Environment
Smartflower: the solar panel that “follows” the sun
Smartflower is a domestic photovoltaic system that produces 40% of the energy of a normal solar panel thanks to its ability to “follow” the sun.
Giovanni Sapere
Environment
Environment
The Pipe: Combating drought by making sea water drinkable
Khalili Engineers has created “The Pipe”, a floating structure powered by solar panels capable of making sea water drinkable: it transforms 4.5 billion litres a year.
Giovanni Sapere
Environment
Jerry Can Water Filter, a new compact filter for drinking water
Jerry is a compact water filter that can be connected to a standard canister to easily provide clean drinking water Drinking water is a commodity that we often take for granted. In fact, hundreds of millions of people do not have access to clean water sources worldwide. The WHO estimates that 1.5…
Environment
Interceptor: the barrier to remove plastic from rivers
Intercepting and removing plastic from rivers before it goes to sea: this is the mission of Interceptor, the new anti-pollution barrier designed by Boyan Slat.
Giovanni Sapere
Environment
Memo Food Clip: the clip that reminds you of the expiration of foods
Memo Food Clip is a hi-tech clip that sends notifications to your smartphone when foods in the refrigerator are close to expiration.
Giovanni Sapere
Environment
A new sponge sorbent will avoid damage caused by oil spills at sea
In recent times the news told us of entire ecosystems irreparably damaged by oil spills at sea. Therefore, we wondered if it would ever be possible to avoid all this through a new invention. In this regard, the University of Science and Technology of China has patented a new sponge sorb that can be…
Giovanni Sapere
Environment
The spider net-like super fiber is a reality
The AMSilk industry has developed a fiber production method that simulates the composition of spider webs, resulting in a material with high physical properties, completely biodegradable and eco-friendly. The production of super strong fibers is an attractive target for the textile industry, the…
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
Environment
Sustainable packaging with beeswax
Apepak is an innovative material made from cotton and beeswax that aims to replace plastic in kitchen packaging applications. Apepak is a natural, ecological and ethical product, a revolution in the kitchen industry where it will have to compete with the ubiquitous plastic but it has a look at the…
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
Environment
You can predict the weather correctly with machine learning
As climate change progresses, constant monitoring of the territory is essential. This is double in territories geographically exposed to changing weather conditions such as Thailand. Therefore, the Thammasat School of Engineering has shown that it is possible to accurately forecast the weather up…
Giovanni Sapere
Environment
Ong Hut Co: the Vietnamese start-up that produces eco-sustainable straws
Tran Minh Tien founded the Ong Hut Company, a start-up company specializing in the production of of sustainable straws made of grass
Giovanni Sapere
Environment
Building becomes sustainable thanks to hemp biomaterial
The environmentally friendly brick is made of hemp and lowers the levels of pollution
Ilaria Cuomo
Environment
Welcome to Sonny, the portable bidet
Anodized aluminum tube for a healthy lifestyle, hygienic and environmentally friendly. American citizens consume as many as 36.5 billion rolls of toilet paper and this overuse would put the survival of northern Canada’s boreal forests at serious risk. Considering the last 150 years, the average…
Ilaria Cuomo
Environment
Trevor Milton is the new billionaire with the green spirit
On September 3, Trevor Milton raised $250 million from CNH Industrial to develop a project that will revolutionize transportation. A lover of the green economy, Trevor felt it was possible to develop a hydrogen combustion process to power trucks. According to Forbes, the trucks will have a range of…
Giovanni Sapere
Environment
Here is the solution to food waste: printed food
Against food waste, a new method of recycling food. A new edible food printed in 3D
Letizia Giugliano
Environment
Here is the innovative biodegradable bag “Solubag”
Made by a Chilean company, Solubag is the innovative biodegradable bag that will be presented in October at Makerfaire in Rome. It promises to be a revolution capable of counteracting the devastating effects of plastic on the ecosystem. There is no more topical issue of climate change, and the…
Giovanni Sapere
Environment
The importance of artificial magnetic fields
A team of U.S. researchers have noticed some errors that govern the mechanism of magnetic fields that underlie research on the mechanisms of fusion of the stars. The latest discoveries are seen with a view to replicating the mechanism on Earth to generate electric current seamlessly.
Giovanni Sapere
Environment
Packaging sustainability. The example of Vietnam
A Vietnamese supermarket used the remains of the banana to wrap the vegetables in the fruit and vegetable department instead of the classic plastic packaging.
Giovanni Sapere
Environment
Climate change and the fight against emissions in Italy. The analysis
According to the latest data, Italy is only in line with the cuts in sulphur dioxide. Collective action is therefore urgently needed
Giovanni Sapere