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Environment

Green Innovation

Modelled on Nature: Fish-Inspired Filter Captures Microplastics

Microplastics are accumulating primarily in our waterways. However, a new “fish filter” is now intercepting them right at the source: our washing machines.

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Environment

Green Innovation

Can Rare Earth Recycling ‘Grow Up’ in Time to Save the Green Transition?

The global hunger for rare earth materials is set to rise. But what happens to the precious materials once the products are discarded, and can they be put back to use? A new wave of REE recycling might be upon us.

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Environment

Green Innovation

Could Plastic That Breaks Down in Salt Water Make Marine Litter a Thing of the Past?

Plastic waste is destroying our oceans. Scientists in Tokyo may have a solution: a new plastic material that breaks down in salt water.

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?

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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.

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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.

 

 

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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.

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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.

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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

Solutions and backgrounds by topic

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Environment

Action

As Climate Change Signage Is Removed From Us National Parks, Crowdsourcing Initiative ‘Save Our Signs’ Fights Back

Trump is removing climate change signs from national parks. The SOS crowdsourcing initiative archives them to retain their vital information.
Digital for Good
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Civic Tech

Act Now

We Need Digital for Good More Than Ever: Here’s How to Start

Feeling worn out and disillusioned by the news at the moment? Us too. Let’s do something about it. Together, we can move towards Digital for Good.
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Digital Sustainability

Green Innovation

Tracking CO2 Emissions Right From the Coding Stage: Carbonara Takes an Early Approach to Green Coding

Not all code is created equal. The Carbonara tool helps developers code sustainably by estimating how much CO2 their programmes will generate.
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Digital Sustainability

Interview

Interview: How to Break Free From Google’s Browser Monopoly

Reading on Google Chrome? This interview with Andy Davies from Wholegrain Digital might make you change your browser. Here’s how sustainable alternatives can fight Google’s monopoly.
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Drones and Satellites for Good

Green Innovation

How the Innovate Africa Drone Challenge aims to tackle Agriculture and Climate Challenges

The Innovate Africa Challenge on Civil Drones is supporting data-driven drone solutions developed by African innovators.
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Digital Sustainability

Green Innovation

Emissions From the Semiconductor Industry Appear to Be Rising Due to the AI Boom (Update)

A new study on the ecological footprint of the semiconductor industry suggests that the ongoing AI boom is also leading to rising emissions in this sector. Interface is now launching the Semiconductor Emissions Explorer as a new web app in the form of a microsite.
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Environment

Green Innovation

Grid-Aware Websites Respond to the Power Grid

Lean websites and green servers reduce CO2 emissions of the internet. Grid-aware websites go one step further: they adapt to the power grid.
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Digital Sustainability

Interview

Fighting the Search Monopoly With an Open Source Index: An Interview With Michael Granitzer From OpenWebSearch

Free, unbiased access to internet search: that’s the vision of the OpenWebSearch project. Their open search index is making it a reality.
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Energy Transition

Green Innovation

Could Reusing EV Batteries Solve our Energy Storage Woes?

Our planet needs more ways to store energy in order to move away from fossil fuels. Could reusing EV batteries be the solution?
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