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The continuing struggle to control weeds

Glyphosate is one of the weed killers that has run into much resistance. Greenpeace demonstration against glyphosate, Vienna 2 October 2017. Photo Arquus, Wikimedia Commons.

An article in Chemical and Engineering News calls our attention to the struggle to control weeds. Will we be able to control weeds in the future? Will the EU, that

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on: 23 June 2022

Local optimization, against congestion on the grid

Congestion solved with local market. Image: VincSamySebi, Wikimedia Commons (click to enlarge).

In the Netherlands, Amsterdam suffers from congestion on the grid. As do other locations. Sustainable energy projects are stalled because of it. New business projects suffer the same fate. The

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on: 15 June 2022

Vegetable-based fur

Mink fur jacket, 1980. Photo: Libricool, Wikimedia Commons.

Fur is one of the most difficult textiles to imitate. It also meets with a lot of resistance because its production requires killing animals. But Bio Market Insights now reports

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on: 7 June 2022

After lithium-ion batteries: sodium-ion batteries

Sodium-ion batteries.

Until quite recently, lithium-ion batteries were supposed to be the pinnacle of battery technology. These devices would allow the electrification of transport, and indeed of much of the entire world.

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on: 3 June 2022