Every year, billions of cigarette butts are discarded worldwide. Many end up scattered across streets, beaches, and rivers, ...

Excess nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus are among the leading causes of water pollution worldwide, fueling harmful algal blooms and degrading aquatic ecosystems. Now, researchers have ...

Carbon dioxide levels keep climbing, even after years of promises to cut emissions. At the same time, plastic waste pours ...

Thermoelectric devices are promising for capturing and converting waste heat it into useful electricity. Conventional devices ...

Chemists at the University of Copenhagen have developed a method to convert plastic waste into a climate solution for efficient and sustainable CO 2 capture. This is killing two birds with one stone ...

Most people lose sleep over a lumpy mattress. Dr. Peter Nguyen and his team ...

Plastic waste is shifting from environmental burden to a strategic resource as advanced materials turn industrial waste into carbon nanotubes for aerospace and defense.

Shimmering like spun gold, sea silk fabric is so lustrous that some believe it inspired the Greek legends of Jason’s quest for the Golden Fleece. For centuries, artisans in the Mediterranean have ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Oct. 7, 2025 — The Center for Sustainable Materials Management (CSMM), housed at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), in collaboration with U.S. Green ...

Raffaele Mezzenga has turned chicken feathers into fuel cell membranes, found myriad purposes for the milk protein whey, and used black bean proteins in aerogels for capturing carbon dioxide from air.