December 2021 - Forkye

Paper Batteries Arrive To Make Packaging Smarter And More Sustainable

December 31, 2021 by admin

The company BillerudKorsnäs, together with researchers from Uppsala University, are working to bring to the market very cheap and environmentally friendly batteries made from algae cellulose. From ecological packaging to smart packaging with paper batteries. Research in Sweden opens new horizons in energy storage. BillerudKorsnäs, a manufacturer of renewable packaging materials, together with researchers at … Read more

Honda Expands The Uses For Its Portable And Interchangeable Batteries

December 26, 2021 by admin

Honda is exploring how to diversify the use of portable batteries, which it has been producing since 2017. In addition to their use in electric vehicles, they could be used to store renewable energy to supply homes during peak demand. Honda presented the possible future uses of the Mpp or Honda Mobile Power Pack, the … Read more

Holland Covers Bus Stops With Green Roofs To Help Bees

December 21, 2021 by admin

Hundreds of bus stops in Utrecht, the Netherlands, have been covered with plants in recent months in an effort to improve biodiversity, community air quality and help bees. Utrecht has 316 bus stops, at the moment, covered with Sedum plants. And at another 96 stops solar panels have also been installed. The energy they generate … Read more

NASA Wants To Put Nuclear Reactors On The Moon To Power A Future Manned Base, What Can Go Wrong?

December 16, 2021 by admin

Putting a nuclear reactor on the Moon may seem like the script of a science fiction movie, but one day it could be reality. NASA has launched a request for proposals for a “fission surface power system” as part of its Artemis program to take astronauts to the Moon and eventually Mars. NASA’s call offers … Read more

Opel To Launch The New Electric Vivaro In 2020

December 11, 2021 by admin

Opel has presented a preview of the third generation of its Vivaro van. The new model will be available at dealerships in late summer, with the electric version expected to be available in 2020. PSA-owned Opel will offer the new generation Vivaro as a cargo van, double cab for up to six passengers, flatbed and … Read more

This Innovative IBM System Could Revolutionize The Way We Recycle

December 6, 2021 by admin

©Connie Zhou/IBM The concept of recycling could change substantially in the coming years. A prototype created by IBM makes it possible for the most difficult waste to be converted into reusable materials. IBM is working on developing solutions to the plastic waste problem. They just invented a pressure reactor, called the VolCat. First they tried … Read more

Torre Titania Opens “Leed Gold” Event And Meeting Room With Bamboo As The Protagonist

December 1, 2021 by admin

The event room of the skyscraper sports a very complex three-dimensional cladding at a technical level resolved with bamboo and phenolic plywood boards. The technical floor of the space, which has just obtained the Leed Gold classification, is made up of sheets of steel and lightened cement that give it a high resistance to loads. … Read more