by Warp Institute | Oct 15, 2020 | β€οΈ Health Tech, Environment
What are animal prosthetics made of?Animal prosthetics can be made from a variety of materials depending on the design and need for the prosthetic. For example, some prosthetic limbs can be made from plastic or titanium. Β They can be either molded or, more commonly,...
by Warp Institute | Oct 14, 2020 | Environment, π Human Progress
Trying to control fire is a goal as old as mankind. But systematically monitoring fires on a global scale is a relatively new phenomenon. From having used lookout towers on mountain peaks and aircraft to, for the last few decades, deploying satellites to monitor the...
by Warp Institute | Oct 4, 2020 | Environment
Microfibers polluting our oceans are thought to be plastic. Surprising findings show that more than half of them are actually natural fibers, such as wool and cotton. Past ocean surveys have counted all microfibers as plastic because of the belief that natural fibers...
by Warp Institute | Sep 14, 2020 | Environment
Many endangered species can be saved from extinction and we already have the tools to do so. This is the opinion of an international research team and as an example they take up 28 species that would have been lost now if the right efforts had not been made in time.An...
by Warp Institute | Sep 11, 2020 | Environment
Itβs no secret that the world’s population is growing rapidly and by 2050 there will be approximately an additional 2 billion people in need of housing. To do this there will be a big demand on construction supplies. But fear not, the Berlin-based start-up...