Geoengineering, experts warn: obscuring the sun would be our end
More than 60 experts and scientists wrote a letter to express their concerns about the geoengineering initiatives.
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The dream of billionaires: a future city protected from environmental disaster
The future city that many billionaires are planning looks like a tax haven in an environmental hell.
9 Inventions That Were “The Next Big Thing” But Then Failed
Inventions that were unsuccessful, or premature, or boasted. They were all important: but take a look at the flops they encountered!
Clubhouse launched social audio, but now it has to fight for life
Clubhouse has caught an unthinkable wild card, scoring incredible results in a difficult year. Now the competitors arrive, however, and the world of Social audio will never be the same again.
Economists agree: ecological transition? A gain, not a cost.
The turnaround in the fight against climate change can also be seen from this: investing is no longer an expense, but brings tangible gains, say economists.
Breast milk, race between startups to reproduce it in the laboratory
Breast milk has many nutrients and some mysteries. Biomilq and other companies work to reproduce it in the laboratory: here's how.
Stop hurricanes, OceanTherm wants to do it with underwater bubbles
A Norwegian startup, OceanTherm, wants to stop hurricanes by lowering sea temperatures thanks to the cold water of the seabed.
Now more than ever the point is: when will the coronavirus pass? The latest estimates
Italy (re)closes the discos and the longed-for normality recedes. The question, today more than ever, is: when will the coronavirus pass? The latest estimates come from the USA.
Apple carbon neutral: how will it do it and by when?
Apple is carbon neutral by 2030. An ambitious goal that presupposes the restyling of all the operational and administrative sectors of the Cupertino company. Here is the roadmap to the Green Apple.
Choose: universal minimum income or disaster.
Vituperated and opposed, but he is the only one who can face this crisis (and the next ones): the Universal Minimum Income is needed now more than ever.
Inovio claims to have discovered the coronavirus vaccine
Only yesterday the media spoke of 12-18 months required for a coronavirus vaccine. Inovio declares today to have it ready, the stock flies to the stock market.
50 social impact innovations that will save the world
In the world, the ants that we are never stop. Here is a small atlas of innovations that together will make the shape of the future.
20 years ago a magazine told us: here are the forecasts for the next millennium
A magazine from 20 years ago, on the eve of 1997, lined up the most accurate list of predictions for 2020. And some solemn absurdities. This is how they saw us.
A super bread made of micronutrients against malnutrition
A team managed to encapsulate 11 micronutrients in a tiny polymer that does not alter the flavor of the food. The challenge against malnutrition is launched.
Is the future of the hamburger green? The growth of the vegan alternative continues
Beyond Meat has focused everything on changing consumer eating habits to move to a model with zero or very little meat and its vegetarian alternatives. Are you right?
Singularity: Kurzweil expects intelligent computers as humans within 12 years.
According to futurologist and Google chief engineer Ray Kurzweil, the singularity is approaching by leaps and bounds. “By 2029, computers will have the same level of intelligence as humans.” This is the statement made in a recent interview at the SXSW Conference. What is the singularity? (It is always good to remember this) It is a process-event that will bring the intelligence of computers to a higher level than that of human beings. And according to leading experts on the subject it seems to be getting closer over time. Even the theoretical physicist Stephen… Read more
R1, the first home robot
Everyone talks about nothing other than #R1, the first "family" robot produced by the Italian Institute of Technology (Iit) in Genoa. R1's "father", Giorgio Metta, is convinced of the great potential of his little robot: "The commercial prospects are immense". “R1 Your Personal Humanoid” was created starting from the experience gained from the creation of iCub, the most widespread humanoid research robot in the world. R1 has an Italian design, weighs approximately 50 kilos, has a height varying from 1 meter and 25 to 1 … Read more
Climate engineering: nations on their knees could act on their own
Climate engineering could become the last resort for nations affected by climate change. But at what cost to the planet?
Salt water on the clouds directly from the sea to cool the planet
A group of 31 scientists have developed a roadmap to study marine cloud brightening (MCB), a controversial solar geoengineering strategy to cool the planet.
Geoengineering, be careful: the effects we would have by shielding the sun's rays
Reflect the sun's rays to fight global warming? It's not that simple, warns MIT. Here are the risks we run.
Brake, world: 5 trends that in 2022 we could say we overestimated
They have a lot of hype and we all expect wonders, but in a year's time we may find that we have underestimated each of these trends.
