by Warp Institute | Jan 9, 2021 | ❤️ Health Tech
Vaccines are sometimes associated with a, often unjustified, fear of side effects, but a study from Umeå University shows that the opposite may be true. It is the doctor and doctoral student Urban Johansson Kostenniemi who in his dissertation has discovered a...
by Warp Institute | Jan 9, 2021 | 🥇 Optimist's Edge
Thousands of years ago, off the coast of Africa, glacial runoff from the mountain Kilimanjaro formed a deep lagoon. Now, this pool of chilled water acts as a sanctuary for marine life and corals. It is a safe zone, not affected by the rising sea temperatures. The...
by Warp Institute | Jan 9, 2021 | ⚡️ Energy
Thanks to Great Britain’s stormy winter weather, its windfarms set a record for clean power generation. 40% of the electricity generated on December 18th came from wind farms. With help from the high wind speed across the country, the wind-generated share of the...
by Warp Institute | Jan 8, 2021 | ⚡️ Energy
The British company Oxford PV has designed a new solar cell that is significantly more efficient than today’s solar panels. By laying a thin film of the material perovskite over an ordinary silicon-based solar cell, the researchers have succeeded in converting...
by Warp Institute | Jan 8, 2021 | ⚡️ Energy
Hot springs, volcanos, geysers and magnificent glaciers and mountains. Iceland is known for its epic nature phenomenon. But besides attracting tourists the island’s geography and geology provide almost 100% renewable energy. How come? Well, Iceland is one of the...
