💡 Innovation
🚢 Solar-powered barges can capture 50 tons of plastic from rivers each day
The Ocean Cleanup has come up with a novel solution to stop plastic entering our oceans via rivers - a solar-powered barge which uses curved barriers to catch waste floating downstream.
💻 New chip breaks world record in data transmission
A new optical chip can transfer twice as much data with a single laser as the entire internet can currently handle.
🔋 New battery can provide faster fast-charging for electric cars
Better regulation of the battery's temperature during charging will provide fast charging even for smaller batteries and guarantee that a charge does not take more than ten minutes.
🛩The RobotFalcon: an innovative solution to bird and aircraft collisions
The University of Groningen located in the Netherlands has been working on a solution to the problem of birds colliding with airplanes: a robotic falcon controlled from the ground.
🌳 Spectacular rooftop forest planned for an old Courthouse in London
A spectacular rooftop forest is planned for an old courthouse in London. 125 trees and more than 10 000 plants will be planted.
🌋 Volcanic rock dust captures carbon and fertilizes crops on farms
This agriculture-tech startup is spreading dust from the basalt rock on farmer’s fields to capture carbon and remove it from the global carbon cycle. A plus is that the dust also acts as fertilizer.
Wind power on every roof with small turbines
Small wind turbines that don't need big spinning blades can give us wind power on the roofs.
☀️ SolarCycle is recycling solar panels
A startup called Solar Cycle transforms broken solar panels from landfill waste to valuable raw materials.
🪩 Update: Club in Glasgow activates its BODYHEAT system
A nightclub in Glasgow, Scotland has activated their revolutionary system, turning heat from dancers' bodies into energy.