Cloud Seeding: The UAE Experiments with Laser-Equipped Drones to Create Artificial Rain
Cloud seeding has been used across the globe to stimulate rainfall where it is desperately needed. But the concept is not without controversary.
Power to the People: How Can Civic Tech Help Create a Local Energy Revolution?
Civic technology helps communities put power into their own hands – quite literally. New open source technologies can provide powerful tools to those looking to set up local renewable energy…
Can Zapping Cow Dung with Lightning Clean Up the Livestock Industry?
Livestock farming is starting to cause serious beef with the climate. Now a new approach uses plasma lightning to clean up cow dung and slurry, both for the environment and…
Mussel Power: Can Molluscs Help Clean Up the Microplastic Crisis?
UK scientists are investigating a natural solution to microplastic pollution in our oceans: mussels. These molluscs serve as efficient water purifiers, but can they make a real dent in our…
How Sensors on Walls and Balconies Can Help Citizens Clean Up Air Pollution
The air in our cities is polluted. With sensors, citizens can collect measurements, allowing them to uncover sources and build up political pressure.
MapBiomas: The Software Tracking 35 Years of Amazonian Deforestation
With the help of the powerful Google Earth Engine, a Brazilian project is efficiently generating the data needed for policymakers to make better decisions about the environment.
Mapbiomas: The Project Tracking 35 Years of Amazonian Deforestation
By utilising Google’s powerful Earth Engine, a Brazilian project is efficiently generating the data needed for policymakers to make better decisions about the environment.
GlobaLeaks: Providing a Safe Space for Whistleblowers
Whistleblowing is never easy – and exposing the truth can mean unemployment, imprisonment or worse. GlobaLeaks provides safe and secure tools so whistleblowers can reveal dark commercial or governmental secrets…
GlobaLeaks: Providing a Safe Space for Whistleblowers to Reveal Wrongs
Whistleblowing is never easy – and exposing the truth can mean unemployment, imprisonment or worse. GlobaLeaks provides safe and secure tools so whistleblowers can reveal dark commercial or governmental secrets…
KInsecta: A Census for Insects
How many insects fly around us? Which species are out and about in our gardens, meadows and cities? It’s not an easy question to answer. But in the future, the…
