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Michiel Dusselier and Bert Sels, professors at KU Leuven, developed a cheaper and more bio-friendly method to produce bioplastics that will contribute to a circular economy.
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Josef Faderl, Siegfried Kolnberger, Thomas Kurz and Andreas Sommer have developed a way to manufacture lighter galvanised steel car parts up to six times stronger than those made from conventional galvanised steel.
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Carbon nanotubes are ultra-small, cylindrical molecules that can only be seen under powerful microscopes, but catching a glimpse of one is like seeing into the future. Discovered by Sumio Iijima at Japan’s NEC Corporation, they are the hardest substance known to humankind and 1,000 times more conductive than copper. Carbon nanotubes could usher in a new era in which computers are faster and materials stronger than ever thought possible.
Anlässlich des Internationalen Tags des Waldes und der Earth Hour gibt das Europäische Patentamt (EPA) bekannt, dass es sein Dienstgebäude in Wien gemäß den höchsten Umweltstandards vollständig renovieren wird. Dieser Entscheid erfolgt im Einklang mit dem übergeordneten Bekenntnis des Amts zu ökologischer Nachhaltigkeit und CO2-Neutralität.
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