Category: Innovations
Urban mining – environmentally friendly and 13X cheaper than traditional mining
Study proves that recovering copper, gold and other metals from electronic waste is cheaper than traditional mining. A practice which is called – Urban mining is becoming increasingly popular today where the study shows that it is 13 times cheaper than extracting metals from mines. In addition to cost savings, this practice is environmental friendly…
Bacteria To Remove Oil Spills In The Oceans
Oil pollution in Ocean is one of the most noticeable forms of destruction to the marine environment. There are many ways in which Oil enters the seas – leakage from oil tanker or oil rig disasters, leaks during oil extraction, unsafe and illegal tank-cleaning operations and ship transport. These oil slicks kill thousands of seabirds…
Reimagine Carbon Dioxide: Indian Start-Up ‘Breathe’ in Semi-Finals of $20M Green Prize
Carbon Dioxide(CO2) has always played the part of a villain in all the science books triggering climate change and the greenhouse effect. But not anymore! An Indian start-up, located in Bangalore is giving all they got into fixing the carbon dioxide and converting it into fuel. Started in 2015, the $20M NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE…
Smart Ocean Task Chair: Chairs Made From Ocean Plastic
Humanscale, a company with a focus on developing high-performance tools supporting a healthy way of living, has designed world’s first Smart Ocean Task Chair. The chair is highly sustainable as it is made from recycled ocean plastic. According to EcoWatch, there are approximately 6,000 pieces of plastic per square mile on ocean’s surface. Most of…
Henning Larson Introduces Rooftop Farming and Canal Life to Brussels
Henning Larson, the international architectural firm based in Copenhagen, Denmark, is on its way to give Brussels a sustainable makeover. With the Key West urban development project, the Danish firm is all set to bring buildings and houses with rooftop farming and redeveloping the old industrial areas such as canal zone with urban farming, waterfront…
Eco-Friendly Men’s Summer Shorts Made of Plastic Water Bottles
The start-up uses 11 bottles to make 1 set of men’s summer swimsuit which is cheap, eco-friendly, durable and yet incredibly soft and stylish. Summer is around the corner and water-related entertainment is going to be on the rise. People will be heading towards the beach and the pool to relax. But wait, there is…
