Sustainability

Duke researchers show new recyclable electronics technique that reclaims nearly 100% of carbon-based printed transistors using water and sound.

Jewelry company Pandora has announced plans to start using only lab-created diamonds in its products, officially turning its back on diamond mining.

Consumer goods company Unilever is now selling a laundry detergent that’s made using recycled carbon instead of traditional fossil fuels.

Wisconsin startup Cultured Decadence is developing lab-grown lobster meat in the hopes of meeting a demand currently threatened by climate change.

Researchers have developed hexagonal diamonds — the mineral lonsdaleite — large enough to study in a lab and test their stiffness and hardness.

A startup called Wasteless uses dynamic pricing and electronic shelf labels to help minimize food waste at grocery stores.

After spinach leaves were stripped of their plant cells, the skeletons were used as a scaffold for lab-grown meat.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved the first commercial-scale, utility grid-connected test site for wave energy.

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Although their roots date back thousands of years, city grids are starting to inspire modern urban planners. Is the grid still the best way to build?

Jack Berning

What’s better than recycled cotton — transforming it to sugar for reuse. Researchers have a recipe for success.