💡 Innovation
♻️ Chemical treatment makes plastic waste absorb CO2
Rice University has come up with a new method that will make plastic waste absorb carbon dioxide by applying potassium acetate to the waste.
🛣 Startup uses plant material to repair roads
A Norwegian startup is recycling old roads using a binder made from plants. This makes repairing roads a more sustainable event.
🐠 Drone improves underwater research
The Seasam drone is capable of filming underwater objects wirelessly and with HD video. This can help improve both underwater research and documentation.
🏡 Moss on buildings cleans the air
This Dutch startup wraps buildings in moss to purify the air in urban areas.
🐠 An underwater museum with a mission
This underwater museum, located outside of Ayia Napa, has a mission - to rewild Cyprus’ seabeds!
🚗 Researchers omit platinum to create affordable hydrogen fuel cells
A new method could lead to significantly more affordable fuel cells. It could even help purify water.
🌩 Non-profit aims to harness the power of weather events
This non-profit wants to harness the power of weather events, both on land and at sea. They want to design a system that warns people about upcoming weather events, like thunder storms and other environmental hazards, and at the same time turn the power into usable energy.
🚢 Buoys can charge ships at sea
Stillstorm is developing buoys that will be capable of charging ships at sea using offshore wind energy.
📸 Vacation photos can track endangered species
Taking pictures during your vacation can actually help scientists to track endangered species. Thanks to an AI system, pictures shared publicly on social media can offer more information to the database used to protect and conserve endangered species.