Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Innovation
08/18/2022
What Could Go Right? Clean energy abundance
What the US stands to gain from the Inflation Reduction Act—the nation's largest-ever climate investment
01/14/2022
First pig-to-human heart transplant: what can scientists learn?
Researchers hope that a person who has so far lived for a week with a genetically modified pig heart will provide a trove of data on the possibilities of xenotransplantation.
01/10/2022
The largest battery recycling plant in North America is about to open
It’s just one part of a shift to domestic battery production—and a way to mitigate the bad side effects from mining the minerals needed to electrify the economy.
11/11/2021
Nuclear Fusion Is Close Enough to Start Dreaming
A world of cheap, clean energy may be closer than many people realize, and its consequences more profound.
11/06/2021
Airless tires: puncture-proof marvels may be on your car by 2024
Airless tires are puncture-proof and more environmentally friendly and Michelin is aiming to get them on your car by 2024.
11/09/2021
Harnessing the energy of the ocean to power homes, planes and whisky distilleries
Ocean boosters like to compare the kinetic energy stored in the sea to a ginormous oil reserve that’s never going to run dry. It doesn’t matter if the sun shines or the wind blows. The tides turn.
11/07/2021
Solar-Powered Electric Vehicles Are Almost Ready To Hit The Road
Startups from the Netherlands to California are developing cars capable of harnessing energy from the sun.
11/08/2021
This ‘inconvenience store’ is a pain to shop at. That’s the point.
The average supermarket carries more than 31,000 items. Sourced from a global supply chain, and bundled in colorful printed packaging, it’s hard to imagine this model ever being environmentally or economically sustainable.
10/29/2021
Japan start-up designs wind turbine that can harness typhoon energy
As governments and companies globally rush to install as much renewable energy capacity as possible to cut carbon emissions, areas often not suitable for solar arrays or wind farms are opening up for development with advances in technology.
09/29/2021
DeepMind’s AI predicts almost exactly when and where it’s going to rain
The firm worked with UK weather forecasters to create a model that was better at making short term predictions than existing systems.
09/28/2021
Feeding 9bn people will mean reimagining the edible world
Over late afternoon Cutty Sark and fried haddock at a bar overlooking the working waterfront in Portland, Maine, Steve Train is doing what so many lobstermen do on shore: telling stories.
09/21/2021