Category: Science/Environment
Through genetic modification, scientists have reportedly developed a common houseplant to protect residents from cancer-causing pollutants. Researchers at the University of Washington have genetically modified a houseplant named pothos ivy to get rid of benzene and chloroform from the air around it, cite sources. The …
The procurement of Yasasu marks Blue Planet’s second instance of acquisition in India within a six-month period. The Neev Fund supports Blue Planet Environmental Solutions. Blue Planet Environmental Solutions, a Singapore-based socially inclusive & sustainable end-to-end environmental solutions provider, has reportedly announced that it has …
SpaceX has reportedly announced to have completed the static fire test of Falcon 9 rocket that would be launched with an Argentine radar satellite from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. As per trusted sources, the Falcon 9 rocket would reuse the first stage …
US-based research firm, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) has recently unveiled its first full-scale transportation capsule, The Quintero One at Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain, anticipated to offer high speed transportation service to passengers by 2019. As per sources, the company claims that the full-size Hyperloop …
Japan’s space agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency or JAXA recently launched its cargo spacecraft, Kounotori-7, to the International Space Station (ISS), that carried the world’s first mini space elevator. The experiment was conducted under the auspices of researchers of Shizuoka University in Japan. As per …
Renowned space exploration agency NASA has reportedly announced the launch of its new $1 billion satellite that would give humanity a more detailed insight of ice melting across the globe. Reports claim, the smart-car sized satellite would be using lasers to track and measure the …
Scientists have successfully developed a robot jellyfish that could be used to monitor and protect delicate marine ecosystems in the future. Credible sources claim that these robots, powered by hydraulic silicon tentacles, could swim through openings that are narrower than their own bodies. These jellybots …