From Farm to Plate, Indonesian Foods Vary 211-Fold in Nutrition-Environment Efficiency
A first-of-its-kind enviro-nutritional life cycle assessment of 90 Indonesian foods reveals efficiency differences of up to 211-fold within food groups ...
Tag: Life Cycle Assessment
Natural Fibers Step Up as Plastic-Free Champions for Sustainable Food Packaging
A comprehensive review in Results in Chemistry finds that natural fiber-based materials can rival conventional plastics in specific food-packaging applications, ...
How Long Your Gadgets Last Could Decide Their True Carbon Cost, New Study Finds
A new eco-design framework links component-level design changes, product lifespan, reliability, carbon emissions, and cost in electrical and electronic equipment, ...
New Inventory Data Reveal How Clinker Substitutes Could Slash Cement Carbon Emissions
Researchers have compiled the most detailed process-based life cycle inventory data yet for Portland clinker substitutes, showing that the degree ...
Optimizing an Orange Value Chain Boosts Profits and Resilience at a Modest Carbon Cost
A whole-chain life cycle assessment and multi-objective optimization of China's Qiongzhong-Lvcheng orange industry shows that restructuring product flows can raise ...
Free Open-Source Workflow Matches Costly Software in Screening Bauxite Residue’s Climate Footprint
A fully open-source life cycle assessment workflow reproduces the climate footprint of vitrified bauxite residue within five percent of a ...
Biorefinery on the Dairy Farm: New Study Weighs the Environmental Costs and Gains
A new life cycle assessment finds that integrating a biorefinery into a dairy farm can cut emissions and recover nutrients, ...
Scientists Race to Unlock the Ocean’s Tiny Powerhouses With Greener Extraction Methods
A new review maps how green solvents, enzymatic pretreatments, and artificial intelligence are transforming the extraction of valuable bioactive compounds ...
Small Wastewater Plants Beat Big Ones on Pollution in Rural Egypt
A life cycle assessment of rural wastewater systems in Dakahliya, Egypt, found that decentralized membrane bioreactors cut toxicity and climate ...
Rethinking the Single-Use Surgical Stapler: Circular Designs Could Cut Carbon Footprints by Up to 90 Percent
Researchers redesigned a single-use powered laparoscopic stapler into four circular concepts and found that the greenest designs face the biggest ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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