All Sustainability articles
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News
Using polluting red mud for greener metal production
Transforming toxic mud into iron in a breakthrough for steelmaking sustainability
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Feature
Life cycle assessment of fast-food containers
Examining the environmental impact of single-use takeaway packaging
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Resource
Life cycle assessment: shopping bags | 14–16 years
Slides, scaffolded worksheets and teacher notes to introduce learners to life cycle assessments using a real-world example
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News
Making ammonia production greener
Could lasers offer a more sustainable alternative to the Haber process
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News
How to banish misconceptions with green chemistry
Evidence-informed tips on how a greener approach can improve problem-solving abilities and address misconceptions
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Feature
How science can make burial, cremation and memorial greener
Does alkaline hydrolysis offer a more sustainable approach?
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News
Tackling global demand for lithium one string at a time
Crystalising lithium salts on strings could be the key to supplying the vast volume needed for a net-zero world
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Sustainable solution to recycling wind turbine blades
Cracking the problem of decommissioning our wind farms
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News
Science turns the taps on in drought-hit areas
Changes in the state of matter offer a solution to making potable water in arid regions
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Feature
The science behind sustainable home insulation
Are plastics the best option for saving energy in our homes, as well as saving the planet?
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Resource
Recycling plastics evaluation | 14–16 years
Develop your learners’ evaluation, extended writing and maths skills in the context of polymers
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Feature
How science will keep us cool
Discover the climate-friendly refrigeration technologies of the future
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News
Nickel-loving plants help to recycle poly(ethene)
Phytomining is helping to recycle single-use plastics
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News
Recycling PVC with electrolysis
New method for recycling poly(vinylchloride) uses electrolysis to extract valuable chlorinated products
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News
Recycling catalysts with electrochemistry
Use this research context to show students how, and why, industry recover their catalysts
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Opinion
Combatting plastic pollution in class
Bring the fight against plastic pollution to your classroom with these hands-on resources from Common Seas
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News
High capacity batteries that can biodegrade in situ
Explore biodegradable electrochemistry with this innovation to healthcare and pollution
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Electrolysis can conjure hydrogen fuel from air
Air humidity could be the key to sustainable hydrogen power
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Job profile
Senior science manager
Paul’s circular approach to manufacturing sugar means there is virtually zero waste and other useful products like bioethanol
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Job profile
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