Graphene electronic textiles (e-textiles) have attracted significant attention in various sensing applications owing to their strong advantages. During the fabrication of these textiles, there are factors consider, such as electrical conductivity, mechanical flexibility, weight, and applicability other practical applications. Bioinspired lotus fiber has appropriate advantages be used graphene e...

Trends in Textile Engineering & Fashion Technology Eco-Friendly Polyurethane Treatment to Enhance Mechanical Performance of Common and Technical Textiles Domenico Acierno1* Antonella Patti2 1CRdC Nuove Tecnologie per le Attività Produttive Scarl, Naples, Italy 2Department Civil Architecture (DICAr), University Catania, *Corresponding author:Domenico Acierno, CRdC Via Nuova Agnano 11, 80125 Subm...

Sustainability concerns are gaining ground as a better way to do business, because of its contribution to the triple bottom lineeconomically, environmentally, and socio-culturally (Graci & Dodds, 2008; Taylor, 2008). From this motive, the term Green has evolved in various business sectors with aim to substitute the use of toxic materials with non-toxic materials and non-sustainable practices/pr...

Green concrete is a concept of thinking environment into concrete considering every aspect from raw materials manufacture over mixture design to structural design, construction and service life. Green concrete is a type of concrete which resembles the conventional concrete but the production or usage of such concrete requires minimum amount of energy and causes least harm to the environment. Si...

This paper presents the finding of a research investigation into how sustainable objectives can be incorporated into a design brief. It is based upon the development and trial of a pack of Eco-Design Cards. The initiation of the research was a feeling that some of the strategies, tools and processes within Eco-Design are cumbersome and inappropriate. That is, they are data intensive and rely on...

Deep eutectic solvents (DESs), as a novel class of green solvents, were successfully applied as eco-friendly and sustainable reaction media for fast surface modification of spherical porous silica, resulting in stationary phases for high-performance liquid chromatography. The new reaction media were advantageous over organic solvents in many aspects, such as the high dispersibility of silica sp...

Tsetse eradication is impossible in many parts of Africa given environmental, political, and economic circumstances. Animal African trypanosomosis (AAT) control then relies on implementation of local, integrated control strategies by communities or farmers that must take into account the eco-epidemiological context and the cattle rearing system to be sustainable.

The research project CondEcol is structured as a multidisciplinary study of the conditions for moving existing production and consumption patterns in the direction of sustainable development. Working closely in the initial phase with two industrial partners, Norsk Hydro and Renewable Energy Corporation, the project has been given access to high-profile cases of technology and product developmen...

Established in 1995, the UNU/Institute of Advanced studies (UNU/IAS) is an advanced research and education institution with a flexible and multi-thematic programme orientation concerned with the interactions of social and natural systems. For the initial years, the UNU/IAS programme is directed at sustainable development issues. To this end, the UNU/IAS is currently active in the following rele...