A new study from the Stockholm School of Economics finds that the competitiveness of green steel production in Romania partly hinges on hydrogen sourcing—requiring a 15 percent price premium if hydrogen is purchased externally as supposed to produced on-site. Without this premium, decarbonizing the country’s only primary steel producer could result in billions of losses.

The simulator optimizes the distribution of computational and network resources in autonomous vehicles, increasing the feasibility of real-time accident prevention. Based on DVFS optimization and dynamic off-loading between the vehicle, VEC, and cloud, it reduces energy consumption and latency simultaneously. It can also be used for various digital twin services. Research results were published in IEEE Communications Magazine, the world’s leading journal in the field of communications.

Cellulose-based textile material can make the clothing sector more sustainable. Currently, cellulose-based textiles are mainly made from wood, but a study headed by researchers from Chalmers University of Technology points to the possibility of using agricultural waste from wheat and oat. The method is easier and requires fewer chemicals than manufacturing forest-based cellulose, and can enhance the value of waste products from agriculture.

Osaka Metropolitan University researchers have successfully increased the production of D-lactic acid from methanol by exposing Komagataella phaffii yeast to ultraviolet irradiation.