Innovation

Ice Stupas

Researchers from Aberdeen University & Universities in India have developed a method to help the people of the Ladakh region obtain melt water during the warmer spring and summer months. By piping glacier water from higher altitudes during winter to lower land levels and spraying the water in one place, an Ice Stupa can be created. The water can then be used when it melts for agricultural now that glacial meltwater on a larger scale cannot be relied upon as the glacier retreat due to climate change.

Passive Ammonia Production At Room Temperature

Researchers at Stanford University and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals have developed a method of producing ammonia at room temperature and at standard atmospheric pressure, without electricity. Scaling up the technology would eliminate the need for the Haber-Bosch process, which contributes to 1.2% of global GHG emissions when producing the high pressure and high temperature needed during the process.

Pages

Life Changing Smart Thinking Books

Subscribe to RSS - Innovation