COP29 meeting comes at a critical phase for climate crisis
Ahead of the UN’s Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, researchers stressed the severity of the unfolding climate change crisis.
Flatter nanocrystals could mean better TVs and solar panels
Flatter nanocrystals provide better surfaces for ligands to attach to than nanorods and nanodots, a new study has found. As ligands play an important role in controlling the behaviour and performance of nanocrystals in various optoelectronic technologies, this discovery could enhance the performance of devices such as TV screens, solar panels and medical scanners.
Chemicals industry seeks shift to net-zero and circular economy
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), in collaboration with nine leading chemical companies and sustainability consultant ERM, has drawn up roadmap with the aim of driving transformative change across the chemical industry and downstream manufacturing value chains: Towards Planet Positive Chemicals; A chemical transformation roadmap enabled by the circular economy.
Food traceability
An estimated 48m people are affected by foodborne illnesses in the US alone every year, resulting in 128,000 hospitalisations and 3000 deaths [1]. These shocking figures pose a significant public health burden – but they could be prevented with appropriate traceability measures.
Why microbiome-based therapeutics are becoming a multi-billion-dollar business
Microbiome-based therapeutics are expected to become a global multi-billion-dollar market by 2030. Lab-built microbiomes are not only helping us to understand microbe function but could also be developed to restore microbial balance and treat disease. Katrina Megget reports.
Chemistry in the new ‘Age of Electricity’
Big changes are ahead for the global energy system, according to the latest annual outlook from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The IEA believes there is a need for stronger policies and greater investments to accelerate and expand the transition to cleaner and more secure technologies.