♻️ Green Tech
Green Tech is an important part of the solution of climate change and other enviromental problems. Here you will find articles covering recycling, water purifying and tech used to conserve and protect natural resources. Also, news about Warp Green Tech Program will be found here.
🌱 The kelp elevator boosts growth four-fold
Scientists develop an underwater elevator that boosts kelp growth four-fold by raising and lowering it to different depths.
♻️ A new type of plastic is recycled with near-perfect efficiency
Researchers have discovered a method where hard plastic polymer can be broken down and recycled with almost perfect efficiency.
🐝 More bees cause fewer forest fires in the rainforest
By giving the local population knowledge and equipment to become beekeepers, it is possible to get rid of swidden farming and reduce the number of forest fires.
👕 Used cotton clothing can be turned into nylon or ethanol
By adding sulfuric acid correctly, it is possible to make new clothes or fuel from old cotton textiles that cannot be reused.
🐢 Mayonnaise rescues turtles that have ended up in oil spills
Mayonnaise dissolves tar that is stuck in the throat of sea turtles and nourishes them until they can eat their normal food again.
🔭 The Hubble Telescope could help save the world's largest fish
The Hubble Space Telescope has a special software for mapping and parsing out the stars. Now, this technology might help scientists save the worlds largest fish.
🌱 Simple super fast growing plant can help with both food scarcity and climate change
Scientists are trying to understand how and why the plant Duckweed grows so fast. Getting clues from the plant’s genes could help with both food scarcity and climate change.
🕊 This is how wind and solar energy make the world more peaceful
Our move to renewable energy will make the world more peaceful. As countries become self-sufficient in energy, many incentives for conflict will diminish.
🍏 A flying robot picks fruits when they are perfectly ripe
An AI-controlled drone with a grab arm should be able to fly around orchards and pick fruit around the clock during the harvest season.