Tag: Climate

Artificial intelligence has helped create new kinds of beer. The brewing process could be more sustainable. Now, a Dutch startup has developed a blue drink that won’t make you feel blue the morning after. The new lemonade is made from Spirulina, an algae that is rich in Vitamins C and B2, as well as calcium, iron, magnesium and chlorophyll....

People with disabilities can check where their needs are enshrined in law and what support is available when travelling. Now, the city of Asheville, North California, has launched a Climate Justice Data Map with the aim of handling local climate threats better. Clicking on a neighbourhood or typing in an address leads to a risk assessment on a scale...

Our heart can power a pacemaker and body heat fitness trackers. Why not use wasted heat from warm water pipes in a similar way? Pipes are round; generators that convert heat into electricity, generally flat. Cue a research team from Penn State, and its new manufacturing process for flexible generators. A dozen strips, each holding 6 current transformers, were...

For some, the new year will bring a new job or perhaps a new flat. Others, meanwhile, will be thinking about making lifestyle changes. With their app, this startup from Hamburg is rewarding those who want to live more sustainably. A questionnaire helps users calculate their unique CO2 footprint. The app then provides playful tips on how it can...

Eating half-sized portions helps us lose weight and is easy to achieve with a set of scales. But what about the plastic we consume each day? Thanks to a New York based startup, this can now be individually calculated. Subsequently, a cash figure is generated that can be paid monthly to fund the worldwide largest network of businesses collecting...

Organic waste could make our flights more sustainable. Worldwide, IT systems generate almost twice as much CO2 as all planes in the air - around 1.3 billion tons. Which is why the head of a Californian IT firm recently founded a startup, which processes biological and agricultural waste in order to help reduce greenhouse gases. In a closed process,...

Vitamins can’t be seen with the naked eye, but they are still good for our bodies. According to a study conducted at the University of Göttingen, some microbes - the tiniest of organisms - could be good for the environment. In special plants, single-cell proteins could produce biomass, which, once converted to powder form, might serve as a rich...

Freshly mown grass clippings decompose within a week. Traditional plastic, however, requires more than 100 years. Which is why two female founders have launched their German startup. Their product: a plastic substitute which dissolves into thin air inside 9 weeks. Their material is made from natural polymers, obtained from starch residue from agriculture or waste from brewing. The macromolecules...