Algae-based blocks could make for a more sustainable building

Concrete is a huge contributor to worldwide CO2 emissions, and cinder blocks make up a significant part of this. However, a new project by SOM, in collaboration with Prometheus Materials, showcases an alternative block made from algae.

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Loog kickstarts music learning with wood-enclosed portable Piano

The latest project from music education company Loog Guitars isn't a three-stringed Gibson classic to go with its pint-sized Fender Strat or Tele electrics, but a 37-key portable piano for kids of all ages.

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Pilot-Operated Pressure Relief Valves – A solution Maximizing Plant Operations and Reducing Fugitive Gas Emissions

Now more than ever, the oil and gas industry needs to reduce operating costs to maintain competitiveness, improve performance to ensure asset optimization, and reduce its environmental footprint to comply with stricter regulations.

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ABB’s Flowmeter: Optimizing Water Measurement for Fire Suppression Systems

Insurance providers highly regulate the equipment used for fire service to protect the investment and ensure the workers’ safety.

A constant supply of water must be available for sprinkler systems to be continuously ready. To achieve this, the water supply must be maintained at a suitable pressure.

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Sleep like an ogre in Airbnb’s Shrek Swamp

If you've ever wanted to stay in a hovel that's home to an antisocial green ogre – and, let's face it, who hasn't? – now might finally be your chance. Airbnb has recreated the swampy home from the Shrek movies in the Scottish Highlands.

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Makers treated to fresh slice of Raspberry Pi

The last generation of the popular fruity board for tinkerers landed in 2021, though its creators did double the system memory the following year. Now the Raspberry Pi 5 has launched rocking in-house silicon for much-improved performance.

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GF Piping Systems Supplies Products for CO2 Removal

GF Piping Systems is contributing both technology and expertise to a number of carbon capture and removal projects. As part of this effort, the Swiss flow solutions provider has started a collaboration with neustark, a climate tech company specializing in removing CO2 from the atmosphere and permanently storing it in demolition concrete.

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Solar-powered airship will circle the world non-stop without fuel

Zero-emissions long-distance aviation is absolutely possible... Provided you're not in a hurry. Solar Airship One will take 20 days to fly all the way around the equator, some 40,000 km (~25,000 miles), in a single zero-emissions hop.

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Vagus nerve important for heart function during exercise, not just rest

A new study has found that during exercise, the vagus nerve, essential to the body’s ‘rest and digest’ response, has a more important role in heart function than we thought. The findings could help treat diseases like heart failure.

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We see what was on the trilobite menu nearly half a billion years ago

Some 465 million years ago this marine scavenger was caught unawares by a mud current that would bury it alive. It had spent its last hours feasting on a large range of seafood, and now, thanks to the latest imaging tech, its last meal has been revealed.

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