US Start-Up Turns Costly Byproduct Into ‘Green’ Growing Aid

Source: aginnovators.org.au Published: July 11, 2016 Sault Paper Mill at sunset – two US PhD students have developed an eco-friendly agricultural use for lignin, the pulpy byproduct of biofuel and paper processing. Billy Wilson, Flickr CC By Merran White Biofuel...

Can We Recycle Light? And Can It Help Us Fight Global Warming?

Source: pri.org Published: January 31, 2016 A proof-of-concept device built by MIT researchers demonstrates the principle of a two-stage process to make incandescent bulbs more efficient. This device already achieves efficiency comparable to some compact fluorescent...

San Francisco Is Joining the Textile Recycling Party

Source: mnn.com Published: January 16, 2014 Photo: miltedflowerh/Flickr Matt Hickman Say what you will about San Francisco, a magical place where the football stadiums feature edible gardens and the apartments boast butterfly habitats, but there’s no denying that the...