China’s export restrictions on critical minerals have exposed Europe’s dangerous dependency. With limited mining capacity and urgent defense needs, the EU faces a strategic crisis that could derail both green transition and military readiness.
Researchers are harnessing nature’s blueprint for enzyme efficiency through innovative multiscale confinement strategies. These approaches enable programmable biocatalysis that could transform sustainable chemical manufacturing and organic synthesis.
Scientists are revolutionizing enzyme catalysis by implementing multiscale confinement strategies that mimic nature’s highly efficient cellular environments, according to a recent review published in Nature Synthesis. The report states that this innovative approach enables programmable biocatalysis with enhanced performance, stability, and specificity that could transform sustainable chemical manufacturing.
A Boston startup is conducting the largest real-world test of aluminum as a zero-carbon fuel for industrial processes. Meanwhile, the world’s biggest thermal battery has been activated, offering new pathways for industrial heat storage and emissions reduction.
A Boston-based startup is preparing to conduct what sources indicate is the largest real-world test of aluminum as a zero-carbon fuel for industrial applications. Found Energy has developed technology that reportedly harnesses energy from aluminum scraps to power industrial processes without fossil fuels, according to company reports.
