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• Carbon Capture Technologies and Direct Air Capture

• CO2 for Chemicals, Proteins and Gases

• Advanced CCU Technologies, Artificial Photosynthesis

• Fuels for Transport and Aviation

• Green Hydrogen Production

• Mineralisation

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Destroying PFAS by grinding it up with a new additive

Researchers of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University, USA reported in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology Letters a new type of additive for ‘ball milling’ that completely breaks down PFAS at ambient temperature and pressure.

Changing shapes at the push of a button

Programmable materials can change their characteristics in a controlled and reversible way with the push of a button, independently adapting to fit new conditions. They can be used, for example, to make comfy chairs or mattresses that prevent bedsores.

From industrial waste to reusable materials

To make visible where industrial waste ends up. That was the challenge for PhD student Rusnė Šilerytė (TU Delft). This waste can often be reused, but that happens far too little. ‘Data are available; however, these should be looked at from a different perspective’, says recent PhD graduate Rusnė Šilerytė.

KVK Innovation Top 100

Each year, KVK presents the KVK Innovation Top 100, a showcase full of successful innovations from small and medium-sized businesses. The new ranking was announced at the end of 2022 and contained a large number of innovations in the field of materials and material applications.

Artificial leaf produces hydrogen from air

EPFL scientists have developed a solar-powered artificial leaf capable of extracting water from the air and converting it into hydrogen.

‘Roman’ sun roof tiles

At the end of December, the European POCITYF program paid attention to a special project in the Pompeii Archaeological Park. POCITYF is a European Union project to make historic cities greener, smarter and more liveable. The problem with historic sites is that it is difficult to make them more sustainable without coming into conflict with the aesthetic appearance of such a location. Solar panels on a roof of a Roman temple are of course not a sight. So why not ‘invisible’ roof tiles?

New corrosion protection that repairs itself

ETH Zurich (ETHZ) researchers have developed an extraordinary protection against corrosion after a chance discovery. It glows in places where it is not damaged, repairs itself - and can be reused multiple times.