💡 Innovation
🚀 SpinLaunch performed a test of rocket-free launch method
In A Trip to the Moon (George Melies, 1902), a genre-defining science-fiction movie, people travel to the moon in a capsule launched from a canon. Of course, the method is unrealistic for various reasons, and the comedic nature of the depiction reflects that.Since...
🚗 New cable could have charging done in five minutes
Ford and Purdue University in the US have patented a cable technology that in the future may mean that charging an electric vehicle takes no longer than refueling an ICE vehicle. The problem that the new cable will solve is that today's cables cannot transmit...
🧬 Discovery could make Crispr treatments safer
The Crispr gene scissors can give us completely new opportunities to treat diseases in the future. But there are some issues that need to be addressed before Crispr can reach its full potential. One of these problems is now closer to its solution thanks to research...
🎨Seaweed dye makes its way into haute couture
Nienke Hoogvliet and Anne Boermans have been researching how to create sustainable and eco-friendly textile dyes and during the past eight years they have tried different types of seaweed. The seaweed dyes act as an alternative to the traditional dyes which are...
