TechnologyWood Waste Makes Lithium Batteries 60% Longer-LastingMichigan State engineers turned lignin, a cheap wood byproduct, into a battery separator that resists heat three times better than plastic and extends battery life.
TechnologyCheese and Tofu Waste Turned Into Tiny CO2-Capturing BeadsETH Zurich scientists turned dairy and tofu by-products into porous protein beads that captured 97 mg of CO2 per gram in lab tests, outperforming many existing systems.
