Astronomers at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico revised their plans for a telescope to replace the original facility, which dramatically collapsed in 2020, due to a lack of support from the National Science Foundation. Their revision includes a downsized version of the original concept and would consist of 102 dishes, each 13 meters in diameter.
Several million dollars worth of equipment upgrades at GreenChip over the past year-plus have included a bolstered operation for processing cathode ray tube glass. The system, which has been “up and running strong” for the last six to eight months, can separate the leaded and unleaded portions.
Glass Futures officially opened its £54m Global Center of Excellence in St. Helens, U.K. The center will help the global glass industry to create greener, cleaner products.
Heidelberg Materials North America will inaugurate its new 2.4 Mt/yr Mitchell cement plant in Indiana on June 13, 2023. The plant cost US$600m to build and is Heidelberg Materials’ most technologically advanced and sustainable cement plant.
Shares in junior explorer Alvo Minerals closed more than 165% higher on June 7 following news the company had struck a binding agreement to acquire the Bluebush Rare Earth Element Project in Brazil.
Solmetex, LLC, a provider of dental waterline products and modern dental isolation solutions, acquired Impladent Ltd., a provider of a broad range of innovative and affordable regenerative materials including bone grafts and resorbable membranes used in tooth extraction procedures.
Corning Inc. and SGD Pharma announced a joint venture that includes the opening of a new glass tubing facility to expand pharmaceutical manufacturing in India and allows SGD Pharma to adopt Corning’s Velocity Vial technology platform.
Hydro Building Systems entered into a collaboration with Saint-Gobain Glass to reduce the carbon footprint of building facades in half by integrating the low-carbon solutions offered by both companies.
GCA launched two recycling projects in Türkiye. The EKOMAT project, launched in June 2022, recycled more than 1.2 million packaging waste items in its first nine months. The GCA Recycling Detectives Primary School Education Project informs students about the importance of protecting the environment and raises awareness about packaging waste.
In 2022, Audi described a pilot program with partner companies Reiling Glas Recycling, Saint-Gobain Glass, and Saint-Gobain Sekurit to turn damaged auto glass into recyclable material for model production. Audi is now shifting the “GlassLoop” pilot project into standard production.
The government of Namibia has barred the export of unprocessed lithium and other vital minerals in an effort to capitalize on the rising demand for metals used in renewable energy technology worldwide.
A Scottish deposit return scheme that would have created incentives for consumers to recycle bottles and cans will now be delivered years late. The delay is largely due to the scheme’s complicated design, which would require manufacturers and distributors to place Scotland-specific machine-readable codes on containers so they can be returned.
Climate tech startup DEXMAT secured exclusive worldwide licenses from Rice University for two patents to produce Galvorn products using a proprietary solution-based fiber spinning method. Galvorn is an advanced carbon nanomaterial that is high-strength, ultralightweight, conductive, flexible, corrosion resistant, and biocompatible.
