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Japan is using cow dung to create fuel for vehicles, reducing carbon emissions and managing agricultural waste. In Shikaoi, ...

The pathogen C. diff — the most common cause of health care-associated infectious diarrhea — can use a compound that kills ...

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Matthew Munneke, left, and Eric Skaar, PhD, MPH, use anaerobic chambers to study bacteria like C. diff that die in the presence of oxygen. The pathogen C. diff — the most common cause of health ...

Livestock manure – whether from chickens, cows, pigs, or other animals – is one of the most common and significant challenges ...

NTU Singapore's solar-powered process converts sewage sludge into clean energy and animal feed, reducing waste and carbon ...

In Japan, a smelly waste product is being reimagined as a potential clean fuel of the future that is powering cars and ...

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), have developed an innovative solar-powered method to transform sewage ...