Environmental Cleanup

Green Impact Scientists convert cigarette butts into new material for fast, durable energy storage

Study turns cigarette butts into porous biochar electrodes with high capacitance and 95% retention after 10,000 cycles.

Green Impact Smarter farming could pull billions of tons of carbon from the air Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact Breakthrough innovation converts e-waste into valuable rare earth metals

Discoveries Eco-friendly plastic: Game-changing new material biodegrades in just five months

Discoveries Helpful virus could save billions of gallons of wastewater produced by the oil and gas industry

Discoveries First global study spotlights pesticides impact on the environment

Discoveries Turning wastewater into fertilizer is feasible and will make agriculture more sustainable

Discoveries Bacterial sensors send a jolt of electricity to save the environment

Discoveries Berkeley researchers solved the issue of mixed-plastic recycling

Discoveries Turning plastic grocery bags into sustainable fuel

Discoveries Floating islands give plants and animals a place to live while cleaning polluted waterways

Global Good Nitrogen-efficient wheat can provide more food with fewer greenhouse gas emissions

Discoveries Beach-cleaning BeBot sifts through sand to gather small pieces of trash

Innovations Meet Jellyfishbot, the robot that eats sea trash