New device pulls water out of desert air

"This whole idea seemed like science fiction, but this is possible, and we're actually doing it."

Brian Maffly - U. Utah • futurity
Nov. 12, 2024 ~6 min

How guilt and shame control environmental decisions

A new study contributes to a deeper understanding of how emotions of guilt and shame influence people's everyday environmental decisions.

U. Copenhagen • futurity
Oct. 21, 2024 ~6 min


Watch: Robot shoots clay to create sustainable structures

Researchers have developed a fast robotic printing process for earth-based materials that does not require cement.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Sept. 12, 2024 ~2 min

Can the Olympics ever really be green?

Organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics are committed to creating the most sustainable Games ever. But can the event ever truly be green?

Kathleen Haley-Syracuse • futurity
July 26, 2024 ~5 min

Method recovers rare earth metal from old lightbulbs

"There is an urgent need for sustainable and uncomplicated methods for separating and recovering these strategic raw materials..."

ETH Zurich • futurity
July 18, 2024 ~7 min

Laser blasts could solve the world’s plastic problem

Researchers have developed a way to blast molecules in plastics with a laser to break them down into their smallest parts for future reuse.

UT Austin • futurity
July 10, 2024 ~5 min

Barley starch plastic is 100% biodegradable

A biofriendly material made from barley starch blended with fiber from sugarbeet waste can completely decompose in nature.

Michael Skov Jensen-Copenhagen • futurity
June 20, 2024 ~8 min

Better refrigeration could cut global food waste almost in half

Fully refrigerated food supply chains worldwide could eliminate nearly half of global food waste, or about 620 million metric tons.

Jim Erickson-U. Michigan • futurity
June 5, 2024 ~8 min


Team finds new ways to keep broccoli fresh for longer

Scientists have found a way to keep broccoli, and perhaps other vegetables, feeling and tasting fresher, longer.

Brad Buck-Florida • futurity
May 22, 2024 ~5 min

‘Whole fruit’ chocolate could be healthier and more sustainable

A new kind of chocolate made with more cocoa fruit is healthier, more sustainable, and could boost the incomes of small farmers.

ETH Zurich • futurity
May 22, 2024 ~7 min

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