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Sustainability Daily Podcast 10/10/2025
Todays podcast episode was created from the following stories:
Sandy Sholls next act: how Zelig is teaching AI the rules of fashion
By Angela Chan-Danisi — October 9, 2025
Zeligs real-time, mix-and-match virtual try-on platform is helping retailers cut returns and boost conversion by letting shoppers build complete looks on-model at speed. Early results with REVOLVE show triple session duration and conversion, plus double-digit return reductionsa win for profitability and carbon footprints. By blending stylist-crafted rules with AI, Zelig also unlocks style intent data that can sharpen merchandising and personalization.
Scientists convert discarded bottles into power storage
Author not specified — October 9, 2025
Michigan Tech researchers turned PET water bottles into high-performance supercapacitors, upcycling both electrodes and the separator for a nearly all-plastic device. Performance matched conventional designs (79% capacity retention at high-speed charging vs. 78% with glass fiber) while promising lower costs, recyclability, and circularity. With further optimization, the team sees a 5–10 year path to commercial products in mobility, electronics, and grid-support.
Give them what they want with Nebula Snacks David Jacobowitz
By PRINT Magazine — Date not provided
Nebula Snacks founder shares how he built sugar-free, blood-sugar-friendly chocolate that prioritizes taste while using natural sweeteners. He underscores the value of tight margins, customer feedback, and staying hands-on across the business. The takeaway: better-for-you snacks must win on flavor first to drive repeat purchases and meaningful category change.
Asia-Pacific agri-drones market competitive benchmarking report 2025–2035
By Research and Markets — October 9, 2025
APACs agri-drones market is forecast to surge from $1.05B in 2024 to $26.67B by 2035 (34.19% CAGR), propelled by precision agriculture, AI, and IoT integrations. Key drivers include labor shortages, sustainability goals, and government programs, while regulatory fragmentation and upfront costs remain hurdles. Opportunities span autonomous spraying, swarm operations, and multispectral crop analytics across China, Japan, India, and South Korea.
How AI is accelerating innovation in agriculture
By GlobeNewswire — October 9, 2025
CNH highlights AI across combines, tractors, and sprayers to steer, optimize inputs, and reduce chemicals in real time. Tools like SenseApply target only what fields need, cutting herbicide use while improving yields and efficiency. The piece underscores how connectivity and machine vision are reshaping farm productivity and sustainability at scale.
MIT scientists unveil electron conducting carbon concrete that can store and supply power
By Ida Torres — October 9, 2025
MITs carbon-black infused concrete forms conductive networks that turn walls and floors into large-format energy storageintegrating batteries directly into buildings. The approach could help store daytime solar for nighttime use, buffer grids, and reduce reliance on separate battery banks. Researchers are now optimizing the mix to balance conductivity with structural strength and long-term durability.
Exploration on the bio-recycling agent and its recycled asphalt
By Ying Fang, Zhengqi Zhang, Fei Zhou, Hengbin Liu, Zhongnan Tian — October 9, 2025
A waste-vegetable-oil-based rejuvenator (BRA) with an optimized 120:2:13:2.4 composition restored aged asphalts adhesion, rheology, and fatigue resistance more effectively than commercial agents. Recommended dosages (7–9% for base asphalt; 3–5% for SBS-modified) broaden performance grades and enhance aging resistance, with microanalysis showing reduced asphaltene aggregation. The work advances greener, higher-value recycling of reclaimed asphalt pavement.
