Transistors repurposed as microchip ‘clock’ address supply chain weakness
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Microchip fab plants in the United States can cram billions of data processing transistors onto a ...
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The single oil spill that can disrupt the global energy supply
Over the last year, the world’s energy market has been highly volatile. The warmer-than-average winter in Europe helped avoid a ...
EU regulation does not adequately consider environmental emissions of pharmaceuticals in global manufacturing supply chains
EU regulation pertaining to good manufacturing practices and environmental risk assessment of pharmaceuticals does not adequately consider the environmental emissions ...
Spring sunny heat waves caused record snow melt in 2021, adding to severe water supply impacts across the Western US
Reno, Nev. (Jan. 5, 2023) - Snow-capped mountains aren’t just scenic – they also provide natural water storage by creating ...
Companies’ ‘deforestation-free’ supply chain pledges have barely impacted forest clearance in the Amazon
More companies must make and implement zero-deforestation supply chain commitments in order to significantly reduce deforestation and protect diverse ecosystems, ...
Mapping Honduras’ water supply
In Tegucigalpa and surrounding areas, Hondurans often wait weeks for tap water to flow. Credit: Randy Gentry/The University of Texas ...
WVU engineers bring new life to electronics recycling, address supply chain shortfalls affecting national defense
West Virginia University researchers are resurrecting discarded electronics, recycling electronic waste and recovering minerals from it to make new products critical ...
China’s control over solar manufacturing poses supply chain risk
China currently dominates global polysilicon production, responsible for over three-quarters of the world’s supply of the key material needed to ...
Changes to animal feed could supply food for one billion people
While millions around the world face the threat of famine or malnutrition, the production of feed for livestock and fish ...
Safer opioid supply program shows improved outcomes for people at high risk of overdose
For people at high risk of overdose enrolled in a safer opioid supply (SOS) program, there was a rapid decrease ...
Binghamton University-led battery initiative wins $113 million to bolster domestic battery manufacturing and supply chain, reinvigorate region
Binghamton University’s New Energy New York project has been awarded more than $113 million to establish a hub for battery ...
How Atlantic air alters India’s food and water supply
A study led by the University of Reading found that the amount of winter rain and snow in the western ...
Climate change threatens food supply chains with cascading impacts on diet quality, income – new modelling shows
New University of Sydney research published in Nature Food today has modelled the wide-ranging impacts of climate change and extreme ...
Researchers create computer risk model to tackle supply chain disruption
Researchers at the Complexity Science Hub Vienna (CSH) used simple telecommunications data to map an entire country's production network, including ...
Increase in mechanical ventilator supply during pandemic
About The Study: This study found a substantial increase in adult and pediatric mechanical ventilators reported by acute care hospitals ...
Companies must invest to avoid a supply chain scandal or pay the price in lost consumers
If a supply chain scandal does hit, customers want companies they buy from to act – and a combination of ...
Global supply chains remain resilient in the wake of natural disasters
While many U.S. policy makers are calling for reshoring and nearshoring to combat trade disruptions caused by COVID-19, new University ...
Biogas and biomethane supply chains leak twice as much methane as first thought
A new Imperial analysis has found that biogas and biomethane, while more climate friendly, leak more than twice as much ...
Study to investigate ‘invisible’ women in supply chains receives almost £1.3m in funding
An academic at the University of Nottingham has been awarded almost £1.3 million to investigate the specific threats posed to ...
Ukraine War’s supply chain impacts bust myth of US energy independence
DURHAM, N.C.-- The global impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have exposed vulnerabilities in U.S. energy security and undercut the ...