Heating and cooling systems are among the biggest guzzlers of energy, contributing to a vicious cycle of climate change that then drives higher use of heating and cooling. Now engineers at Berkeley ...

BMW Group says it has set a goal of creating a closed and sustainable material cycle for battery cells. With a new pilot plant that will produce lithium ion battery cells, the company claims it is ...

Along with the accelerating industrial development, excess carbon emissions have greatly impacted the human society. Countries around the world have been immersed in this problem, and in response to ...

Lithium is an essential raw material for electric car batteries. Europe is completely dependent on imports. Demand is so high that plans are now underway to develop Europe's own lithium deposits. The ...

How serious is the loss of species globally? Are material cycles in an ecosystem with few species changed? In order to find this out, the 'Jena Experiment' was established in 2002, one of the largest ...

Policymakers must limit chemicals entering the material cycle and adapt existing legislation in order to protect human health and the environment from toxic substances in a circular economy, say ...