Environment
Oceanbird is the ecological cargo ship of records
Equipped with 80 meters high sails, the new ship will be able to transport up to 7000 cars and trucks saving 90% of the fuel used by current ships
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
sea
Inventions
GLC, the life saving module for the sea
The vehicle is unmanned and can help the recovery of bathers in extreme weather situations without endangering the rescuers
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
Life
Artificial islets for “keeping distance” at the sea or lake
The innovative startup IWT has designed artificial islets for the sea or lake: they are equipped with small positioning motors and can be customized.
Giovanni Sapere
Environment
Silver 2: the robot crab that will clean up the sea from the plastic
Silver 2 is a “crab robot” that removes plastic from the sea: it was born from the partnership between the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa and the Anton Dohrn Station in Naples.
Giovanni Sapere
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
News
A Jellyfish Robot to clean up the ports
The idea was developed by a group of children from a Taiwanese school, and pubs represent an extra step for those who do not easily unravel between pedals, handlebars and wheels.
Letizia Giugliano