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22-Oct-2025

Scientists develop electrochemical method promising faster battery charging, higher energy density, and extended lifespan

University of Sharjah
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A novel electrochemical method promises faster battery charging times and extended operational lifespan.

Journal: Advanced Materials
Funder: European Research Council (ERC)

21-Oct-2025

Pressure makes perfect: ECU innovator refines essential oil production

Edith Cowan University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A researcher from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has pioneered an innovative essential oil extraction process that could cut costs and increase yields.

Journal: Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification

21-Oct-2025

Not hunters but collectors: the bone that challenges the ‘humans wiped out Australian megafauna’ theory

University of New South Wales
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New technology has shown the incision marks likely made by humans on the fossilised bone of an ancient kangaroo were in fact made after the bone was fossilised, not while the animal was alive.

Journal: Royal Society Open Science

21-Oct-2025

New biochar-enhanced cement could lock away more carbon dioxide

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team from Hefei University of Technology, Zhejiang University, and South China University of Technology has discovered that adding specially treated biochar to cement can significantly improve its ability to capture and store carbon dioxide while strengthening the material itself.

21-Oct-2025

Biochar and wetter soils offer breakthrough path to slash farm emissions without cutting crop yields

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Raising groundwater levels and adding biochar to agricultural peat soils could dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining healthy crop production, according to a new study from Bangor University.

Journal: Biochar

21-Oct-2025

From data to dirt: Tianjin University of Commerce pioneers AI-powered breakthrough in sustainable biochar production

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

What if we told you that the secret to healthier soil, cleaner ecosystems, and smarter farming isn’t buried in a high-tech lab—but hidden in the data behind crop residues, wood chips, and food waste?

Meet the future of sustainable agriculture: a powerful new machine learning tool that can predict exactly how much biochar—a carbon-rich, soil-boosting material—can be made from any type of biomass, and how much nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium it will contain. No crystal ball needed. Just smart science, powered by data.

Journal: Carbon Research

21-Oct-2025

Global supply chains benefit most from who you know

University of British Columbia Okanagan campus
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a time of tariffs and political trade disputes, new UBC Okanagan research shows that it’s not what you know but who you know.

And how well you treat them.

The research demonstrates that strong and strategic international alliances—not just diversification—are key to protecting supply chains from political trade disruptions.