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Ecology
Technology for ecology and inspired by ecology. Here you will find the latest innovations in bio-inspired robotics to the damage inflicted upon ecology and remedied by technology.
Biohybrid Robot Uses Sea Slug’s Muscles
A robot that uses muscles from a sea slug’s mouth, nerves, and neurons to crawl with an inchworm-like movement, has…
Methane Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheets Eaten By Microbes
Lurking in a lake half a mile beneath Antarctica's icy surface, methane-eating microbes may mitigate the release of…
Seafloor Signs Of Tsunami Danger In Alaska
A geologic structure that signals potential for a major tsunami in an area that normally would be considered benign…
Fish Relationships Disrupted By Noisy Boats
Researchers from the UK, US and France tested the effects of boat noise on bluestreak cleaner wrasse - and found an…
Smart Microgarden Provides Soil-Free System Solution
A smart, app-controlled microgarden that lets consumers optimize, customize, and monitor the growth of certain…
The Electric Vehicle Switch: Good Or Bad?
Technological advances mean fossil fuel in cars could be phased out within decades but switching to electric…
UK Join France In Battle Against Air Pollution
From 2040, Britain will outlaw the sale of new diesel and petrol cars and vans in a bid to cut air pollution, it…
A Cocktail of Geoengineering Could Save Our Climate
For the first time the possibility of using a 'cocktail' of geoengineering tools could reduce changes in the…
Cleaning Up CO2 Emissions Carries Economic Incentive
A team of researchers led by Stuart Licht, a chemistry professor at George Washington University, has a vision for…
Wave Goodbye To The World’s Ocean Pollution
Trash accumulates within five ocean garbage patches, so The Ocean Cleanup has developed a system to efficiently…