Engineers have designed a system that uses electricity and waste heat generated by solar panels to extract nitrogen fertiliser from human urine, leaving behind clean wastewater which is safer to ...

A Stanford-led research team has developed a system that converts human urine into fertilizer using solar power. The prototype offers a sustainable solution for sanitation, agriculture, and energy ...

Researchers have found a new way to use human urine to make fertilizer for agricultural crops. Their discovery is significant because it can better utilize wastewater in cities and on farms without ...

In Lissa Schneckenburger's garden in Brattleboro, Vermont, the tomatoes seem happy; so do the bees. And the reason may be because of how she enriches the garden – with her own family's urine. "When we ...

Bacterial communities in soil are as resilient to human urine as synthetic fertilizers -- making recycling the bodily fluid as a fertilizer for agricultural crops a viable proposition. Bacterial ...

In urban settings, where soil fertility and water access can be limited, urine has gained quiet traction among permaculturists and eco-conscious gardeners. Once seen as taboo, human urine is quietly ...

You probably flush a nutrient-rich, renewable fertilizer down the toilet every day: your pee. Human urine can be used as a safe and effective crop fertilizer, researchers said. And studies show using ...

Scientists may have found a new tool for growing crops - and it’s something we flush away every day. The Cool Down reports that scientists have completed a study that shows that human urine, once it ...

A study has claimed to show that modern ‘green’ products recycled from human excreta are excellent – and importantly, safe – fertilizers to use on food crops. The idea of using human urine and faeces ...