What is this eco-friendly battery, made of “materials found in the Grand-Est”?

2023-12-02 07:02:37 With their eco-designed battery, they hit the nail on the head. Aequo, a start-up Strasbourg, is on the verge of getting noticed in this highly coveted market. Specializing in the development of eco-designed electrical energy production and storage solutions, Aequo has embarked on the design of a non-toxic, safe, and easily recyclable battery … Read more

More eco-friendly, “less irritating” and “elegant”, the fabric handkerchief is making a surprising comeback

2023-11-27 20:31:23 We would like to do without it. After an exceptionally warm start to autumn, the return of cold and humid weather favors the reappearance of colds and other viruses synonymous with runny nose. And that might last a few months, not counting spring allergies. For most French people, the reflex is to dig … Read more

The largest recycled PET plastic factory in France opens its doors

2023-11-19 14:49:54 A former steel “slag” converted to the circular economy. The largest recycled PET plastic production plant in France has just opened in Messein, in Meurthe-et-Moselle, near Nancy. This plastic is mainly used to make water bottles and food containers, or textiles (fleece, sports clothing, etc.). It is the only one that is easily … Read more

Boom in electric SUVs worsens risk of shortage, warns WWF

2023-11-09 11:07:54 Copper, cobalt, aluminum, lithium, graphite, nickel… From the bodywork to the engine, including the battery, the manufacture of an electric car uses several kilos of these critical metals. 2.2 times, on average, than a thermal car, indicates WWF France in a study published this Thursday However, the electric car “is essential to succeed … Read more

How diamonds offer us valuable clues about the formation of supercontinents

2023-10-25 08:43:00 At first, they were just one. Then little by little, the continents moved apart then closer together, entering into the dance of plate tectonics. According to Suzette Timmerman of the University of Bern, Switzerland, and her team of scientists, the diamonds contain traces of the rocky mantle that helped support and grow the … Read more

“We will cover ourselves with blankets”… Will our readers limit the heating to 19°C this winter?

2023-10-20 08:40:52 Faced last year with serious concerns about our energy supplies, particularly because of the war in Ukraine, the government highlighted the principle of sobriety. Among the measures presented: not heating your interior to more than 19°C, a limit actually included in the Energy Code since 1978. The government wanted to “make it known … Read more