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This Week’s Top 5 News Articles

🫘 Plastic-Free Plant-Based Food Cling Wrap Created

🪟 Scientists Boost Energy Efficiency and Weather Resistance with Smart New Window Tech

🌬️ Novel Process Converts CO2 into Valuable Products

💧 New Nanoweb Filters Remove 95% of Dyes from Wastewater

🐓 “Feather to Meat” Project Scales Cultivated Chicken Production

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TOP 5 NEWS ARTICLES

Plastic-Free Plant-Based Food Cling Wrap Created LINK 

• Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan have developed a new plant-based film made from faba beans that can keep meat and food fresher for longer, potentially replacing plastic wrap.

• The biodegradable film is made from faba bean protein and other food-based ingredients, making it safe for the environment. It can be composted, will degrade quickly, and will add nutrients back into the soil.

• The film contains antimicrobial agents to prevent spoilage of meat products. Researchers are working to scale up production to make it available as a roll of wrapping film in grocery stores and homes.

Scientists Boost Energy Efficiency and Weather Resistance with Smart New Window Tech LINK 

• Scientists have developed smart windows inspired by surgical masks, enhancing energy efficiency in buildings.

• These windows adjust their transparency to control heat and light entry, optimizing indoor temperatures and reducing energy costs.

• The technology also improves weather resistance, offering additional protection against environmental elements.

Novel Process Converts CO2 into Valuable Products LINK

• Researchers have developed a more cost-effective method for reusing captured carbon dioxide, aiming to make carbon capture technology more viable.

• New nickel-based catalyst and bipolar membrane electrode assembly to extract CO2 from bicarbonates and convert it to CO in a single step, saving about 90% of the energy and 50% of the capital cost of the capture process

• Captured carbon monoxide can be turned into plastics, chemicals, and jet fuel, enhancing economic viability.

New Nanoweb Filters Remove 95% of Dyes from Wastewater LINK

• Researchers have developed cellulose waste filters to efficiently remove harmful dyes from wastewater.

• Using an electrospinning process, they combine nanocellulose with plastic to create a nanoweb that binds and removes up to 95% of dyes.

• Further testing is needed to enhance mechanical properties, evaluate biocompatibility, and scale the technology for industrial and medical use.

“Feather to Meat” Project Scales Cultivated Chicken Production LINK

• Italy's innovative "Feather to Meat" project is expanding its trials to produce cultivated chicken on a larger scale.

• The project aims to develop sustainable meat alternatives by growing chicken cells in controlled environments.

• By scaling up, the initiative seeks to validate the commercial viability and environmental benefits of lab-grown chicken.

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What Brinc’s Thought-Leader in Sustainability, Janina Motter Is Reading

• Australia and Singapore Partner to Reduce Maritime Emissions with $20M Initiative LINK

• Japan Launches Durable CDR Offsets in ETS LINK

• Breakthrough Energy, Temasek and Enterprise Singapore Launch Climate-Tech Accelerator in Southeast Asia LINK

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