🌊 30% of Barbados' seas to be protected under "Blue Bond" funding
The island nation of Barbados is to receive 50 million dollars in funding for conservation of its entire marine ecosystem as a part of a debt-for-nature refinancing program.
🔋 Seasalt batteries - a cheap, green alternative to lithium
Researchers have designed a cheap new sea salt battery with four times the energy storage capacity of lithium.
🦏 Zimbabwe’s endangered black rhinos are making a comeback
In Zimbabwe, rhinoceros populations are beginning to recover which indicates that conservation efforts are making a difference.
🚗 Car powered by the sun is soon coming to the US
In the beginning of next year a car powered by the sun called Squad solar electric city car is coming to the US.
🧪 Chemical process turns non-recyclable PVC into useful materials
New research from the University of Michigan has targeted one of the most difficult materials to reuse, namely PVC (polyvinyl chloride) and created a chemical process which can turn this previously non-recyclable material into something useful.
🦋 Endangered blue butterfly quadruples in numbers - saves a lupine from extinction
The conservation work to save a butterfly, once thought to be extinct, causes a chain reaction and saves a lupine from extinction as well.
🏡 3D-printed house made of "wood flour" is completely recyclable
Researchers have, for the first time, created a 3D-printed home made completely from natural materials. It’s made out of wood fibers and bio-resins left over from sawmills.
🛣 Two new roads in Detroit charge cars on the go
Detroit’s two new roads can charge electric vehicles that use a particular receiver on the go. The roads will be completely operational by 2023.
☀️ Floating solar farm track sun's rays to absorb more energy
A new floating solar farm developed by a Portuguese company tracks the sun’s rays in order to absorb more energy.