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17 innovators with potential to accelerate the circular economy
Circular Economy
May 18, 2021

17 innovators with potential to accelerate the circular economy

Time is running out to halt the negative environmental impact caused by plastic, food, electronics and other industries’ waste. Innovation to enable a circular economy is desperately needed. The Circulars Accelerator has been launched to speed this up by supporting promising initiatives.

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Source: World Economic Forum
The future of agriculture will be driven by data
FoodICTSpace
May 14, 2021

The future of agriculture will be driven by data

Climate change, along with the measures for tackling it, calls for big changes in how the agricultural sector operates. An increasing amount of Earth observation data, together with rapidly evolving remote sensing technology, is making it possible to adopt a more advantageous, data-driven approach.

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Source: VITO
Using space technologies to tackle climate change
ClimateFoodSpace
May 11, 2021

Using space technologies to tackle climate change

Satellite technology has long been used for weather forecasting and preparing us for extreme weather events. Now, frontier technologies such as Space 2.0 systems are taking things further, gathering and relaying data related to climate change which, among other things, can help farmers improve yields.

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Source: World Economic Forum
Urban Sun cleans coronavirus from public spaces
Health
May 7, 2021

Urban Sun cleans coronavirus from public spaces

UV light has been shown to reduce the COVID19 virus in the air. This inspired Daan Roosegaarde to create an “artificial sun” for disinfecting open spaces. Using 222 nm wavelength UV light, which is not harmful to human skin, his Urban Sun invention can safely reduce up to 99.9% of virus in treated areas.

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Source: World Economic Forum
Meet the healthcare interaction robots
HealthICT
May 4, 2021

Meet the healthcare interaction robots

Interactions between healthcare workers and patients waiting in the emergency department could soon be handled by robots. As well as facilitating communication via a video screen, these robots have sensors for measuring vital signs such as skin temperature, pulse rate and blood oxygen saturation.

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Source: MIT
No carbon neutrality without a circular economy
Circular EconomyClimate
April 30, 2021

No carbon neutrality without a circular economy

The current “take-make-waste” model is taking its toll on the environment. Only 8,6% of the world’s economy is considered as circular. To change the production and consumption models, urgent and ambitious actions are needed. Innovative technologies already exist but need to be scaled up.

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Source: World Economic Forum