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4 days ago · In January 2024, LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels opened the world’s first ethanol-to-SAF production facility with investments from multiple stakeholders, including IAG and All Nippon Airways. 14 “LanzaJet celebrates grand opening of Freedom Pines Fuels Plant, the world’s first ethanol to sustainable aviation fuel production facility,” LanzaJet, January 24, 2024.
4 days ago · This article invites reflection on possible paths toward a more equitable way of conducting research, which involve both decarbonizing academia and decolonizing knowledge production. Drawing on the work of Hopkins, I explore how academic travel perpetuates colonialist and capitalist power structures, often marginalizing scholars from the Majority World.
1 day ago · Sleep Deprivation and Fatigue: Addressing Production and Injury Risk There is growing evidence suggesting inexpensive and low-tech efforts by employers to encourage better sleep habits and general fitness result in self-reported improvements in sleep-related outcomes, which is associated with reduced absenteeism and better overall quality of life.
2 days ago · The key attributes of PFAS include protection against heat, cold, fire, smoke, aggressive fluids and fuels, humidity, corrosion, vibrations and compression. Therefore, PFAS are very common ...
3 days ago · 23 July 2024 Peace and Security. The UN Secretary-General has welcomed a new agreement signed on Tuesday in Beijing by Hamas and Fatah, together with smaller Palestinian factions, aimed at ending years of political rivalry as the war in Gaza grinds on. In response to questions at the regular daily briefing in New York, UN Spokesperson Stéphane ...
2 days ago · Precisely in the Brazilian semi-arid region, in 2010, the Ministry of Social Development together with several NGOs launched the “Water for All” program to build 367 cisterns to distribute drinking water and another 600 thousand for water used in food production and animal husbandry in the northeast of Brazil, a region that concentrates most of the 36.3 million poor people in Brazil .
2 days ago · Environmental contamination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has been a growing concern over the last few decades because of their potential adverse human health effects and their biological persistence. 1,2 Many “hot spots” of exposure have been identified, such as the Ohio Valley area of West Virginia 3,4 and the Cape Fear Region of North Carolina. 5 Studies on background ...
