A carbon-negative vodka company makes its beverage literally out of thin air
🍹 The chemist Stafford Sheehan worked on artificial photosynthesis that creates renewable fuel made from air. One of the fuels he was making was ethanol.
Scientist plan a new mission to Pluto, now to orbit the planet
🛰️ NASA’s New Horizons mission taught us a lot about Pluto, but the spacecraft sped past so quickly. The next step is an orbiter, and now NASA is starting to seriously consider one. NASA has given theSouthwest Research Institute [https://www.swri.org/](SwRI) funding to start developing the idea.
Vaccine against 1.5 million killer tuberculosis is a step closer
💉 Tuberculosis kills 1.5 million people around the world each year. This vaccine could revolutionize treatment and provide long-term protection. It has already cleared a critical phase of clinical trials and been tested on more than 3,500 adults in TB endemic regions of South Africa, Kenya and Zambia, researchers
Renewables surpassed fossil fuels in the UK last quarter for the first time ever
We write about renewable energy milestones from time to time, but this one is rather special: for the first time since the Industrial Revolution, renewable energy sources provided more electricity to UK homes and businesses than fossil fuels over the last quarter. The renewables record was set in the third
🚢 Ocean Cleanup launches a floating garbage truck that will clean rivers from plastics
Around 8.8 million tons of plastic enter the world’s oceans each year — the equivalent of a truckload of garbage every minute. Over time, this trash can accumulate in offshore garbage patches andlinger there for decades [https://www.businessinsider.com/ocean-cleanup-plastic-pacific-garbage-patch-2019-9] . For the last six years, a nonprofit called
Google's quantum computer chrushes supercomputer in calculation
Google says that its 54-qubit Sycamore processor was able to perform a calculation in 200 seconds that would have taken the world’s most powerful supercomputer 10,000 years. That would mean the calculation, which involved generated random numbers, is essentially impossible on a traditional, non-quantum computer. William Oliver of
These eye drops could soon help improve your vision
One of the most frustrating parts of growing older is not being able to read the small print as well as you used to. Fortunately, for those fed up with squinting at menus in poorly lit restaurants, there may soon be a solution: vision-improving eye drops. The eye drops, created
Renewable electricity overtakes fossil fuels in UK for first time
🌬️ The renewables record was set in the third quarter of this year after its share of the electricity mix rose to 40%. 🏭 It is the first time that electricity from British windfarms, solar panels and renewable biomass plants has surpassed fossil fuels since the UK’s first power plant fired
Eye drops that reverse poor vision are one step closer to market
Eye drops that can reverse poor vision is one step closer to market after showing to improve farsightedness in a clinical trial. ️Farsightedness is extremely common, occurring in more than half of individuals over the age of 45. The drops offer temporary relief reversal of farsightedness. Their effects can be