🚀 A sustainability rating of spacecraft targets space debris
A new sustainable grading of spacecraft will help customers choose launches that do not contribute to the daunting amount of space debris in orbit.
🍔 Worlds first factory for cultured meat is now running
Cultivated meat is now taking the step to industrial production. Future Meat has set up a factory in Rehovot, Isreal, with the aim of making cell-grown meat affordable for everyone.
🥽 VR provides pain relief to kids with burn injuries
A VR app reduces the pain when children with burn injuries need to do dressing changes.
🐝Vaccine for bees makes them immune against pesticides
A vaccine can break down pesticides in the stomach of bees, preventing them from dying. The new vaccine has turned into a company.
💊A mint that can make your teeth whiter
Scientists have genetically engineered a mint that rebuilds destroyed enamel and makes your teeth whiter.
✈ The sound of airplanes – from thunder to the rumbling of a hairdryer
A new sound-insulating material can lower the noise level of an airplane engine by 80 percent, and at the same time reduce the weight of the insulating material.
👃 An electronic nose smells cancer in blood samples
A regular blood test can show if you have cancer cells in your blood and if a tumor is benign or malignant.
🌑Scientists want to build a particle accelerator on the moon
Scientists are discovering what a lunar particle accelerator could achieve. The idea of conducting particle collisions on the moon, might not even be that unrealistic.
🛥 Self-driving boats are being tested in Amsterdam's canals
Self-propelled small boats that can function as taxis or floating bins can soon operate on Amsterdam's many canals.