♻️ 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.
🐠⬛️ Reef Cubes - A way to re-boost marine biodiversity and protect offshore wind farms
ARC Marine has invented Reef Cubes - an artificial coral reef that protects and strengthens marine biodiversity while protecting offshore wind farms.
🐍 Mask-like micro-robot will map the environmental impact of agriculture
A prototype should show what is possible to do with a centimeter-sized micro-robot.
🚌 First city in the world to use hydrogen-powered double-deckers
In October last year, the world's first hydrogen-powered double-decker buses arrived in Aberdeen, Scotland.
♻️ Plastic is turned into hydrogen - a clean source of fuel
Scientists can turn plastic waste into hydrogen which is usable as a clean source of fuel. The procedure is quite easy - the scientists simply microwave the plastic.
😷 Discarded mouth guards can be recycled as road material
A mixture of used mouthguards and residues of building materials can be used to build roads and then solve two garbage problems at once.
🏆 XPRIZE is the host for Elon Musk's $100 million gigaton carbon removal competition
We need to remove as much as six gigatons of CO2 per year by 2030, and the goal of this competition is to find a scalable solution for that. We have the answer to why Musk choose XPRIZE for his $100 million prize, and the background of this organization that started with a prize about space.
🌾 Light show protects crops
A new art project uses LED lights to show the beauty that science and art can create once combined - and at the same time helps crops to grow with reduced use of pesticides.
🏭 These new factories are so small that they fit in a container
A new manufacturing concept is nano and micro-factories. Some of these factories are so small that they can fit in standard 40-foot shipping containers and can therefore be easily shipped to different parts of the world.
🌳 Cultivated wood can be a sustainable alternative to plastic
Researchers are now trying to use plant cells to grow wood tissue in laboratories, which could give us the opportunity to grow finished tables, chairs and planks directly in the factory.