by Warp Institute | Dec 10, 2021 | β»οΈ Green Tech, π‘ Innovation, π Human Progress
On the third of November, Alaska Airlines announced that they will replace the single-use plastic bottles and cups they use to serve their passengers' water. Instead, they will use plant-based cartons from Boxed Water together with paper cups. The airline follows...
by Warp Institute | Dec 9, 2021 | β»οΈ Green Tech, π‘ Innovation
Today's smartphone industry is responsible for a substantial carbon footprint, and the situation doesn't get any better with phones that are hard to repair and recycle. Also, some of the components, like, for example, cobalt, gold, and tungsten, might come...
by Warp Institute | Dec 8, 2021 | β»οΈ Green Tech, π‘ Innovation
Popcorn could be more than just a delicious snack. Scientists at Göttingen University, located in Germany, have found that boards insulated with popcorn had great thermal insulation and were good at protecting against fires. Protecting against fires is a very...
by Warp Institute | Dec 6, 2021 | β»οΈ Green Tech, π‘ Innovation
There are many different types of plastics and the proper procedure for recycling varies. It is therefore important that the plastic is sorted correctly before it is recycled. There are machines that can handle the sorting, but they are expensive and complicated. In...
by Warp Institute | Dec 6, 2021 | β»οΈ Green Tech, π‘ Innovation
Everybody knows we need trees because they breathe in CO2 emissions and breath out oxygen. However, since we can’t see how much the trees help us, it can sometimes be hard to comprehend how important they are and to truly appreciate them. In order to really...