The Omni Processor: Turning Sewage Into Drinking Water in Senegal (and Beyond?)
Taking the idea of one man's trash being another man's treasure to new lengths, the "omni processor"
11/01/2020 Reset.org
2020
Best News of 2020
Despite the ongoing pandemic good things happen every month. Hence in the tradition of the year in review we like to remind you of three randomly selected news articles of each month.
January
February
Glass-Like Solar Panels Could Help Greenhouses Become Completely Energy Neutral
Swapping out glass panels for transparent solar modules, and harnessing the energy from wavelengths of light not used during photosynthesis, could help turn greenhouses into self-sufficient solar power plants.
25/02/2020 Reset.org
March
C'est la vie: Paris shows the world how to live
The mayor of Paris is implementing a vision for the city that embodies the good life - and we should learn from her.
13/03/2020 Sydney Morning Herald
‘No-waste’ Japanese village is a peek into carbon-neutral future
The residents of a remote village on the Japanese island of Shikoku have spent almost two decades reusing, recycling and reducing, united behind a mission to end their dependence on incinerators and landfill as the world struggles to tackle the…
20/03/2020 The Guardian
April
Beyond the language of denial: Men talk mental health in Ghana
In a hyper-masculine society where mental illness is often stigmatised, a new generation of men are speaking out.
16/04/2020 Al Jazeera
May
An inmate's love of mathematics leads to discovery in number theory
Christopher Havens came upon his love of math while in solitary confinement. A decade later, he published a paper on number theory in a top mathematics journal.
30/05/2020 LiveScience
June
GirlTrek Uses Black Women's History To Encourage Walking As A Healing Tradition
As part of a 21-day series of walking meditations to honor black women freedom fighters, GirlTrek founders are tackling issues such as the coronavirus pandemic, voter suppression and police violence.
16/06/2020 NPR
July
The UAE has successfully launched the Arab world's first Mars mission
The United Arab Emirates successfully launched its Mars-bound Hope Probe on Sunday, marking the the Arab world's first interplanetary mission -- and the first of three international missions to the Red Planet this summer.
20/07/2020 CNN
August
Green is the new black: how biotech is making fashion more sustainable
From lab-grown spider silk to ‘living dyes’, biotechnology is being used to make clothes that don’t cost the earth
24/08/2020 Positive News
September
How Taiwan's 'civic hackers' helped find a new way to run the country
The origin of one world always begins with its feet in another. And so it was in March 2014.
27/09/2020 The Guardian
In pandemic, Nigerian teacher can ‘teach the whole world’
A teacher from a Lagos public school is helping students across the country, and internationally, learn math virtually during coronavirus restrictions that have prevented most children from returning to class in Nigeria
07/09/2020 Washington Post
October
Microwaving plastic waste can generate clean hydrogen
Chemists have successfully used microwaves to convert plastic bags, milk bottles and other supermarket packaging to a clean source of hydrogen
12/10/2020 NewScientist
Superwhite paint can cool buildings even in hot sunlight
A new superwhite paint is so reflective that it can cool a surface to below the surrounding air temperature, even under sunlight. It could help reduce the use of energy-intensive air conditioning in hot countries
21/10/2020 NewScientist
First wave of ships explore green hydrogen as route to net zero
Developers across the world are for the first time testing the use of hydrogen to power ships as the maritime industry races to find technologies to cut emissions and confidence grows the fuel is safe to use commercially.
30/10/2020 Reuters
November
Hydrogen-powered trains could replace diesel engines in Germany
Siemens and Germany's rail operator Deutsche Bahn have announced plans to test a hydrogen-powered train with a range of more than 370 miles, technology that promises to reduce CO2 emissions and help make 1,300 diesel units obsolete.
23/11/2020 CNN
Invention that makes renewable energy from rotting veg wins James Dyson prize
A novel material made from rotting fruit and vegetables that absorbs stray UV light from the sun and converts it into renewable energy has landed its designer the first sustainability gong in this year’s James Dyson awards.
19/11/2020 The Guardian
The Weekly Planet: A Startup’s Unusual Plan to Suck Carbon Out of the Sky
Updated at 2:25 p.m. ET on December 1, 2020. Every Tuesday morning, our lead climate reporter brings you the big ideas, expert analysis, and vital guidance that will help you flourish on a changing planet. Sign up to get The Weekly Planet, our guide…
25/11/2020 The Atlantic
December
He Designed A Smartwatch App To Help Stop His Dad's Nightmares
Patrick Skluzacek suffered from PTSD-related nightmares, which were ruining his life. His son, Tyler, created a smartwatch application to disrupt them. The app recently won FDA approval.
06/12/2020 NPR
