Read article: Eco-friendly graphene composite recovers gold from e-waste
New graphene-biopolymer material extracts gold ions 10 times more efficiently than other adsorbents
Read article: Physics-based model helps pedestrians and cyclists avoid city pollution
New immersive reality method could also inform policymakers and urban planners about risks, say researchers
Read article: Sucking up crude oil with laser-treated cork
Cork treated with femtosecond laser processing could be used to clean up large-scale marine oil spills
Read article: Plants accumulate nanoplastics mainly in roots, not shoots
New study used a lanthanide tracer to follow the uptake of tiny plastic particles through lettuce and wheat
Read article: Urban mining gets quicker and cleaner
New flash Joule heating technique recovers precious metals from electronic waste in seconds
Read article: PET imaging tracks ingested microplastics in mice
Researchers trace the distribution and clearance of radiolabelled microplastics in mice, to help understand how microplastics interact with the body
Read article: Zeolites detect toxic lead in water
Simple, low-cost and highly sensitive technique could be extended to other heavy metals
Read article: Carbon-based inks make first fully recyclable transistors
New devices address the growing problem of electronic waste
Read article: Ammonia emissions can drive urban smog formation
CLOUD experiment at CERN highlights the importance of controlling ammonia emissions in urban environments
Read article: The mystery of missing marine plastic
Oceanographers are not sure where all the plastics are ending up in the world’s oceans
