Artificial Enzyme can Break Down Plastics
The accumulation of plastics and micro-plastic particles on all corners of the planet is an intensifying problem that we have found no way to deal with yet. Simply put, the main issue is that there…
Energy
Generating Electricity out of Pouring Rain
A team of researchers from the City University of Hong Kong and the University of Science and Technology of China has developed an electric power generator that works with rain droplets. This is not the…
Qarnot Computer Readying to Heat Buildings with Cloud Computing Servers
“Qarnot Computing”, a French start-up that focusing on green cloud platforms and pioneering heating solutions has just raised $6.5 million in a funding round that will help them realize their vision. What Qarnot wishes to…
Here are the Blueprints to Build a Tiny Nuclear Reactor in Your Backyard
If you’ve always dreamed about building your very own nuclear reactor but you were lacking the knowledge on how to do it, here are some news to cheer you up. A nonprofit startup named “Energy…
Modern E-Bikes Promise to Travel at a Cost of Just $0.001 per Mile
Two new e-bike models that are planned for launch in 2020 are claiming to have the ability to travel up to a thousand miles, at an energy cost of just a dollar. That’s approximately traveling…
BMW’s Answer to Tesla is the i4: a High-Performance Electric Gran Coupe
BMW isn’t a newcomer to the electric-car world. They were the first German automaker that started producing such vehicles in large numbers with the introduction of the i3 and i8. However, that happened over seven…
Earth’s North Pole Drift Accelerates, Reaches Siberia
The magnetic field of our home planet is one of the most significant things for sustaining life as we know it. Created in the molten iron core in the center of the Earth, the magnetic…
‘Polestar Precept’ is Lighting the Way for the Future of the Swedish Brand
Polestar has presented the “Precept” at the Geneva Motor Show, and it’s a direction-defining machine that answers all the questions about the marque’s next steps. So far, Polestar cars looked like over-designed, over-luxurious, overly exquisite…
How Astronomers Estimate the Weight of the Earth, and Even Distant Stars
Can you determine the weight of something just by resolving how big it looks through the telescope? Not quite, but this is how the measurement of the mass of an object begins. Astronomers make a…
Can you Really Buy Radioactive Uranium Ore on Amazon?
Uranium is a radioactive chemical element that is used in nuclear reactors, weaponry, and fission research. It was in the “Little Boy” bomb that was dropped in Hiroshima in 1945, the “USS Nautilus” submarine, various…
