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Advancement of Circular Economy Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration: A Bibliometric Approach
Keita Nishimoto, Koji Kimita, Shinsuke Murakami, Yin Long, Kimitaka Asatani, Ichiro Sakata
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.04923

Advancement of Circular Economy Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration: A Bibliometric Approach
Since the European Union introduced its Circular Economy (CE) Action Plan in 2015, CE research has expanded rapidly. However, the structure of this emerging field - both in terms of its constituent disciplines and researcher dynamics - remains poorly understood. To address this gap, we analyze over 25,000 CE-related publications from Scopus by combining conventional bibliometric approaches with advanced machine learning techniques, including text embeddings and clustering. This hybrid method en…

OVHcloud Global Environmental Director Grégory Lebourg reveals how a vertically integrated operating model, advanced water-cooling technology, and circular economy practices deliver a cloud that doesn’t cost the earth.
https://www.computing.co.uk/interview/2025

Frugal by design: Why cloud customers shouldn’t have to choose between cost and sustainability
OVHcloud Global Environmental Director Grégory Lebourg reveals how a vertically integrated operating model, advanced water-cooling technology, and circular economy practices deliver a cloud that doesn’t ...

ReLink: Computational Circular Design of Planar Linkage Mechanisms Using Available Standard Parts
Maxime Escande, Kristina Shea
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.19657

ReLink: Computational Circular Design of Planar Linkage Mechanisms Using Available Standard Parts
The Circular Economy framework emphasizes sustainability by reducing resource consumption and waste through the reuse of components and materials. This paper presents ReLink, a computational framework for the circular design of planar linkage mechanisms using available standard parts. Unlike most mechanism design methods, which assume the ability to create custom parts and infinite part availability, ReLink prioritizes the reuse of discrete, standardized components, thus minimizing the need for…

Green Computing: The Ultimate Carbon Destroyer for a Sustainable Future
Sayed Mahbub Hasan Amiri, Prasun Goswami, Md. Mainul Islam, Mohammad Shakhawat Hossen, Marzana Mithila, Naznin Akter
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.00153

Green Computing: The Ultimate Carbon Destroyer for a Sustainable Future
Green computing represents a critical pathway to decarbonize the digital economy while maintaining technological progress. This article examines how sustainable IT strategies including energy-efficient hardware, AI-optimized data centres, and circular e-waste systems can transform computing into a net carbon sink. Through analysis of industry best practices and emerging technologies like quantum computing and biodegradable electronics, we demonstrate achievable reductions of 40-60% in energy co…

CIRO7.2: A Material Network with Circularity of -7.2 and Reinforcement-Learning-Controlled Robotic Disassembler
Federico Zocco, Monica Malvezzi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.11748

CIRO7.2: A Material Network with Circularity of -7.2 and Reinforcement-Learning-Controlled Robotic Disassembler
The competition over natural reserves of minerals is expected to increase in part because of the linear-economy paradigm based on take-make-dispose. Simultaneously, the linear economy considers end-of-use products as waste rather than as a resource, which results in large volumes of waste whose management remains an unsolved problem. Since a transition to a circular economy can mitigate these open issues, in this paper we begin by enhancing the notion of circularity based on compartmental dynam…

A Framework for Energy Management Modelling in Hubs for Circularity
Tobias L{\o}vebakke Nielsen, Daniela Guericke, Alessio Trivella, Devrim Murat Yazan
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.19765

A Framework for Energy Management Modelling in Hubs for Circularity
The concept Hubs for Circularity (H4C) represents integrated systems that combine efficient use of clean energy and circular economy to enhance resource efficiency within a region. H4C benefit from the geographical proximity of different industries within industrial zones and the surrounding urban and rural areas, allowing them to share resources, technology, and infrastructure. They reduce the use of virgin resources through Industrial Symbiosis (IS), where one company uses waste of another co…

Probabilistic Assessment of Engineered Timber Reusability after Moisture Exposure
Yiping Meng, Chulin Jiang, Courtney Jayne Scurr, Farzad Pour Rahimian, David Hughes
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.11061

Probabilistic Assessment of Engineered Timber Reusability after Moisture Exposure
Engineered timber is pivotal to low-carbon construction, but moisture uptake during its service life can compromise structural reliability and impede reuse within a circular economy model. Despite growing interest, quantitative standards for classifying the reusability of moisture-exposed timber are still lacking. This study develops a probabilistic framework to determine the post-exposure reusability of engineered timber. Laminated specimens were soaked to full saturation, dried to 25% moistur…