With the human population soaring out of control, agriculture must follow suit. But the innovations that boost crop yields carry ecological costs.
Labor-saving machines such as the spinning jenny (a multiple-spindle machine for spinning wool or cotton) and other inventions, especially those driven by electricity (such as home appliances and refrigeration) and fossil fuels (such as automobiles and other fuel-powered vehicles), are also well-known products of the Industrial Revolution.
The paper provides. a review of available technologies and developmental innovations based on both company-based. and academic research-enabled drilling solutions over the past 5 years in the ...
In the ever-evolving world of fashion, technology continues to play a pivotal role in driving innovation and transforming the industry. One such technological marvel that has revolutionized the way garments are made is the sewing machine. From its humble beginnings to the advanced and sophisticated machines of today, sewing machines …
(2) Industrial robots can reduce environmental pollution by improving the level of green technology innovation and optimizing the structure of employment skills.
The concept of eco-innovation addresses a reduction in negative environmental impacts and the more efficient use of resources. As an integral part of eco-innovation, green technologies are receiving increasing attention due to growing environmental concerns. Patent data are one of the measures of the output of …
Apple has pioneered innovations in the recycling and sourcing of materials to spur industrywide change. To help its recycling partners build on this momentum worldwide, Apple today announced its newest recycling innovation, Taz, a machine that uses a groundbreaking approach to improve material recovery from traditional …
Every year, we look for promising technologies poised to have a real impact on the world. Here are the advances that we think matter most right now.
Drilling automation and innovation continue as dominant trends despite market downturns and unprecedented challenges in the past year. In many ways, the drive toward new efficiencies and step changes in well-construction performance has taken on an even greater sense of urgency.
Throughout the past few decades, scientific agencies have paid a lot of attention to environmental issues such as acid rain, water poisoning, and global warming. In order to solve these environmental problems, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), which are made upof metal ions and/or clusters attached t …
3M's Sustainability Innovation Machine. Planes are now held together by tape, not bolts. It's really, really strong tape, but still. Who knew the maker of Post-It Notes could help keep ...
Explore how Google is driving sustainable innovation through technology to collectively create a greater sustainable impact for all.
Gendered innovations fueled by sophisticated gender methods stimulate the creation of new gender-responsible science and technology, and by doing so enhance the lives of both men and women around the world.
But without proper environmental objectives and management systems, automation alone could have significant adverse impacts—especially on energy use (and emissions generated from the current energy mix), resource use and ecosystems. The figure below visualizes the best- and worst-case scenarios of these disruptive innovations.
