Technology
Singapore Scientists develop Sweat-Powered Battery
A Singapore research team from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have developed a flexible battery that runs off human sweat. The prototype is made from printed silver flake electrodes, is as thin as a small band-aid, and can be attached to…
Royal Mail Brings in ‘Emission Reducing’ Tyres
UK mail service Royal Mail has today (August 19) announced the launch of a six-month trial of novel tyres for its delivery vans. These ‘emission reducing’ tyres are designed to produce fewer microparticle emissions than conventional models, and can reportedly…
Commentary: Marine Bacteria In Canadian Arctic Capable Of Biodegrading Diesel And Oil
A new study published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology, showed that there’s a marine bacteria in the freezing waters of the Canadian Arctic that is capable of degrading oil and diesel fuel.…
Unilever to Use Computer-Designed Enzymes in Cleaning Products
Unilever and Arzeda are joining forces to apply the most recent developments in digital biology to discovering and designing new enzymes. Unilever is looking to use the resulting technology to substitute some of its leading cleaning and laundry products, like…
Bolt Threads to Improve Efficiency and Sustainability of Its Bioengineered Silk with Ginkgo Bioworks
Bolt Threads, a US biotechnology company is joining forces with Ginkgo Bioworks, a company creating a platform that allows users to “program cells as easily as computers”. Bolt Threads hopes that the partnership will help make the manufacturing process for…
Circulor Unveils Blockchain-based Plastic Traceability Software
Sustainable supply chain management firm Circulor has announced its partnership with TotalEnergies and Recycling Technologies to develop a blockchain-based traceability solution for hard-to-recycle plastics. Innovate UK is also providing financial support for the project. The new scheme, known as project…