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Ecology
Technology for ecology and inspired by ecology. Here you will find the latest innovations in bio-inspired robotics to the damage inflicted upon ecology and remedied by technology.
BioCarbon Engineering develops system to plant one billion trees
BioCarbon Engineering, a UK-based company backed by drone manufacturer Parrot, has come up with a method of…
Robotic weeders gaining popularity with European growers
Due to higher labor costs and more incentives to grow organically with fewer pesticides, European growers have been…
It’s Not Just Harvey And Irma You Need To Worry About!
The KH wave, or space hurricane, is one of the major ways that solar wind transports energy, mass and momentum into…
Satellite Shows The Several Shades Of Hurricane Irma
Infared imagery from NASA's satellites have captured the the extreme conditions that Hurricane Irma is bringing…
Coral Skeletons Resist The Effects Of Acidifying Oceans
Coral skeletons are the building blocks of diverse coral reef ecosystems, which has led to increasing concern over…
Industrial Parks In China Excel Economic Growth
Reshaping the urban areas where they are located, China’s massive investment in industrial parks has paid economic…
This Sci-Fi Korean Megabot Could Clean Up Nuclear Waste
A four-metre-tall Korean megabot, with a very sci-fi look to it, appears intimidating but actually could help to…
LA The First Major City To Test Cooling Pavement Paint
The City of Angels, home to four million people, is the first major city to test the cooling pavement paint…
Biohybrid Robot Uses Sea Slug’s Muscles
A robot that uses muscles from a sea slug’s mouth, nerves, and neurons to crawl with an inchworm-like movement, has…
Methane Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheets Eaten By Microbes
Lurking in a lake half a mile beneath Antarctica's icy surface, methane-eating microbes may mitigate the release of…