♻️ An oil giant changes - now building the world's largest refinery for renewables
The American oil giant Phillips 66 is rebuilding an oil refinery for the production of renewable fuels. The facility is expected to be the largest in the world.
💧 Recyclable material turns salt water into drinking water in 30 minutes
If we can find a scalable way to desalinate seawater, water scarcity would be a thing of the past in many parts of the world. MOF material can be the way there.
☀️ Scrap the Doomsday Prophecies - We’re Switching to a Bright and Sustainable Future
Enough talk about doomsday. The two most important and powerful concepts that exist in the world right now are exponential technologies and sustainability. The first is the tool for creating the second.
💡 Ebola can now be cured - this is how it works
Two new treatments can treat Ebola effectively. From now on, we will no longer say that Ebola is incurable, says the person responsible for the study.
✋ Vietnam stops illegal animal markets
The Vietnamese government has issued a comprehensive new directive banning the sale of protected animals in markets. They are also introducing a temporary moratorium on imports of wildlife, including animal parts and products.
🧫 Researchers discover biomarker found in half of all cancers
Researchers at Duke National University in Singapore have discovered a biomarker in the form of a protein that helps predict the behavior of many cancers.
⚙️ How connected sensors revolutionize industrial and hydraulic systems
The Internet of Things, or IoT, is now taking the heavy industry by storm. Connected sensors make everything from mechanical to hydraulic systems smarter and more efficient.
🦠 Three COVID-19 vaccines ready for last stage of testing
Modernas vaccine enters final stage of testing in July followed by candidates from AstraZeneca and J&J.
👁️ New artificial eye could restore eyesight to millions
EC-EYE is almost as sensitive as an ordinary human eye. The team of robotic engineers who created it believe it has the potential to give the 285 million people worldwide who are blind their eyesight back.