by Warp Institute | Nov 30, 2021 | ⚡️ Energy
First things first. How does a nuclear power plant work? To put it simply, it uses the radioactivity generated by the fission of atoms (usually of uranium 235 or plutonium 239) to heat water, and translate this into electricity. The idea is to divide...
by Warp Institute | Nov 30, 2021 | ❤️ Health Tech, 💡 Innovation
Annually 40'000 Americans are diagnosed with Lyme Disease, a condition with potentially severe consequences. It has the ability to infect the central nervous system, which in turn can cause partial paralysis and have an impact on the brain itself.mRNA-based...
by Warp Institute | Nov 29, 2021 | 🛰 Space, 🧠 Artificial Intelligence
ExoMiner, a new deep neural network, has validated 301 exoplanets after processing data from the Kepler space telescope's archive.A deep neural network is a kind of machine learning, meaning that it automatically learns a task if you feed it enough information....
by Warp Institute | Nov 29, 2021 | ✍🏼 Essays, Op-Ed, 🌟 Premium Content, 📈 Human Progress
It is challenging being young in Africa. But there are also many reasons to be hopeful for the future, both for the new generation and for the continent.Youths in Africa are facing difficulties in accessing services like jobs, health, transport, education, and other...
by Warp Institute | Nov 29, 2021 | ♻️ Green Tech, 🍔 Food Tech, 💡 Innovation
Farmed fish can give us environmentally friendly fish on our plates, but the feed is a problem. The feed often consists of wild-caught fish, which is often also mixed with soy. The soy can in turn come from plantations where rainforest has been cut down to make room...