Solar energy and clean water from the same device
While capturing and filtering steam and condensation, producing clean water, the device also captures and conserves solar energy. A revolution for everyone.
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There are oceans of fresh water under the salty ones
Real freshwater oceans lie less than 200 meters from the bottom of the sea. An important quantity for a resource that creates concerns.
Counterintuitively, Mars is full of water: an incredible quantity discovered under its North Pole
The amount of ice trapped between layers of underground sand is such that if it were to melt it could submerge the entire planet. It is an extraordinary discovery.
A graphene membrane makes sea water drinkable
Water covers most of the planet but is full of salt: difficult to make it drinkable. Today graphene (we all know its great properties) could provide a solution to the problem. A team of researchers from the University of Manchester has developed a special membrane equipped with 'scalable' pores and capable of filtering even the most infinitesimal salts. Current salinization plants operate slowly and laboriously. On the contrary, graphene behaves like a real sponge that absorbs… Read more
The control unit for energy and clean water, homemade
At the #Maker Faire in Rome, #Watly was presented, a hi-tech #control unit also connected to the web, which allows you to produce energy and clean water directly at home. Watly is designed primarily to be used in places without services, such as refugee camps, but it can be applied anywhere. The cities of the future, for example, may not be born in very favorable places, and therefore will have to equip themselves technologically to survive. Watly was born because we wanted to free the user from centralized distribution networks, allowing… Read more
Google Jacquard: “smart” clothes that do it all
What is Jacquard? A fabric that has a decorative process integrated into the fabric itself. Google has made it a symbol of wearable technology.
Seeds to purify water
Drinking water is a precious commodity, which is completely lacking in many countries around the world. To win the battle against malnutrition and lack of drinking water, scientists are looking to the past, to be precise to ancient Egypt, when at the time of the pharaohs water was made good and drinkable thanks to the use of some seeds. Among the many research on the subject, the one carried out by Pennsylvania State University stands out, which was responsible for examining this topic in depth to find methods that ... Read more
The greenest fuel there is? Made with air and water.
AFS (Engineers at Air Fuel Synthesis) based in the north of England claims to have produced 5 liters of synthetic oil in the space of 3 months. It's a little bit, you might say. And give me a break. The technique consists of extracting carbon dioxide from the air and hydrogen from the water, then combining them in a reactor which produces methanol with the help of a catalyst. The methanol is then converted into oil. Now have you understood why it takes 3 months for 5 liters? Not exactly the time that… Read more
Airdrop, water from the air in real time
There is nothing more devastating than drought for agriculture: hectares and hectares of cultivated land literally go up in smoke due to the prolonged absence of rain: a prototype developed by Edward Linnacre, a student at Swinburne University in Australia, promises to erase this problem in the future. His name is Airdrop. Here's how it works Despite its rather essential design, Airdrop is able to filter hot air from the environment through a turbine, filter it thanks to a complex system of pipes, … Read more
Vaulted Deep: Inject organic waste into the ground to capture CO2
Silicon Valley invests $58,3 million in Vaulted Deep, which pumps organic waste underground to sequester carbon.
Vertical farming: how much do you know? 4 myths to dispel
Too much chicken coop chatter: let's debunk four cornerstones of useless bickering, myths about vertical agriculture that don't help us grow.
Apophis, 5 years to the date: all plans to study it closely
The flyby of Apophis in 2029 offers a unique opportunity to study a potentially (but not now) dangerous asteroid. The challenge is open.
Synthetic but alive: cells that challenge the boundary between artificial and biological
DNA as a building material for multifunctional synthetic cells, stable up to 50°C. Potential applications in regenerative medicine, drug delivery and diagnostics.
Wave energy: CETO gets green light in Spain
CETO, the submerged wave energy converter, lands in Spain. A step forward towards the exploitation of innovative renewable sources.
BlackHawk, 45 knots with only 50 kW: all the secrets of the flying dinghy
The first electric inflatable boat with retractable hydrofoil speaks Italian: an innovation that promises to revolutionize boating.
Ozempic and Wegovy: 5 reasons why they don't always work
Ozempic and Wegovy represent a turning point in the treatment of obesity, but for some patients the road to weight loss seems more uphill.
Quadroin, the “penguin” robot to explore the abyss
With a battery life of 10 hours and a sophisticated navigation system, this robot penguin is ready to redefine underwater standards.
Photoncycle, the hydrogen "sun-catching" cylinder changes the rules
A Norwegian startup has developed a solid hydrogen battery cylinder capable of storing up to 10.000 kWh
Goldene: from a forgotten method gold one atom thick
Gold could become the material of the future thanks to "goldene", a two-dimensional sheet created by researchers at Linköping University.
Interspecies contact: SETI Institute “converses” with a whale
A "hello" between species: this is the meaning of the exchange of vocalizations between SETI Institute researchers and Twain, an Alaskan humpback whale.
From the plate to our organs, shocking study reveals the journey of microplastics
A new study sheds light on the disturbing infiltration of microplastics into human tissues, including the kidneys, liver and brain.
