by Warp Institute | Aug 11, 2021 | ♻️ Green Tech, ⚡️ Energy
Today, lithium-ion is dominating in terms of battery technology. But there has never been more research on batteries, and many different types are in the making.One type is the sodium-ion battery which promises to be safer, cleaner, and cheaper than the lithium-ion...
by Warp Institute | Aug 11, 2021 | 🛰 Space
In 2018 NASA's Insight lander landed on Mars to gather data. The probe carries a seismometer that can measure very tiny vibrations and "marsquakes". So far, it has recorded 733 marsquakes. Thanks to the data, scientists have now drawn conclusions about...
by Warp Institute | Aug 10, 2021 | 📈 Human Progress
Urban green spaces hold many benefits, such as improving air quality and supporting biodiversity and residents' mental health. A city in Switzerland called Basel has established greenery into the city by making urban greenery a legal requirement for new...
by Warp Institute | Aug 10, 2021 | ♻️ Green Tech
Cows exhale methane gas, a greenhouse gas that has more than 80 times the warming power of carbon dioxide over the first 20 years after it reaches the atmosphere. One cow can exhale about 220 pounds of methane in a year. In order to address this problem, the startup...
by Warp Institute | Aug 10, 2021 | ♻️ Green Tech, ⚡️ Energy
Algae is one of the most productive organisms on Earth. They have incredible capacity, such as making animal feed more sustainable, and they can sequester greenhouse gases. A new study has also used algae to create a new material. In a study from TU Delft, scientists...
