by Warp Institute | Mar 4, 2022 | π‘ Innovation, π Transportation
Electric aircraft development is moving along fast, but some issues need solving. One of these problems is noise. A propeller usually powers electric aircraft, and propellers make some noise. Researchers from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and GKN Aerospace are...
by Warp Institute | Mar 2, 2022 | π Human Progress
Earlier this year, the Ingka Group, which owns most of IKEA’s furniture stores, announced that they had bought 1 321 hectares of land destroyed by hurricanes and now plan to transform it into forests. This is part of a long-term commitment to responsible forest...
by Warp Institute | Mar 2, 2022 | π° Space
NASA is making progress on their SLS rocket, the craft intended to take people back to the moon. On February 24, NASA test-fired their SR-25 engine for the third time. It ran for eight and a half minutes, the same duration as is necessary to push the SLS to space,...
by Warp Institute | Mar 2, 2022 | π Human Progress
Because of the rising temperatures, the water in rivers, seas, and oceans is warming. One species that is suffering is the wild salmon. To try and save them, Scotland has decided to plant over a million trees along the nation’s rivers to help cool the water....
by Warp Institute | Mar 1, 2022 | π‘ Innovation, π Human Progress
When we feel overwhelmed, we turn to our mother or mother figure for comfort and encouragement. These science moms are on a mission to fight “climate doomerism” and help us understand how climate systems are changing for the better.A group of moms from...