The Bioceramic MoonSwatch MISSION TO EARTHPHASE celebrates our two nearest celestial bodies, the Earth and the Moon. Swatch‘s new non-limited creation not only comes with a moon phase, but more importantly-and for the first time in watchmaking history-an earth phase. Never before have these two poetic complications been combined in …
Read More »Bioplastics from cassava boosting local economy in Nagaland
Small holder farmers from 10 villages in Mokokchung district of Nagaland are setting an example in replacing plastics with compostable bioplastic bags made from Cassava starch. Efforts of the Government to ban single use plastic has made limited impact mainly due to lack of alternative lightweight materials that can replace …
Read More »Sustainable Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants with New Metal Oxide Nanocomposites
A new metal oxide nanocomposite has been developed that can help photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants like dyes and pharmaceuticals and hence can be used as sustainable technologies for cleaning up the environment. Metal oxide photocatalysis offers a sustainable solution for removing organic pollutants from water bodies. Titanium dioxide (TiO2), …
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