♻️ Green Tech
👟 Baby shoes dissolve in boiling water
A couple in Oregon have created a pair of baby shoes that dissolve in boiling water. They are made from a kind of water-soluble plastic that for example covers detergent pods and pill coatings. The shoes are designed to last through two babies in order to keep its...
🚅 Modified trains can capture carbon dioxide
Direct air capture (DAC) technology continues to grow. Now a multidisciplinary research team is proposing a way to implement the technology in existing infrastructure. By modifying trains, it would be possible to use the heat energy that occurs during braking to drive...
🌳 Ide Willow removes pollutants from old industrial sites
Using old industrial plots to build new homes can be a good way to create completely new and sustainable neighborhoods. But before it is possible to start construction, the ground often has to be decontaminated to get rid of dangerous pollutants, and the...
🌳 Hi-tech fire detection sensors to protect forests
In Italy they are installing new sensors in their forests in order to hopefully foresee and prevent forest fires. This project comes from a partnership between Vodafone Business and Extreme E which is an off-road electric race series.The sensors use Internet of Things...
