In existing nuclear power plants, a radioactive actinide oxide called uranium dioxide is most extensively used as nuclear fuel. A novel “combustion synthesis” process developed recently for lanthanide metals—non-radioactive and positioned one row above actinides on the periodic table—could help produce sustainable and safe nuclear fuels.
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There are a few stats in our ongoing Pulse data that have troubled me for quite some time: 70% of people living in America say they feel moderately to very strongly responsible for changing their daily choices to positively impact the environment. 77% say the average person should be taking concrete steps to reduce their environmental impact (though this is down from 90% in 2016). 80% agree that we have a moral duty to leave the earth in as good or better shape than we found it. I’ve been troubled because it’s not what’s actually happening. We don’t see three-fourths of the American population taking steps to reduce their environmental footprint (beyond recycling or wishcycling). Even in our own studies, only 26% of the American population can name a brand they’ve intentionally purchased or not purchased because of the perceived environmental or social record of the manufacturer. And while 26% is a great number — and headed in an upward right trajectory when you look at the data over the last 13 years — it’s still not 70-80%.
The Department of Sustainable Biomaterials recently purchased a new hot-press to support teaching and research activities on the VT campus. Most of the funds were supplied by the College of Natural Resources and Environment; the rest was supplied by the Wood-Based Composites Center (WBC), a National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center.
Car manufacturers need to find ways to meet the European Union’s fleet average CO2 emission targets for the first time in 2021, or they will face severe financial penalties. For many car manufacturers, electric mobility plays a significant role in reaching these ambitious targets. Because the majority of OEMs are struggling to sell battery electric vehicles (BEVs) on a large scale, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) look like a major lever.
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Companies are becoming more open to getting measured on environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals, and ING is encouraging them to expand such goals by providing financial incentives. Today, we announced the world’s first sustainability improvement derivative (SID) provided to SBM Offshore,…
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