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Jan 9, 2021

Engineers find antioxidants improve nanoscale visualization of polymers

Posted by in categories: chemistry, computing, engineering, nanotechnology, solar power, sustainability

Reactive molecules, such as free radicals, can be produced in the body after exposure to certain environments or substances and go on to cause cell damage. Antioxidants can minimize this damage by interacting with the radicals before they affect cells.

Led by Enrique Gomez, professor of chemical engineering and and engineering, Penn State researchers have applied this concept to prevent imaging damage to conducting polymers that comprise soft electronic devices, such as , organic transistors, bioelectronic devices and flexible electronics. The researchers published their findings in Nature Communications today (Jan. 8).

According to Gomez, visualizing the structures of conducting polymers is crucial to further develop these materials and enable commercialization of soft electronic devices—but the actual imaging can cause damage that limits what researchers can see and understand.

Jan 8, 2021

Tesla’s $25,000 electric car could be coming sooner than we thought

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

Tesla’s recently announced $25000 electric car could be coming sooner than we thought, according to newly unveiled documents about Gigafactory Shanghai.

Jan 8, 2021

Scientists develop a cheaper method that might help create fuels from plants

Posted by in categories: biological, chemistry, government, sustainability

Scientists have figured out a cheaper, more efficient way to conduct a chemical reaction at the heart of many biological processes, which may lead to better ways to create biofuels from plants.

Scientists around the world have been trying for years to create biofuels and other bioproducts more cheaply; this study, published today in the journal Scientific Reports, suggests that it is possible to do so.

“The process of converting sugar to alcohol has to be very efficient if you want to have the end product be competitive with ,” said Venkat Gopalan, a senior author on the paper and professor of chemistry and biochemistry at The Ohio State University. “The process of how to do that is well-established, but the cost makes it not competitive, even with significant government subsidies. This new development is likely to help lower the cost.”

Jan 8, 2021

These are the most exciting electric motorcycles coming in 2021!

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, sustainability

There were a number of fascinating new electric motorcycles that were slated for release in 2020, but many saw their timelines stretched by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Now 2021 appears to be the year of the new e-moto swarm with a score of models set to finally debut. Here are the ones keeping me on the edge of my seat.

I’ve been following this one for way too long.

Jan 8, 2021

Sustainability in the 21st century

Posted by in categories: economics, sustainability

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUzAH_pVni4&feature=share

Moderator-Sharif Uddin Ahmed Rana (Ph. D. MBA) Malaysia.

President, World Talent Economy Forum (WTEF)

Jan 8, 2021

Hyundai Confirms It’s In Talks With Apple To Make Electric Car

Posted by in categories: business, sustainability, transportation

A collaboration on an Apple Car would be huge! 👀🚗


Hyundai has already produced successful electricity-powered cars. However, talks with Apple could allow Hyundai to become a leading player in the EV market.

Hyundai Motors, a South Korea business that produces a variety of technology, has already moved into the electric vehicle market alongside its competitors. With that said, it has not reached the heights of the industry leaders such as Tesla.

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Jan 8, 2021

This Recycling Robot Uses AI To Recycle Better

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, sustainability

This robot helps with the sorting of trash for recycling through AI. 😃


The Max-AI by Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) is a collaborative recycling robot that uses artificial intelligence and deep learning to help humans recycle more efficiently and reliably. (More info: https://youtu.be/z_TBFRnzIiw)

Jan 7, 2021

Ryland Engelhart — Kiss The Ground — Regenerative Agriculture For Planetary Regeneration

Posted by in categories: business, education, food, sustainability

Executive director & co-founder of kiss the ground, and producer of kiss the ground the movie, discussing regenerative agriculture for planetary regeneration.


Ryland Engelhart, is Executive Director & Co-Founder of Kiss The Ground (https://kisstheground.com/), a non-profit organization dedicated to planetary regeneration, and is the producer of Kiss The Ground, the Movie, recently released on Netflix.

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Jan 7, 2021

JetPack Aviation raises $2M to build the prototype of its flying motorcycle

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, sustainability, transportation

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Flying cars are fine — but why use a car when you can have a motorcycle instead? YC-backed startup JetPack Aviation wants to answer that question with the world’s first flying motorcycle, a personal aircraft dubbed “The Speeder,” a name that Star Wars fans will surely appreciate. Now, JetPack has raised a seed round of $2 million from investors indulging Draper Associates, Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn, YC, Cathexis Ventures and a group of angels that it says will fund the development of the Speeder’s first functional prototype.

Back in March, JetPack revealed its plans for the Speeder, which it says will provide a fully stabilized ride that’s either pilot-controlled or fully autonomous. It can take off and land vertically, and reach top speeds of potentially over 400 MPH. There are no exposed rotors systems, which make it a lot safer and easier to operate than a lot of other VTOL designs and helicopters, and the company says it can also be refueled in less than 5 minutes, which is a dramatically shorter turnaround time for powering up versus an electric vehicle.

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Jan 6, 2021

New Invention Leads to Cheap Efficient Water Desalination

Posted by in categories: energy, engineering, nanotechnology, sustainability

“Reverse osmosis membranes are widely used for cleaning water, but there’s still a lot we don’t know about them,” said in a statement Manish Kumar, an associate professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at UT Austin, who co-led the research. “We couldn’t really say how water moves through them, so all the improvements over the past 40 years have essentially been done in the dark.”

The researchers discovered that the problem with desalination membranes was that they were inconsistent in density and mass distribution. By giving the membranes a uniform density at the nanoscale, they were able to improve their performance.

The researchers’ new membranes are 30% to 40% more efficient, requiring less energy to clean more water. Although more efficient than non-membrane desalination processes, reverse osmosis membranes still use plenty of energy, a problematic aspect the researchers are working on.