Eureka!
The chip to recharge your smartphone with hot water
A team at the China Academy of Launch Veichle Technology is testing a chip that turns the heat of hot water into electricity to recharge smartphones or other small devices
Giovanni Sapere
sustainability
Electricity
Bentu: the first portable wind turbine “as light as the wind”
Bentu is the first portable wind turbine: it is little more than 1 meter high but it can generate the energy needed to charge 40 smartphones at the same time
Giovanni Sapere
Chemistry
High-temperature resistant cellulose bioplastic
The new material, developed in collaboration between two Japanese universities, is biological and has high resistance to temperatures
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
Biology
Column Garden: LG’s smart and sustainable indoor garden
LG presented Column Garden, a “smart garden” for indoor growing that allows you to control light, temperature and humidity through apps.
Giovanni Sapere
Environment
Turbine Light: “wind-powered” streetlights for motorways
Turbine Light is a wind-powered street lighting system: the street lamps are equipped with a turbine that exploits the air displacement generated by cars.
Giovanni Sapere
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
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
Events
Innovation and sustainable development: Sevastopol hosts NEW TIME 2019
“New Time”, one of the most important international trade fairs for innovations and inventions in Eastern Europe, is back again this year.
Giovanni Sapere
News
Here is the organic and sustainable fabric 100% Made in Italy
Vegea, an innovative company specialising in biotechnologies, was founded in Milan, Italy, in particular in the production of fabrics made from organic materials. An example of this is the creation of a dress made from waste materials from wine.
Giovanni Sapere
News
New technology for cooling urban buildings
At Buffalo University, a team of scientists have developed a new technology for cooling urban buildings based on aluminum polymers that absorbs the heat of the surrounding environment inside, releasing “cool” energy into the surrounding environment.
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