Plastic: the new fantastic?

On World Environment Day, hear how Cambridge researchers are working towards eliminating plastic waste and making best use of one of the most successful materials ever invented.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 5, 2020 • ~2 min

In-person ‘retail therapy’ may be gone for good

"I'm seeing little likelihood of consumers embracing shopping in a physical environment to the extent that they did pre-pandemic."

Pat Harriman-UC Irvine • futurity
June 4, 2020 • ~6 min

How to lower your coronavirus risk while eating out: Restaurant advice from an infectious disease expert

It's hard to eat while wearing a face mask, and social distancing isn't easy in restaurants' normally tight quarters. An infectious disease expert offers some tips on what to look for to stay safe.

Thomas A. Russo, Professor and Chief, Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York • conversation
May 21, 2020 • ~8 min

How to stay safe from coronavirus while eating out: Restaurant advice from an infectious disease expert

It's hard to eat while wearing a face mask, and social distancing isn't easy in restaurants' normally tight quarters. An infectious disease expert offers some tips on what to look for to stay safe.

Thomas A. Russo, Professor and Chief, Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York • conversation
May 21, 2020 • ~7 min

Post-war reconstruction involved taxing richest – it could be a model for building a low carbon economy

Just as it did 75 years ago, the UK government has a chance to build back better from a crisis.

Dario Kenner, Visiting Fellow, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
May 8, 2020 • ~7 min

What a sustainable circular economy would look like

From take-make-waste to reuse, repair and remanufacture.

Phil Purnell, Professor of Materials and Structures, University of Leeds • conversation
May 6, 2020 • ~9 min

Coronavirus medical costs could soar into hundreds of billions as more Americans become infected

Reopening state economies too soon risks a second wave of the pandemic, and a surge in medical costs. Anyone who pays insurance premiums and taxes will be picking up the tab.

Bruce Y. Lee, Professor of Health Policy and Management, City University of New York • conversation
May 4, 2020 • ~8 min

Rubbish is piling up and recycling has stalled – waste systems must adapt

Lockdown has exposed real problems with the circular economy which urgently need to be addressed.

Ian Williams, Professor of Applied Environmental Science, University of Southampton • conversation
April 30, 2020 • ~9 min

Looking at COVID-19 through healthy-building eyes

Joseph Allen laid out how existing building safety guidelines might be adapted to make workplaces safer in the age of COVID.

Alvin Powell • harvard
April 24, 2020 • ~6 min

As the coronavirus interrupts global supply chains, people have an alternative – make it at home

The rush to make personal protective equipment like facemasks and face shields using 3D printers shows that the technology can help circumvent global supply chain disruptions.

Joshua M. Pearce, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University • conversation
April 24, 2020 • ~9 min

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