LG Innotek started to produce a series of improved thermoelectric modules for heating and cooling applications which can also be used for automotive ...
Pinetree chemical can be used for renewable plastic
Environmentally-friendly plastics made from corn or sugar cane are made with some crude oil derivatives. Researchers at the University of Bath have shown ...
Pigeon Air Patrol to measure air pollution in London
Initally started as a Twitter contest in 2015, the Pigeon Air Patrol is now a set initiative to measure London’s air pollution. Around 100 pigeons ...
Smartphones as DNA sequencers
Researchers at UCLA, Stockholm University and Uppsala University in Sweden have created a microscope for smartphones that could ease the mutation-testing ...
An eco-friendly data-storage device made from eggshells
A team from Guizhou Institute of Technology is working on a way to turn eggshells into a data-storage device that could pave the way for eco-friendlier ...
A wind turbine that moves like a hummingbird
The Tunisian startup Tyer Wind has invented a flapping wind turbine that moves like hummingbird. The company replicated the mechanism that allows ...
A Hyperloop transportation system in South Korea
South Korean engineers are working on a Hyperloop transportation system. The Korea Railroad Research Institute revealed plans for a near-supersonic train ...
A soft robot sleeve that helps hearts beating
Researchers created a soft robot that helps patients by keeping their heart beating when it fails. The robot sleeve wraps around the biological heart and ...
A smart fabric that mimics human tissue
Researchers from the University of New South Wales have created a “smart” fabric that mimics the human tissue periosteum. Periosteum is a ...
Californian iconic beer brewery uses Tesla batteries for power supply
Sierra Nevade, the California craft beer brewery, has installed 500 kilowatts/1 megawatt-hour of Tesla Powerpack batteries to supply power for the brewing ...
