolution, discusses the UKRI’s role in innovation on the journey towards reaching net zero ambitions.
Researchers emphasise that bumble bees need biodiversity
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) found that bees prefer to consume a low-fat diet, emphasising that bumble bees need biodiversity.
Arctic conservation: Scientists listen to the sounds of the seascape
In the northern Bering Sea, scientists undertook a four-year acoustic monitoring project to understand Arctic conservation needs for five marine mammals.
Government awards £1.15 million to tackle food waste
Businesses and not-for-profits will benefit from new government funding of £1.15 million to tackle food waste in the UK.
How EU decisions affect fish, the ocean and life on earth
Rebecca Hubbard, Programme Director of the Our Fish campaign, reveals precisely how EU decisions affect fish, the ocean and life on earth.
Bridging the gap between research and commercial multipliers of climate services
Julius Pröll from the Climate Service Center Germany turns our attention to the importance of bridging the gap between research institutions and commercial multipliers of climate services.
How technology could harvest better results for the future of the food industry
Osvald Bjelland, CEO, Xynteo, discusses how technology and collaboration could harvest better results for the future of the food industry.
