Climate disasters not only impact the energy supply, but also waste containment and management strategies. America’s infrastructure desperately needs improvement to handle disruptions caused by extreme weather and to avoid pollution of the environment.
Continue ReadingFungal leather has recently emerged as a promising alternative to animal-derived and plastic-based leather. This technology warrants further exploration due to its improved sustainability and upcycled production process compared with traditional and synthetic leathers.
Continue ReadingAs COVID-19 emerged as a major health crisis in the United States, meatpacking plants have become hotbeds for the disease. The sheer number of infected workers necessitated the closure of…
Continue ReadingThe discovery of an exoplanet that rains molten iron captivates the world and captures the promise of combining a telescope with a spectrograph.
Continue ReadingNatural gas production through hydraulic fracturing (‘fracking’) has boomed in the past decade in the United States due to an increase in permits for gas exploration and a decrease in prices which drives consumer demand, a concerning trend for human health and the environment.
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