Few topics receive greater hype in the media today than the Internet of Things (IoT), and still a report produced by McKinsey & Co. last summer argued that the potential impact of IoT technologies might actually be understated. An estimated economic impact of $3.9-11.1 trillion a year by 2025 was the bottom line of McKinsey’s research.
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Astronomers have long been puzzled by the faint young sun paradox, which says the sun would not have been bright enough in the past to keep Earth warm.Now it seems the moon may have helped…
Scientists from Hiroshima University and AIST in Japan engineered the bacterium Moorella thermoacetica to produce a volatile chemical from gaseous substrates at high temperature. It will realize economical thermophilic syngas fermentation process to produce bulk chemical from organic matters and wastes.
Acetone, a volatile solvent used for everything from removing nail polish and cleaning textiles to manufacturing plastics, could get a sustainability boost from a new strain of bacteria engineered by a research team based in Japan.
A shift from the take-make-waste model to the innovative circular economy model is essential for our planet and our future.It can also serve as an opportunity for companies to create new revenue stre…
Six in 10 Filipino households that experienced financial difficulties had to reduce their food intake or pawn their possessions to survive in the pandemic, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
ADB’s Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2021 report showed 64 percent of households were in financial distress and had to employ coping strategies.
These strategies, which included skipping meals as well as selling and pawning their possessions, were necessary to survive, given that only 36.7 percent of these families were covered by at least one social protection benefit.
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As the first peer-to-peer rental site founded in the UK, the HURR Collective, which launched in 2019, is hoping that it will benefit from first mover advantage while the clothing rental market hots up around the world. Retail Insider recently spoke to its chief product officer Ollie McQuitty about how the company saw an opportunity in the circular economy to be both sustainable and profitable. McQuitty explains that co-founders Victoria Prew and Matthew Geleta saw a chance for women to have an unlimited wardrobe accessed online making both environmental and economic sense.
The Forkanife from Canada’s Cold4ged offers eco-conscious diners a sustainable knife and fork set that can be packed up and stowed right in the credit card slot of their wallet, offering a greener alternative to single-use plastic utensils.