Innovation

The most efficient engine in history: uses water instead of gasoline

An alternative highly considered in recent times as a possible substitute for combustion engines for a more efficient form are those that run on hydrogen. Stored at high pressure in a tank, it can provide power to a fuel...

This innovation efficiently turns water and light into fuel.

A next-generation reactor could transform water and sunlight into clean fuel. The idea is based on a natural but complex process: the separation of water molecules into oxygen and hydrogen, thanks to photocatalysts. These, when exposed to light, initiate chemical...

Rubber: the element that helps to create a sustainable economy

Rubber went from being a simple natural raw material to become a solution to drive sustainable economy in the Amazon. An example of this is Renato Cordeiro, who with the first lights of the day on the Amazonian island...

Riviera Maya: Innovation transforms sargassum into reefs

Samantha Álvarez, Secretary of Environment and Climate Change, announced that the Solidaridad city council will implement an innovative approach regarding sargassum and reefs by 2025 in the Riviera Maya. Thanks to a collaboration with THRASOS3D, the company awarded the Best...

Argentinian scientist develops device to detect potable water wells and takes it to NASA

A student from **UNSAM** has become a source of pride for the entire educational community for winning an international competition to travel to **NASA**. Her name is **Malena García Vildoza**, who developed a tool to detect **drinkable water in...

Pioneering invention transforms pollution into plastics and fuel on a massive scale.

A team from the **MIT** set out to transform **CO2 pollution** into ethylene, a chemical substance used in the (https://noticiasambientales.com/compromiso-ambiental/disco-de-vinilo-con-plasticos-recuperados-del-oceano-asi-sera-el-nuevo-de-coldplay/) and fuels. Currently, ethylene is obtained from petroleum and its price is $1,000 per ton. This technology can also produce...

A business in Colombia sells wines to help street dogs.

An innovative project emerged in Colombia and became a success: they sell wines to help street dogs. It's called "Vagabundo Wines", and it was created by Fadia Badrán, an industrial designer and manager of Grupo Madero. She states that she...

Are rain gardens the solution to flooding and pollution?

Climate change has led to more frequent and extreme natural phenomena. Therefore, it is essential to create solutions to mitigate the consequences. In this context, rain gardens emerge. One of the main causes of water pollution, in addition to floods,...

Revolutionary material developed for sustainable pavements

In an advance that could **transform the construction industry**, two engineers from San Juan created an innovative synthetic material as a sustainable alternative to traditional asphalt. This sustainable pavement, the result of six years of research, has already been...

A solar panel thinner than paper, the latest in energy

In the context of the global energy transition, China promises a new breakthrough that could transform the future of solar energy. A group of scientists from Jiangsu University of Science and Technology (JUST), in collaboration with Curtin University of...

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What is “biomethane”, the energy source from agri-food waste

There are many research projects underway to find new sources of energy. This is the case of "biomethane", a...