💡 Innovation
🛰 Astroscale takes the fight against space junk
With space debris posing a growing threat towards future space ventures, efforts are being made to clean our orbits. Astroscale is a company at the forefront.
🌗NASA to test laser communication technology
To reduce latency in communications and increase data bandwidth across long distances in space, NASA is about to test optic communications.
🔬 Biomarker can warn of diabetes years in advance
A protein can show if you are at risk of getting type 2 diabetes almost two decades before you become ill.
☕ Swedish project gives rescued coffee a second chance
Drinkable coffee that for various reasons would have been discarded can now be mixed again and sold at Circle K's gas stations.
💊 Pill reduces the risk of severe Covid by 89 percent
A new pill has proven to be very effective against Covid-19, even for risk groups.
💡 Why women's innovation matter – to all of us
The year is 2021 and of course, men and women are equally capable. Or are we? Women inventors and their innovations matter in more ways than you can imagine.
🍔 Yeast makes plants taste like meat
Reprogrammed yeast cells can produce animal fat, which will make plant-based foods taste more like "real" meat.
🚰 Alphabet turns technology into open-source
Alphabet turns their inexpensive water harvester into open-source, speeding up the process of providing people technology for producing clean drinking water.
💉 Bye, cancer? What the vaccine revolution could mean for you
Call it the silver lining of the pandemic. The Covid-19 vaccine miracle just may be the beginning of the end for cancer, malaria, and other killer diseases, writes Ulrika Gerth.