Mutant enzyme can break down PET plastic in matter of hours
SCIENTISTS have developed a bacterial enzyme that breaks down plastic bottles for recycling — within hours.
The “mutant” enzyme, engineered after being found in a...
A Synchrotron for Africa: Scientists Unite Behind Proposed Project
With the Zimbabwe dollar now relegated to history, the country’s resilient, albeit battered, economy is once again lubricated by a stable currency. Emerging from...
VW Sticking to its Smoking Guns
Electric dreams are no threat to the diesel engine, according to the boss of Volkswagen. Has Matthias Mueller got a cunning long-term plan, or...
Eighth InterEcoForum held in Spain with full UN backing
THE InterEcoForum's eighth annual event addressing the theme of Water For Sustainable Development, supported by the United Nations and its agencies, was held recently...
EV News Round-up Winter 2019-20
By RICHARD THOMAS
THE MOST-CLICKED recent news story in the world of electric vehicles has been the launch of the Tesla Cybertruck.
In itself that wouldn’t...
Coffee means buses, fire logs, insurance: our new cup of tea
The grounds from your morning cup of go, converted to biofuel, means we get two sips at the cappuccino. JASON AGNEW reports
THE announcement that...
UNCTAD: A Policy Recipe to Get Investment Flowing Again
James Zhan suggests world leaders make a joint effort to harmonise and formulate appropriate investment policies to help build investment firepower to face 21st...
Get on the bus! UK drive for carbon reduction starts up
BUSINESSES across the UK will be offered carbon-reduction workshops and practical net-zero advice until the end of COP26 in November.
Workshops will be provided by...
Starting a business? It’s about location, location, and location
NATIONAL performance indicators for 28 European countries, including GDP, unemployment rate, and practicality have revealed the best places to start a business.
The UK’s strong...
Deep Oil: Unlocking the Poles
The arrival of peak oil — the point in time when global oil production peaks and begins to forever decline — has loomed for...
