The Link, beyond the smart city: a forest city for 200.000 people
A future that requires smart choices, and the need to manage resources: these are the starting points for designing a smart city like The Link.
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The battery of the future? Iron powder
Think of iron powder as a charged battery. When it is burned, you get energy from it and what is left is a dead battery in the form of rust. By making iron dust out of the rust again, you recharge the battery. And you can do it again and again. The capacity of iron powder for energy storage is impressive.
Uber and Lyft pollute 70% more than the transportation they replace
Innovation is not necessarily improvement. Uber and Lyft pollute more than the transports they replace: more environmental efforts are needed.
Why the fossil fuel industry will collapse in 10 years
The general public does not realize how fast things are changing: fossil fuels are about to collapse at supersonic speed under the blows of unstoppable change. Here because.
Climate crisis, a barrier in the North Sea against the level of the oceans
Extreme climate, extreme remedies: even if we respect the Paris agreements, the sea will rise by 2 meters. 3 meters if we don't respect them. The shock plan to stem the North Sea appears.
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.
The US government officially funds geoengineering studies
The temperature rises and the policies do not change. The US government authorizes geoengineering studies as an extreme plan to save the climate.
Fires in Australia, a climate suicide
What is happening with the fires in Australia is far from being an inevitable fatality. Now there's little time to fix it, but what about the will?
Altered Shower, the shower that uses 75% less water
A shower that offers all the necessary comfort while saving three quarters of the water: it is Altered Shower, born from the talent of a startup.
Update: 5 predictions about the future of the world in the next 10 years
Effective diagnostics, different energy, new species in the skies and more: forecasts for the future of the world in the next 10 years? Full of interesting things.
A smart city in the forest, surrounded by 7 million trees
Architect Stefano Boeri creates a Smart City project that can become a paradigm of the techno-ecological communities of the future.
The Wakes? Outdated: Bill Gates wants chemical clouds against climate breakdowns
The potential solution to global warming revolves around solar geoengineering: chemical clouds to cool the planet.
Singapore plans an underground future
According to a plan launched in March, Singapore plans to move industries, transportation hubs and underground warehouses to free up surface space.
Startup in Mexico purifies the air with artificial trees
BioUrban 2.0 artificial trees can make a difference in areas traveled by pedestrians, cyclists or the elderly, where planting trees is not possible.
Aerium, bioavionics will make airplanes living organisms
Bioavionics integrates biological and electromechanical systems to see how their interaction will change our flight experiences.
Seedo, the AI-driven plantation in a box
Seedo uses machine learning technology, various sensors and light systems to feed herbs, flowers or vegetables of varying legality
Scotland has wind energy to power twice as many as its homes
Until yesterday, there was no overall estimate of how much wind energy was used in Scotland. Now there's the data: and it's surprising.
Soleina, a Finnish startup literally makes food from the air
The company said the manufacturing process makes Soleine 100 times more environmentally friendly than any other protein source.
Tekrapod, here is the swimmers' airbag
Irish swimmer and engineer John Hanley has designed Tekrapod, a device to give salvation to those who find themselves in difficulty offshore.
Global warming: forget 1.5 ° C, we will go further
In 2010, scientists observed that pollution would cause global warming of 1,3°C. Today's data is just a consequence.
Metro energy: the Lausanne team system
A Lausanne team estimated the heat that passes through the underground tunnels and designed a geothermal system to extract energy from the metro
