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5. November 2020

As Batteries Drop in Price, Electric Cars Get Cheaper Too

Tesla intends to sell an electric car for no more than $25,000, and the American electric vehicle manufacturer plans on putting it on the market in 2023.

Technology USA

4. November 2020

Drone Swarms Plant Tree Seeds After Forest Fires

A startup’s heavy-lift drone swarms have been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration in the USA to take part in the reforestation efforts in California, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico.

Technology Sweden

2. November 2020

Stuff Old Clothes into this Machine, Get New Clothes after 5 Hours

The Swedish giant retailer H&M has developed ‘looop’, the world’s first in-store machine that disassembles old clothes and assembles new ones in about five hours, using neither water nor chemicals.

Technology Indonesia

28. October 2020

“Invisible” No More: Communities Can Update Maps Themselves, Thanks to Open Source App

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, open source tools like OpenStreetMap contributed to pinpoint more than 1,100 handwashing stations across Indonesia, and reach vulnerable populations to effectively help them.

Technology USA

27. October 2020

Windows Made of Wood Instead of Glass Help Reduce Carbon Footprint

American scientists have found a way to produce see-through glass made from sustainable tree products, thus reducing the loss of energy caused by window made of glass.

Technology USA

24. October 2020

Honey Made without the Help of Bees to Protect Wild Bees

American researchers are working on making honey identical to the original product but without any help from any honeybees, partly to address the issue caused by honey production: the impact honeybees have on biodiversity.

Technology Italy

13. October 2020

This New Bionic Hand Brings Back 90% of Movements of a Lost “Real” Hand

Italian researchers have developed Hannes, an anthropomorphic, poly-articulated prosthetic hand and wrist that can restore up to 90% of functionality for people who underwent upper-limb amputations.

Technology USA

30. September 2020

Out With Plastic, in With Methane-Eating Microbes

Newlight, an American biotech company based in Huntington Beach, California, created Air Carbon, a new material made from methane - a potent greenhouse gas - that can potentially resolve two problems at once: climate change and ocean plastic.

Technology Austria

27. September 2020

Mushroom-Made Leather, the New and Sustainable Way to Look Cool

A new study published in Nature Sustainability shows that fungal leather is a good alternative to cow skin and plastic leather in terms of versatility, and ethical and environmental sustainability.

Technology Curaçao

18. September 2020

He is the Grandson of a Legend and Will Now Build a Research Station Under the Sea

Fabien Cousteau, grandson of the legendary ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, is building the world's largest underwater research station at a depth of almost 20 meters in the Caribbean Sea. The research done there will help protect the oceans and educate students.