Green steel: Making steel with renewable energy and fewer emissions
Making steel requires a lot of energy, usually from fossil fuels. And it emits a lot of CO2. “Green steel” are steelmaking methods that aim to change that.
Companies that are making things from CO2
Several companies now use CO2 to make concrete and cement, jet fuel, textiles, plastics, lenses, laundry detergents, and other materials.
Some recent developments in biodefense and early pathogen detection
Emerging trends in biodefense include new therapeutics, the use of nanotechnology for detection, and synthetic biology methods like CRISPR.
Ocean tech: New ventures and technologies for exploring and navigating the seas
See how emerging technologies in manufacturing and construction, materials, sensor technologies, and analytics enable new ways to discover and explore our oceans.
Collaborative robotics: Building robots that can safely work with humans
Collaborative robotics is an emerging technology that enables robots to work together in close proximity with humans. This type of robotics has the potential to transform manufacturing, logistics, agriculture, medicine, and other fields.
Thermal energy storage: Some recent developments
Thermal energy storage is a technology that can store heat or cold energy for a period of time, so it can be used on demand.
5 emerging technologies for better weather forecasting
See how new kinds of aircraft, satellite-based sensors, computing infrastructure, and other technologies help improve weather forecasting.
Sources for technology and business insights explained, part 1/7: Venture capital news
Venture capital news are a good place for discovering companies that work on new technologies, business models, or a combination of both.
Carbon capture, storage, and removal: Why it’s hard, and some of the innovators who make it happen
Carbon capture and removal could help mitigate climate change. Here, I look at what makes this hard to do, and who some of the companies and researchers are who want to make it work.
Materials science and batteries: Emerging technologies in 2020
Which emerging technologies in materials science and batteries showed increased activity in 2020? We used Mergeflow’s tech discovery software to find out.