Technology
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Technology USAOut 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.
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Technology CuraçaoHe 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.
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Technology SwedenClothes Made From (Fake) Spider Silk, Corn, or Methane? Yep, Thanks to Biotechnology!
Re:newcell, a Swedish startup based in Kristinehamn, Sweden, has decided to make clothes from Circulose, a biodegradable pulp of their own creation. They are part of a new breed of biotech brands that wish to make fashion more sustainable.
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Technology United KingdomAirship Revival! Carbon-Free Transportation Could Soon Be a Reality
Zeppelins and dirigibles (another word for airships) could make a comeback after an eighty-year hiatus as this mode of transportation promises an ultra-low carbon air transport. Hybrid Air Vehicles from Bedford, UK, has already completed seven flights of its Airlander 10 prototype.
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Technology United KingdomThe Crystal was Discovered 200 Years Ago – Now It Could Be a Game Changer for Solar Power
A solar technology firm based in Oxford, UK, is developing what could potentially be the most efficient solar panels. They are using a crystal material called perovskite - discovered more than 200 years ago.
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Technology AustraliaWill the Sun be the Key to Our Drinking Water Problem?
A team of scientists from Australia and China are proposing a way to harvest the most abundant source of energy: sunlight. They have come up with a method that efficiently desalinates stagnant and salty water better than the previous ones.