At the height of the dot com bubble, Yahoo was printing money from selling ads. Enticed by Yahoo's success, more money was invested in startups. These startups, in turn, bought ads on Yahoo. Many of these startups failed when the bubble burst, and Yahoo's market capitalization dropped dramatically. Is there a similar dynamic going on with AI partnerships and investments? Much of OpenAI's $1 billion investment…

Focusing on operations, product design and product longevity are key to the company's strategy.

The sustainable circulation of materials and products, powered by regenerative energy sources, in order to bring about a healthy future: that is the underlying vision of the circular economy. Universities have a key role to play in making it a reality. A new book on the circular economy compiled by the TUM Senior Excellence Faculty highlights suggestions and potential sources of inspiration for a sustainable and…

Environmental services provider, PreZero, continually seeks new methods to maximize waste recycling efficiency. This dedication to innovation in the recycling process results in impressive projects and fosters a network of global partnerships.

Despite living on a planet with finite resources, our economy remains largely linear and full of single-use products. The shift toward a circular economy, where companies recover or recycle resources, has hit roadblocks, including low value of used products and high recycling costs. Harvard's D^3 Institute recently highlighted how digital tools and AI can help overcome these hurdles. They discussed three key…

Southampton researchers have developed the world's first robust method for estimating the value and mass of space junk.

How a newly rebranded company is helping the environment by repurposing used electronic devices like smartphones and laptops.

An MIT study assessing how construction industry stakeholders perceive circularity practices highlights the need for collaboration between design teams and developers, as well as incentives to transition the built environment to a circular economy that uses circular construction practices and innovations.

Even smaller and medium-size enterprises can become more sustainable by finding other companies that need their waste. Pursuing those opportunities — and becoming part of the circular economy — entails four steps: take stock of your materials flow, seek collaboration opportunities, leverage digital marketplaces, and treat going circular as a major change program.

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Washington state is enacting a sweeping set of policies to support community composting.

Finding more circular solutions could unlock $4.5 trillion in GDP growth by 2030. So how can companies redesign their business models to complete their transition to the circular economy?

With sustainability moving up the boardroom agenda, CIOs and IT managers should look to revamp their IT procurement strategies to align with the principles of the circular economy, but why and what does this mean when it comes to managing the lifecycle of their entire IT estate?

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How tech manufacturers can contribute to circular economy

Letting children play with hand-me-down plastic toys could constitute a health risk. When researchers at the University of Gothenburg tested a large number of old toys and dress-up items made of plastic, 84% of the items were found to contain toxins that can disrupt growth and development and reproductive capacities in children. These toxins are an obstacle for the circular economy in the future involving reuse and…

CIOs can now find high-performance computing equipment, six-figure cost savings, warranties, support contracts, sustainability, and an answer to supply shortages. But will reused IT gear catch on?

Researchers hope to produce the raw material methanol at the edge of a field or on the farm using renewable energy. In addition to wind or sun, water and CO2 would be needed to produce the raw materials for the green methanol process: carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2), which react catalytically to form methanol.

Decision-makers in the public policy and business arenas need tools to deal with multiple sources of complexity in Circular Economy (CE) transitions. …