3 September 20242 September 2024 UBC super-black wood can improve telescopes, optical devices and consumer goods By sheer accident, UBC researchers created a new super-black material that absorbs almost all light and trademarked it as Nxylon
8 September 20238 September 2023 Samsara’s plastic eating enzymes get a new laboratory Currently, Samsara Eco’s enzymatic library can break down challenging plastics including coloured, multi-layered, mixed plastics and textiles like polyester and nylon 6,6
5 September 202230 August 2022 RIPE researchers prove bioengineering better photosynthesis increases yields in food crops for the first time ever RIPE researchers prove bioengineering better photosynthesis increases yields in food crops for the first time ever
Speed-the-Leaf: RIPE’s photosynthesis breakthru offers a 20% increase in crop yield Some years ago, the RIPE team went down the rabbit hole of transforming photosynthesis, on the noble theory that if plants are more efficient, we’ll have more food, fiber, fuel, and what have you
8 July 20209 September 2021 Australian researchers claim new record for direct ‘solar-to-hydrogen’ solar cells Australian researchers have claimed a new world efficiency record for solar panels that can directly split water using sunlight, in an achievement that opens up a new pathway to low-cost renewable hydrogen
