Developing a new material is only the first step. Convincing an industry built around traditional textiles to adopt it is a very different challenge.
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Stigma surrounds earthen architecture, but it has huge potential to build sustainable structures at scale.
Researchers are developing new ways to produce widely used silica nanomaterials so that these substances and any by-products won’t harm the environment.
The greenhouse gas emissions from concrete production are hard to cut but a new low-carbon cement facility is scaling up production of a far more sustainable alternative.
Treating wood with bleach can make it transparent.
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Professor of Civil Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, University of Galway
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Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Bristol
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PhD Candidate, Chemical Engineering, University of Sheffield
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Senior Research Associate in Circular Economy & Digitalisation, Lancaster University
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Lecturer in Textile and Fashion Technology, University of Manchester
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PhD Candidate, Biomaterials, University of Manchester