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3D maps to help researchers track and predict the ocean's response to climate change (MIT).

MIT creates new atlas of oxygen-poor waters

The 3D maps would help researchers track and predict the ocean's response to climate change.
Electric car at the charging station

E-cars as electricity storage

Researchers have calculated the savings potential of imported greenhouse gas emissions if electric cars were used as electricity storage.
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Portrait of Michel Fornasier the Bionicman

The man with the robotic arm

Life without your right hand? Michael Fornasier from Switzerland was born this way. Thanks to his bionic hand prosthesis, he is not only able to master his everyday life – he has even become a superhero. In this interview, “Bionicman” tells us his story and why he sometimes misplaced his hand.
New hydrothermal vents and previously unknown animal species in the Gulf of California.

Gulf of California: New animal species found

Researchers from Mexico and the USA have discovered new hydrothermal vents and previously unknown animal species in the Gulf of California.
Glacier V at Schnapfenkuchl in the Austrian Alps in comparison 1954 and 2020.

Researchers keep an eye on invisible glaciers

Researchers have used a new surveying method for the first time to keep tabs on ice remnants hidden by boulders in Austria's Silvretta Mountains. Via laser.
Engineers Francesco Stellacci (left) and Simone Giaveri at work in the lab.

Revolutionary: Creating useful substances from plastic

Two engineers from the ETH Lausanne (EPFL) are revolutionising the recycling of plastic: following the example of proteins, something new and useful is to be created after the decomposition of plastic.
Craig Venter (archive image)

Admired and controversial: gene pioneer Craig Venter

First Craig Venter deciphered the human genome, then he created the first bacterium with an artificial genome. But the American gene pioneer has always been controversial. A portrait.
The Ocean Cleanup prototype system.

29 tonnes of plastic waste fished out of the Pacific Ocean

In a test phase lasting several weeks, the organisation “The Ocean Cleanup” successfully collected tonnes of plastic on the ocean surface with its system “Jenny”.
Plane in the air

Artificial nacre takes on a load-bearing role

Researchers have developed a new building material that indicates dangerous internal deformations: by glowing. With the increasing use of lightweight construction - for example in aircraft construction - this is a great advantage.
New type of plant from Climeworks in Iceland filtering CO2 from the air.

Twelve fans filter the air near Reykjavik

To slow down climate change, a new type of plant in Iceland filters CO2 from the air. This is then mixed with water and injected into basalt. There it petrifies.
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