💡 Warp News #252
🧊 Technology to restore sea ice in the Arctic. 🦾 AI generates more innovative research ideas than experts, large study shows. 🦌 Saiga antelope goes from endangered to thriving. 🌊 Minesto delivers ocean energy to the grid with tidal kites.
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🧊 They are developing a technology to restore sea ice in the Arctic
The company Real Ice is developing a technology to preserve and restore sea ice in the Arctic. The method uses renewable energy to pump seawater onto the ice and create extra ice layers. Testing of the technology in Arctic conditions will soon begin.
🌊 Breakthrough: Seawater becomes fuel without hazardous substances
The company Equatic has created a technology that extracts hydrogen from seawater without producing harmful chlorine. The method can simultaneously remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it in the ocean.
🦾 AI generates more innovative research ideas than experts, large study shows
AI-generated research ideas were judged as statistically significantly more innovative than human experts' ideas in a large-scale study. Over a hundred researchers participated in the study comparing AI-generated ideas with ideas from human experts across seven different research areas.
🔋 New battery technologies expand possibilities for renewable energy
Several new types of batteries are in development. Zinc-bromine flow batteries offer a safe and sustainable solution for energy storage. Organic flow batteries with solid materials increase storage capacity compared to conventional flow batteries.
🦌 Saiga antelope goes from endangered to thriving
The saiga antelope population in Kazakhstan has increased from 21,000 in 2003 to 1.3 million today. The species has been reclassified from "critically endangered" to "near threatened" on the international red list.
🌊 Minesto delivers ocean energy to the grid with tidal kites
Minesto's tidal kites have been generating electricity to the grid for three months. They generate electricity from ocean currents using a method similar to a kite flying in the wind. Test data shows that the technology is ready for commercial production.
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