9th February 2022

Walmart invests in vertical farming

Plenty Unlimited, a vertical farming business in California, has announced a major new funding agreement with Walmart and other investors.

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22nd January 2022

New coral reef discovered near Tahiti

UNESCO has announced a major new coral reef off the coast of Tahiti – stretching 3 km (1.9 mi) and in "pristine" condition – discovered by marine biologists as part of the Seabed 2030 Project.

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20th January 2022

Breakthrough in separating plastic waste

Machines can now distinguish between 12 different types of plastic, thanks to a new camera system developed in Denmark.

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20th January 2022

BMW reveals colour-changing car

German carmaker BMW has demonstrated the use of electrophoretic technology enabling a vehicle's surface to rapidly change its colour. The futuristic concept has potential for a number of interior and exterior applications.

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6th January 2022

Global methane concentration hits 1,900 ppb

The NOAA has just published its latest data for atmospheric methane. This shows that globally, methane is now at its highest level in recorded history and has passed the 1,900 parts per billion (ppb) milestone.

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29th December 2021

Shifting conferences online cuts carbon footprint by 94%

The COVID-19 pandemic – unexpectedly – has shown humanity a new way to reduce climate change: scrap in-person meetings and conventions.

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22nd December 2021

Cultivated seafood company announces first U.S. retail partners

Wildtype, a startup creating sushi-grade cultivated salmon, has announced distribution agreements with SNOWFOX and Pokéworks.

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20th December 2021

Efficiency breakthrough cuts cost of fusion power

Tokamak Energy has announced a more efficient design for the cryogenic electronics in fusion reactors. This can provide a 50% reduction in the power needed for the cooling of high-temperature superconducting magnets.

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10th December 2021

Mining robot can bore through "previously impenetrable geologies"

A new robotics startup, Petra, emerged from stealth yesterday with funding of $33 million and a promising new technology for the mining industry.

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4th December 2021

China plans major reforestation effort

China has announced a plan to create new forests covering 35,000 sq km, an area larger than Belgium, every year for the next five years.

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