✂ Crispr will save our bananas
A disease threatens to eradicate the only banana variety we eat today, but with Crispr technology, researchers can make bananas resistant.
♻ Massive popular support for world governments to do more to protect the environment
Over 90 percent of the population in some of the world's most populous countries want governments to work more actively to protect animals and nature.
🐝 More bees cause fewer forest fires in the rainforest
By giving the local population knowledge and equipment to become beekeepers, it is possible to get rid of swidden farming and reduce the number of forest fires.
👂 3D map for the inner ear can provide better treatment of hearing damage
By adapting cochlear implants to each person's cochlea, we can get more effective treatment of severe hearing damage.
🔎 App and "headband" should give a more focused brain
A neurofeedback system that everyone can use on their own will help people feel calmer and more focused.
👕 Used cotton clothing can be turned into nylon or ethanol
By adding sulfuric acid correctly, it is possible to make new clothes or fuel from old cotton textiles that cannot be reused.
🐢 Mayonnaise rescues turtles that have ended up in oil spills
Mayonnaise dissolves tar that is stuck in the throat of sea turtles and nourishes them until they can eat their normal food again.
🔭 New technology provides the opportunity to take pictures of Earth-like planets in other solar systems
A diamond chronograph uses infrared light to take pictures of planets in the habitable zone.
🔋 Hydrogen-powered battery provides environmentally-friendly storage of energy from solar cells
A refrigerator-sized device that can both create hydrogen through electrolysis and store it in a fuel cell can act as a battery for solar energy.