Sumatran Rhino To Be Revived With Stem Cell Technology
Malaysia’s last male Sumatran rhino, Kertam, died in 2019. Now, a team from the Max Delbrück Center has successfully grown stem cells and mini-brains from rhino’s skin cells. As they report in
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Climeworks: Pioneering a Carbon-Neutral Tomorrow with Groundbreaking Direct Air Capture Technology
The battle against climate change is being waged on multiple fronts, and one of the most innovative and promising technologies in this fight is Direct Air Capture (DAC), spearheaded by companies like
Karmactive Team
Earth’s Freshwater Reserves Plummet by 290 Cubic Miles Since 2014, NASA Satellites Reveal 13 Major Droughts and Global Warming’s Impact on Water Crisis
Earth’s freshwater reserves have plummeted since May 2014, marking what scientists believe could be a permanent shift toward a drier planet. NASA-German satellite observations reveal a stark reality: our planet has lost
Govind Tekale
Amazon Expands Prime Air Drone Delivery to Phoenix With FAA-Approved MK30 Tech, 400-Foot Flights, and 60-Minute Speeds
Amazon’s Prime Air drone delivery service has expanded to Phoenix’s West Valley area, operating from the Tolleson Same-Day Delivery site. The move adds Arizona to Amazon’s drone delivery map, which began in
Sonali Tiwary
Plasma Polymers Turn Oregano Oil into Hydrophobic Barriers for Germany’s $503B Packaging Industry
Plasma-polymerized plant extracts are creating microporous hydrophobic barriers on cellulosic substrates at Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST, offering a biochemical solution to Germany’s packaging waste challenge. The BioPlas4Paper
Rahul Somvanshi
DNA Vector Redesign Doubles Plant Transformation Efficiency and Boosts Fungal Edits by 400% for Biofuels and CRISPR
A simple change to a bacterial DNA delivery system has created a 100% improvement in plant transformation and a 400% boost in fungal modifications, according to research published in Nature Biotechnology. The
India Deploys ₹130 Crore PARAM Rudra Supercomputers Driving Space Research, Semiconductor Growth, and AI Development
Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned three PARAM Rudra supercomputers on September 26, 2024, developed indigenously under the National Supercomputing Mission. These ₹130 crore systems, developed by C-DAC, utilize advanced computing architectures for
Wind Maintenance Costs Cut by 97% with AI-Powered Robots Stabilizing in High Seas
Thanks to new autonomous robotics technology developed at the University of Edinburgh called Project UNITE, offshore wind maintenance costs could plummet by 97%. The system slashes daily fuel consumption from 7,000 to
Elizabeth Wathuti Tracks 30,000 Tree GPS Tags and Engages 205,700 People Through Green Generation Initiative in Kenya
Picture this: It’s 2002 in Kenya’s Nyeri County, and a seven-year-old Elizabeth Wathuti is getting her hands dirty, planting her first tree. Born in 1995, she didn’t just watch her homeland’s forests
Biden Visits Amazon, Announces $11 Billion Annual Climate Finance by 2024 and $37.5 Million Reforestation Loan in Brazil.
President Joe Biden’s historic November 17 touchdown in Manaus marked an environmental policy watershed, as the 81-year-old leader became the first sitting U.S. president to witness the Amazon’s vastness – and its