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.
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Technology Switzerland“Ultra-Rare” Decay Process May Help Solve the Mysteries of Our Universe
Scientists at Switzerland's European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), one of the largest scientific research centers, have found the first evidence of a rare particle decay of a positively charged kaon - which may finally help explain dark matter and other mysteries of the universe!