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- $100M donation powers decade-long moonshot to create solar satellites that beam power to Earth Sat, 7 Aug 21, 5:23amIt sounds like a plan concocted by a supervillain, if that villain’s dastardly end was to provide cheap, clean power all over the world: launch a set of three-kilometer-wide solar arrays that beam the sun’s energy...
- Nixie’s drone-based water sampling could save cities time and money Fri, 25 Jun 21, 7:41amRegularly testing waterways and reservoirs is a never-ending responsibility for utility companies and municipal safety authorities, and generally — as you might expect — involves either a boat or at least a pair of waders...
- Exeger takes $38M to ramp up production of its flexible solar cells for self-powered gadgets Tue, 11 May 21, 6:03pmSweden’s Exeger, which for over a decade has been developing flexible solar cell technology (called Powerfoyle) that it touts as efficient enough to power gadgets solely with light, has taken in another tranche of funding...
- Ocean Solutions Accelerator’s third wave tackles a new set of aquatic challenges Tue, 6 Oct 20, 3:52amThe Sustainable Ocean Alliance and its Ocean Solutions Accelerator take on the problems facing our planet’s waters, and the latest cohort of companies in the latter show a fresh slate of issues to address and resources...
- Microsoft’s Project Natick underwater data center experiment confirms viability of seafloor data storage Tue, 15 Sep 20, 12:37amMicrosoft has concluded a years-long experiment involving use of a shipping container-sized underwater data center, placed on the sea floor off the cost of Scotland’s Orkney Islands...
- Microsoft’s Project Natick underwater datacenter experiment confirms viability of seafloor data storage Tue, 15 Sep 20, 12:37amMicrosoft has concluded a years-long experiment involving use of a shipping container-sized underwater data center, placed on the sea floor off the cost of Scotland’s Orkney Islands...
- BeeHero smartens up hives to provide ‘pollination as a service’ with $4M seed round Fri, 29 May 20, 3:33amVast monoculture farms outstripped the ability of bee populations to pollinate them naturally long ago, but the techniques that have arisen to fill that gap are neither precise nor modern...
- 'Hey Google, dim the lights': how smart home devices can save money Sat, 2 May 20, 4:00pmFrom energy-saving bulbs to leak detectors, smart tech offers many benefits at the touch of a button
- European lawmakers propose a ‘right to repair’ for mobiles and laptops Thu, 12 Mar 20, 2:40amThe European Commission has set out a plan to move towards a ‘right to repair’ for electronics devices, such as mobile phones, tablets and laptops...
- In the Accelerator over the Sea Thu, 17 Oct 19, 4:10amIn our oceans the scale of disasters is measured in millions, billions, and trillions, while solutions amount to single digits: individuals or institutions working to impact a chosen issue with approaches often both brilliant...
- Student designs a chic wooden stand mixer that requires zero electricity Thu, 26 Sep 19, 12:30amLook into any typical kitchen, and you’re likely to discover cupboards full of gadgets, utensils and devices aimed at making food prep more convenient...
- FarmWise and its weed-pulling agribot harvest $14.5M in funding Wed, 18 Sep 19, 9:36amAutomating agriculture is a complex proposition given the number and variety of tasks involved, but a number of robotics and autonomy companies are giving it their best shot...
- Climate activists plan to use drones to shut down Heathrow Airport next month Thu, 29 Aug 19, 10:00pmA UK group of climate activists is planning to fly drones close to Heathrow Airport next month in a direct action they hope will shut down the country’s largest airport for days or even longer...
- This robot crawls along wind turbine blades looking for invisible flaws Tue, 25 Jun 19, 6:17amWind turbines are a great source of clean power, but their apparent simplicity — just a big thing that spins — belie complex systems that wear down like any other, and can fail with disastrous consequences...
- Simone Giertz’s converted Tesla Model 3 pickup truck is wonderful Wed, 19 Jun 19, 2:19amYouTuber Simone Giertz, celebrated DIY inventor, roboticist and general maker of cool stuff decided not to wait for Tesla’s forthcoming pickup truck...