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Researchers manufacture the first back-contact micrometric photovoltaic cells

TechXplore

The University of Ottawa, together with national and international partners, has achieved a world first by manufacturing the first back-contact micrometric photovoltaic cells.

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Bees cannot taste even lethal levels of pesticides, says new study

Envirotec Magazine

New research from the University of Oxford appears to reveal that bumblebees cannot taste pesticides present in nectar, even at lethal concentrations. Certain toxic compounds, like quinine, taste “bitter” to bees, so the researchers sought to find out whether this sense of taste could help them avoid drinking pesticides.

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Novel system uses micromotors to purify wastewater, generating energy

Envirotec Magazine

This enables the motor to convert the urea in the water into ammonia (image credit: Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ)). Researchers from ICIQ in Spain have designed micromotors that move around on their own to purify wastewater. The outside of the micromotor in this study is coated with the chemical compound laccase.

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120k tonnes of plastics available for recycling from UK HWRCs

Envirotec Magazine

As part of the report, RECOUP has developed a number of recommendations and interventions that would help enable plastic disposed of at HWRCs to fit into circular economy models, as well as potential steps to build on this research further. These recommendations include: • Creating a robust dataset relating to material captured at HWRCs.

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Innovate UK funding for technology that generates water out of air

Envirotec Magazine

NovNat Tech is developing a technology that can generate water out of air, and is based in the Unit 9 incubator at the Birmingham Research Park. For information about space or facilities, contact Angie Reynolds, Head of Birmingham Research Park.

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Travelling farther away from home linked to better health

Envirotec Magazine

People who travel more outside of their local area feel that they are healthier than those who stay closer to home, according to a new study led by researchers at University College London. The researchers conducted an online survey of 3,014 nationally representative residents in the north of England.

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UNESCO IGCP636 project holds annual meeting in Portugal

ThinkGeoEnergy

The group of IGCP636 member researchers organized its Annual Meeting in October 2023, in accordance with the guidelines of the UNESCO International Geosciences Program (IGCP). Mafalda Miranda , postdoctoral researcher at INRS (Canada), states that “Planning and organizing this trip was a very rewarding experience.