💡 Innovation
♻️ This plastic alternative breaks down into sugar
A new plant-based alternative to plastic has been designed by researchers from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne. The special thing about this product is that it decomposes into sugar.
🔋 Can nuclear waste become batteries that last for thousands of years?
NDB claims to have the solution for how we should manage nuclear waste and have constant access to electricity during the electrification of the world - diamond batteries made from nuclear waste.
💊 New molecule can cure difficult-to-treat cancer
A new molecule can treat types of cancer that were previously incurable, by exploiting weaknesses in cancer cells that were previously missed.
🌱 Artificial photosynthesis - grow food without sunlight
Researchers have developed a method for growing crops without sunlight, through artificial photosynthesis. In some cases, efficiency increased by 18 times, and the method is expected to revolutionize the management of climate change as well as space exploration.
🐠 Robot fish repairs itself with microplastics
Scientists from Sichuan University have designed and developed a robotic fish that collects microplastic as it swims in the water. With the microplastics it can repair damages it gets while working.
🧫 Cheaper and faster stem cell production
A new 3D-printed prototype for the extraction of stem cells offers potential for large-scale production with high quality - at a lower cost.
🔉 Extremely quiet fans could improve our health
Noise from the fans in ventilation systems can make us sick, but a new type of fan is so quiet that we are not affected by the sound.
🏫 Beautiful eco-school protects students from harsh desert heat
In Jaisalmer, a city in India, students have to brave scorching temperatures to attend class. A new school, the Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls School, with a smart design keeps the school and its students cool without air conditioners.
🐬 Effective and low-tech solution to bycatch
Fishing nets are usually invisible to animals using echolocation but now marine biologists from Germany have come up with a solution to make nets visible to acoustic signals, helping animals to dodge the nets.