💡 Innovation
☀️ Engineer plans to make solar energy at night
An energy company, run by a 26 year old engineer, wants to make sunlight a 24-hour phenomenon by incorporating mirrors in space to redirect sunlight to solar panels on Earth at night.
🐝 Bus shelter roofs turned into gardens for bees and butterflies
The UK is planning on getting more than 1000 bee bus stops where the roof of the bus shelter is turned into miniature gardens, filled with plants pollinators love.
🇨🇦 Canada's largest airline purchases electric aircraft
Air Canada, which is Canada’s largest airline, recently announced a purchase agreement for 30 electric-hybrid aircraft from the Swedish company Heart Aerospace.
📝 New framework can improve climate policies
A new framework that integrates more relevant variables can improve policies aimed at reducing CO2 emissions. A new study shows the complicated relationship between approach and regional conditions.
🌳 CTrees: A platform that calculates the carbon in every tree on Earth
A new startup has designed a platform that uses artificial intelligence to track exactly how much carbon every tree on the earth stores. This can help scientists determine the extent to which trees are helping the planet.
⚡ Cryptocurrency reduces its energy consumption by over 99 percent
By changing the method of how new crypto coins are created, Ethereum has managed to reduce the blockchain's energy consumption drastically.
🔋 Rechargeable and degradable battery - made of crab shell and zinc
A rechargeable battery made from crab shell and zinc could make wind and solar power greener. Parts that cannot be recycled after the battery's lifetime can instead be put on the compost.
🦠 Algorithm reveals the secret of cell factories
A new algorithm can make it possible to both study difficult diseases and streamline the production of everything from detergents to medicines.
🌾 Ethanol-treated soil protects plants against drought
New Japanese study shows that pre-treatment of soil with ethanol gives plants very effective protection against drought. The method is relatively cheap and can be used to help plants survive future dry periods.