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9. September 2021

Startup Fights for Cleaner Air with Locally-Made E-Bikes

A startup based in Nepal has set itself the goal of providing the country with electric motorcycles, thus helping the Himalayan nation to achieve its climate goals, clean up its toxic air, and reduce its imports of petrol.

Environment United Kingdom

30. August 2021

Electricity Goes Green in This Region

The Orkney archipelagos located in the North of Scotland, United Kingdom, is now equipped with the world’s most powerful tidal-powered turbine, providing clean electricity to thousands of households.

Technology Hong Kong

28. August 2021

Robot Nurses May Soon Work in Hospitals

An Hong Kong-based robotics firm has created a humanoid robot designed to assist medical professionals, and in times of pandemic, its invention could revolutionize the way patients are treated.

Technology USA

25. August 2021

Groundbreaking Search Engine Can Predict the Future of Tech!

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, United States, developed an online search engine designed to predict how much tech innovations - from batteries to farming equipment to lasers - are expected to improve each year, paving the way for smart planning and investments.

Technology

21. August 2021

These Wooden Buildings Provide Shelter and Reduce Emissions

Since 70% Sweden’s territory is covered with forests, it is only natural that the Scandinavian country opts for a material such as timber in its constructions to resolve its housing shortage problem in a sustainable way.

Technology USA

20. August 2021

Move an Artificial Arm By Thinking? This Startup Did It!

A startup based in San Francisco, United States, has developed a non-invasive mind-controlling artificial arm, giving back its users a sense of autonomy… and even of touch.

Technology UK

19. August 2021

Scientists Make Vanilla Flavoring… Out of Plastic Bottles!

Good news for our Earth: Scientists from the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, found a way to turn plastic bottles into a vanilla flavoring compound, thus providing an effective and useful solution to the overwhelming problem of plastic waste in landfills and oceans.

Environment Germany

17. August 2021

From Plastic to Food: Microbial Communities Can Do That!

U.S. researchers have found a way to keep plastic out of landfills for thousands of years by turning it into edible proteins.

Technology Spain

13. August 2021

“The Goal Is to Help People”: New Invention Turns Thin Air into Water

A company based in Sevilla, Spain, managed to invent a machine that successfully extracts water from air, thus providing a most welcome drinking apparatus for people living in the aridest regions of the world.

Technology Czech Republic

8. August 2021

Can We Turn Water into Metal? Yes, Says Science

A team of scientists in Czech Republic have successfully turned pure water into metal in a lab, replicating the conditions inside of our Solar system to better understand this phenomenon on other planets.