Cultiver des pommes sans intrants de synthèse ou des pommes de terre sans glyphosate, faire pousser des légumes en biodynamie… Un peu partout en Europe, le mouvement des agricultrices et agriculteurs pratiquant l’agriculture écologique ne cesse de grandir. Aujourd’hui, bon nombre d’agriculteurs font face à divers obstacles lorsqu’il s’agit de mettre en place des pratiques…
The first project of its kind in Asia, towers covered in thousands of plants and trees are under construction in China. The architect wants to build more across Chinese cities to help offset pollution. Work is under way on a ‘vertical forest’ in eastern China: two towers that will be covered in 1,100 trees and…
Au Maroc, on boit l’eau des nuages. Tandis qu’à Nantes, un ingénieur crée un système incassable qui rend potable n’importe quelle eau boueuse et qu’en Suisse, un fonds de crédit finance toutes sortes d’innovations liées à l’assainissement de l’eau. En 2017, plus de 2 milliards de personnes n’ont toujours pas accès à l’eau potable, droit…
Le pays va planter 1 million d’arbres pour protéger la population des tempêtes tropicales. Planter des arbres pour protéger la population de la foudre : tel est le défi, paradoxal en apparence, que le gouvernement du Bangladesh, dirigé par la première ministre Sheikh Hasina, a décidé de relever pour enrayer les tempêtes de printemps qui dévastent…
Researchers will use a new type of brain implant to stimulate the visual cortex in monkeys, essentially recreating the activity usually triggered by neuron signals from the eyes Instead of using electrodes to induce electrical activity within the brain, this new type of brain implant uses magnetic fields, thus avoided degradation problems due to scar…
Le numéro un mondial de l’ameublement Ikea a annoncé jeudi l’acquisition d’un parc de 55 éoliennes en Alberta, la province de l’ouest canadien où l’exploitation de pétrole à partir des sables bitumineux est fustigée par les environnementalistes. Ce parc a une capacité de production d’électricité équivalant à la consommation de 54 magasins Ikea. L’acquisition du…
2017 only just arrived, but one manufacturing company is already looking 45 years into the future. Arconic, a materials science company, has envisioned a three-mile-high skyscraper built from materials that are either in development or have already been brought to market, including smog-eating surfaces and retractable balconies. The tower was concocted as part of the…
THIS MAGNET WILL JOG YOUR MEMORY We believe we’ve figured out a lot about how our brains handle memories. We’ve identified the parts of the brain that are active in making memories and the parts that store long- and short-term memories. We thought we knew that memory retention was a function of relevant neurons being…
Google recently declared that all its data centres and offices spread across the world will be switching to clean and green power. Last year, the company consumed as much energy as the entire city of San Francisco. To meet its huge energy needs, the company will now source energy from wind farms and solar panels from…
Lab-grown meat could be on your plate within the next five years. For the past few years, the barrier to getting test-tube meat into the hands of consumers has been the cost of production. In 2013, it was around $325,000 to make this stuff in a lab, but the process has been refined, and the cost…