Tag Archives: environment
Inside NASA’s greenlab: Engineering a next gen biofuel
NASA’s quest for the next generation aviation fuel made from plants.
The art of tidying up
Humans Invent talks to oddball artist Ursus Wehrli about tidying up his surroundings.
The self-healing road
A new type of asphalt that can heal itself when heat is applied.
Are we ready to eat lab grown meat?
Humans Invent looks at the positives of ‘unnatural’ meat production.
Light rider: Life-saving laser headlight tech
Cutting-edge laser headlight tech that can improve road safety and assist the future production of electric cars.
The British inventor aiming to crack perpetual motion
Humans Invent talks exclusively to the inventor who might have worked out perpetual motion.
Trampoline road inspires new ways to travel
The trampoline path has been designed to make us think differently about the way we travel.
The 12ft kayak that folds into a carrying case
Anton Willis explains to Humans Invent how he made a durable, watertight kayak that folds up into a portable case.
The vine doctors: Growing the perfect grape
Humans Invent meets the vine specialists analysing data to get the best wine grape.
WikiCell: Food packaging you can eat
Humans Invent talks to Dr. David Edwards about creating edible food packaging.
Saving endangered fish with the SafetyNet
The fishing net designed to stop the depletion of endangered species.
Upcycling: Designing the cardboard chair
Humans Invent spoke to Dan Goldstein about the concept behind his cardboard chair.
Billion dollar brine: Mining saltwater with bacteria
Damian Palin is pioneering research into mining minerals from brine waste by harnessing nature.
Crafting the world’s largest wind turbine blade
The story behind building the world’s largest wind turbine blade.
The solar oven making salt water drinkable
Gabriele Diamanti’s open source oven allows locals to engineer drinking water.
Sugru: The material that mends everything
Humans Invent visits Sugru HQ to find out why this material could prove so revolutionary.
Engineering the first hydrogen-powered RC boat
Humans Invent speaks to Arcola Energy about the zero-emission fuel cells.
Engineering the flying wind turbine
Dr Stefano Longo talks to Humans Invent about harvesting high altitude air currents.
The Sea Chair: Using beach waste to design
Humans Invent talks to Studio Swine about making furniture from waste.
