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Will Data Centres in Space Take the Strain off Our Planet?

Are space-based data centres a solution to the problems caused by digital infrastructure here on Earth? The idea is gaining traction – but is it realistic, and does it offer environmental benefits?

News

OnlyMarms: Combining OnlyFans and a Cryptocoin to Save Marmots

To save seven decades of unique marmot and environmental research from federal funding cuts, these ecologists turned to a raunchy subscription platform and a crypto. The result was OnlyMarms.

Civic Tech

Ways out of the Climate Crisis with Digital Civic Engagement

With the help of digital tools, citizens can uncover environmental problems, collect important data and support protective measures. In this Special Feature, we explore the question: How can civic tech solutions advance climate protection?

RESET Special Feature: Civic Tech – Ways out of the Climate Crisis with Digital Civic Engagement

What is Civic Tech?

Civic Tech – How Citizens Shape the Future with Digital Technologies. Interview with Geraldine de Bastion

Interview: Cloud Service ClimateVisualizer Helps Local Communities Stay on Top of Carbon Emissions

Satellites and Drones

Effective Helpers for Sustainable Development?

When it comes to protecting the environment and tracking changes in our climate, satellites and drones have become indispensable. If only there wasn’t the issue of all that space debris… In RESET’s latest special feature, we’ve been taking a look at the potentials – and pitfalls – of satellites and drones for a sustainable future on this planet.

RESET Special Feature: Satellites and Sustainability

Interview: How ESA Is Making Space Travel More Sustainable

Outer Space for All! Just How Accessible Is ESA’s Satellite Data?

Interview: Space Junk – How Can We Stop Outer Space Turning Into a Garbage Dump?

Artificial Intelligence

Can Computing Power Save Our Planet?

Artificial intelligence has long since solved complex tasks and made our everyday lives easier. But do intelligent computer programmes also provide new solutions for environmental and climate protection? Here we set out to find answers to these questions.

Artificial Intelligence: Can We Save Our Planet With Computing Power?

Interview: How Can We Make AI More Environmentally Friendly?

Data4Human: Aid Organisations Get a Helping Hand From the German Aerospace Center

Wildlife Insights: A Google-Built AI is Taking Animal Surveillance to New Levels

Blockchain and Sustainable Development

How Does It Work?

Everyone is talking about blockchain and DLT. But what exactly are they and how do they work? In RESET’s latest Blockchain Special, we offer some answers to those questions and take a look at how the tech can be used for both social and ecological good.

Blockchain and Sustainable Development – How Does It Work?

Blockchain-Based Platform Textile Trust Aims to Make Industry Supply Chains More Transparent

Interview: How MineSpider is Using Blockchain to Keep Conflict Minerals Out of Our Supply Chains

What Exactly Are the Blockchain and DLT?

E-Mobility

Is Electromobility Key to a Future-Proof City?

Is the future electric? Our roads might still be dominated by conventional cars right now, but when it comes to e-mobility, there are promising developments. We looked at the current status quo, the potentials and future predictions, for an electric revolution.

E-Mobility: Where Is It Taking Us?

New Study Shows: Electromobility Could be Carbon Neutral by 2050

Vehicle-to-Grid: Using Electric Cars To Store Renewable Energy

EU Mobility Atlas Reveals Potentials of Sustainable Transportation – But There’s a Long Road Ahead

Electric Cars Powered by Salt Instead of Lithium? Sodium-Ion Batteries May Be Close to Market Readiness

Sodium-ion batteries are on the verge of market readiness, as per the Fraunhofer Institute. What does this mean for the mobility transition?

SPUN’s Digital Map Reveals the Scale of Underground Fungal Networks for the First Time

Beneath our feet, amongst all the trees and forest paths, lies vast fungal networks. Scientists have mapped the extent of these global connections for the first time – thereby illustrating just how important fungi are to our ecosystems.

From Heatwaves to Hailstorms: The ESFM AI Model Skillfully Predicts Extreme Weather

Extreme heat hit Europe this summer. Can the AI-powered ESFM weather prediction model help us see future heatwaves coming?

AI Meetups Are Giving Communities a Voice—Now Comes the Hard Part

Artificial intelligence has swept through most of the world, leaving smaller voices dwarfed by the roar of Big Tech. Can community AI meetups help to redress the imbalance?

Hand holding a phone with AI applications

Apertus Trains on Clean Swiss Hydropower. So Why Did It Score Badly on Sustainability?

Swiss research consortium Apertus released a fully open large language model trained on renewable energy and built to comply with the EU AI Act. Here’s why it matters for a more sustainable, sovereign approach to AI.

An AI that Says Less? aim2balance.ai Is a New Approach to Generative AI

aim2balance.ai is a new sustainable AI service that’s secure in terms of data protection and takes a holistic approach to ensuring environmental and social sustainability. Managing Director Stephen Wehner talked us through it.

Green Mobility

Action

BikeBox for Road Safety: Project Relies on Real-Time Data from Bicycles

Cyclists can often name the dangerous spots in their town in their sleep – but do they simply feel unsafe there, or are they genuinely at risk? BikeBox project aims to collect data on precisely this issue.

Society

“Bringing Together Neighbourhoods”: make-a-thek Forms Communities by Teaching Upcycling Skills

Participants in make-a-thek workshops learn how to repair old clothes instead of throwing them away, promoting a more circular society.