The bend-don’t-break adaptability of trees extends to handling climate change, according to a new study that says forests may be able to deal with hotter temperatures and contribute less carbon dioxide to the atmosphere than scientists previously thought. In addition to taking in carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, plants also release it through a process called…
Every year, enough plastic is thrown “away” to circle the globe 4 times; however, the material takes approximately 1,000 years to break down. This means that while one might throw it in the trash, it’s either piling up in landfills, being swallowed by unsuspecting wildlife, or swirling in one of the huge garbage patches in…
Grâce à un revêtement de nanoparticules d’argent et de cuivre, les tissus en coton mis au point par une équipe australienne sont capables de faire disparaître les taches ! Pour accomplir ce miracle, il suffit d’un peu de lumière, celle du soleil ou d’une ampoule, afin de déclencher une réaction chimique qui digère la matière…
If you’ve always wanted to grow your own veggies and herbs, but don’t have a yard where you can set up a garden, IKEA has the perfect product for you. The furniture retailer just unveiled its new KRYDDA/VÄXER hydroponic garden, which allows anyone to easily grow fresh produce at home. Check out the video below…
a vast manmade lake on the outskirts of London, work is nearing completion on what will soon be Europe’s largest floating solar power farm – and will briefly be the world’s biggest. But few are likely to see the 23,000 solar panels on the Queen Elizabeth II reservoir at Walton-on-Thames, which is invisible to all…
Ecuador broke a world record for reforestation in 2015, as thousands of people pitched in to plant 647,250 trees of more than 200 species, President Rafael Correa said. Correa said the seedlings were planted all over Ecuador, which boasts varied geography from its Pacific coast, high Andean peaks and low Amazon basin areas. Environment Minister Lorena…
Qu’y a-t-il de commun entre un scarabée du désert de Namib, un cactus et une plante carnivore ? Des chercheurs de l’université de Harvard aux États-Unis ! En effet, ceux-ci ont marié les qualités de ces trois êtres si différents dans un nouveau matériau capable de collecter la vapeur d’eau de l’atmosphère avec une efficacité…
Death Valley is the hottest, driest place on the entire North American continent. But once every 10 years or so, something magical happens: The valley explodes with a rare floral « super bloom, » in which its native plants literally spring to life. Death Valley started showing signs of a super bloom in early January after heavy rains…
A Los Angeles company says its version of Elon Musk’s Hyperloop will be running by the end of the decade. At the World Government Summit held in Dubai, breathtaking new technologies were on everyone’s lips: life extension, 3 D printed body parts, humanoid robots, the UAE’s 2020 mission to Mars, “gecko” grips that let you climb…
Smartphones flexibles, écrans incassables, recharges ultra-rapides: les qualités du graphène pourraient en faire le nouveau matériau miracle de l’industrie électronique. RESISTANT. Composé de carbone pur, le graphène se présente sous forme de feuilles aussi fines qu’un atome, ce qui en fait le matériau le plus mince au monde. Il est pourtant 100 fois plus résistant que…