Researchers Unify Hybrid Life Cycle Assessment Methods
Researchers have unified the four main methods for hybrid life cycle assessment into two distinct mathematical frameworks, resolving long-standing confusion ...
Tag: Sustainability
Qatar’s Food Self-Sufficiency Shift Strains Groundwater Resources
A 2023 study reveals that Qatar’s post-blockade push for food self-sufficiency succeeded in reducing imports but caused unsustainable groundwater depletion.
Voxel-Based Framework Automates Carbon Footprint Calculation for 3D Printing
A new voxel-based framework automates life cycle assessment for laser powder bed fusion by using part volume and height to ...
New Sustainable Meat Systems Ontology Standardizes Environmental Data Across Beef Supply Chains
Researchers have introduced the Sustainable Meat Systems Ontology to standardize data across bovine meat supply chains and harmonize environmental metrics.
Swiss Diets Far Exceed Planetary Health Diet Targets for Meat
A study of Swiss dietary data reveals significant overconsumption of meat and dairy and underconsumption of legumes compared to EAT-Lancet ...
Spent LiFePO4 Cathodes Upcycled for Oxygen Evolution
A review in Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials explores how spent LiFePO4 cathodes can be upcycled into oxygen evolution electrocatalysts ...
Study Finds Greenhouse Farming in China Has High Carbon and Soil Costs
A new study in Geography and Sustainability reveals that while greenhouse agriculture in China boosts yields, it incurs significantly higher ...
3D-printed acoustic panels reviewed from experiments to machine learning
A review of 3D-printed acoustic panels identifies porosity, cell topology, perforation geometry, airflow resistance, and printing parameters as key factors ...
Scientists Establish Environmental Sustainability Guidelines for Major Particle Accelerator Facilities
A newly published living guidelines framework in EPJ Research Infrastructures outlines comprehensive strategies to minimize the environmental impact of large ...
Community exercise programs curb disease risk, but low-income countries lag in evidence
A new narrative review finds community-based physical activity interventions can support prevention and management of non-communicable diseases across economic settings, ...
Systematic review maps how 5G and 6G sensing could ease urban traffic congestion
A PRISMA-guided review of 49 studies finds 5G/6G-enabled intelligent transportation research fragmented, with sustainability rarely measured directly and 6G capabilities ...
Light People: Photonics Professor Puts Light to Work on Real-World Challenges
A new Light People profile traces Professor Ioannis Papakonstantinou's interdisciplinary photonics career, from luminescent solar concentrators to passive radiative cooling.
New open access journal links underground innovation to sustainability
GeoEnergy Communications launches as a free open access journal dedicated to sustainable subsurface use for energy, storage and infrastructure.
Walkability Is Not Automatically Sustainable, Researchers Warn
A new perspective argues that walkability's sustainability benefits are widely assumed but rarely quantified, and proposes a structured framework for ...
Automation at Home May Save Time but Raise Your Energy Bills
A new conceptual study finds that digitally enabled automation in chores, leisure, and mobility can save time yet still increase ...
Australian councils mapped for circular economy readiness in new 520-council index
A new index assessing 520 Australian councils finds widespread basic waste services but uneven circular economy readiness, with significant state-level ...
Systematic review maps sustainability tensions in offshore wind development
A systematic review finds offshore wind development may spark tensions between economic, environmental and social demands as installations scale up ...
Machine learning and blockchain team up to cut supply chain costs and carbon
A new study combines Random Forest prediction, linear programming optimization and blockchain transaction recording to balance supply chain costs and ...
Solar panel waste is piling up faster than the world’s recycling rules can handle
A new review finds that existing recycling capacities are insufficient to manage the surge of end-of-life solar panels expected as ...
Nearly Three Decades of Vehicle Part Life Cycle Assessments, Mapped in One Review
A systematic review of 129 publications covering 160 life cycle assessment case studies from 1995 to 2024 finds structural and ...
