by Warp Institute | Jul 11, 2022 | ♻️ Green Tech, 💡 Innovation
Replacing plastic with an environmentally friendly alternative is very important. Now, researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne have developed a plant-based alternative for plastic – one which decomposes into sugar. “The plastic...
by Warp Institute | Jul 10, 2022 | ♻️ Green Tech, ⚡️ Energy, 💡 Innovation
NDB, a company based in California, USA, claims to have found the solution for how to handle nuclear waste and how to have access to batteries that can cope with the increasing dependence on electricity in, among other things, means of transport, writes...
by Warp Institute | Jul 8, 2022 | ♻️ Green Tech
Researchers at The University of Queensland in Australia have discovered a species of larvae that can feed on polystyrene (styrofoam) plastic. When the larvae of the beetle Zophobas morio only got polystyrene to eat, they not only managed to survive but also gained...
by Warp Institute | Jul 6, 2022 | ♻️ Green Tech, ⚡️ Energy
Lithium-ion batteries are used in everything from mobile phones to electric cars, but they have their limitations, and there is a lot of research on the next generation of batteries. One of them is lithium metal batteries that weigh less, charge faster and can store...
by Warp Institute | Jul 4, 2022 | ♻️ Green Tech, 💡 Innovation
Microplastic is a huge environmental issue and it affects the ecosystems heavily. Removing them can be tricky and many new-thinking methods have been created. Now, a team of scientists from Sichuan University have designed and programmed a robotic fish that removes...