A Norwegian cement factory has shown that it’s able to capture much of its own carbon dioxide. If the approach were to become widespread, it could have a significant impact, since cement production is responsible for more than 5 percent of all man-made carbon dioxide emissions.
The Norcem Brevik cement works, tucked into a scenic harbor south of Oslo, has used waste heat to drive a process called amine scrubbing that, at test scales, removed between 30 and 40 percent of the total emissions from the plant’s flue gases.
To impede climate change, scientific studies suggest, billions of tons of carbon dioxide need to be captured from hundreds of fossil-fuel power plants in the next few decades—and as soon as possible. Without large-scale carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), other measures—including rollouts of renewable and nuclear power—will not avert catastrophic climate effects in the coming century and beyond (see “The Carbon Capture Conundrum”).
Enterprise might just be the most exciting area in tech today. While enterprise isn’t always as flashy as consumer-facing services, enterprise startups have the potential to not only reach profitability more quickly, but to also create groundbreaking solutions on a large scale.
A good enterprise startup has the potential to transform how an entire industry does business — and, in turn, change how consumers interact with these industries.
Here are a few of my favorite enterprise startups you should be watching and why I think they’re excellent examples of what enterprise startups can achieve.
Es una de las entidades participantes en la red europea ANTARES, que instruirá a investigadores especializados en el ámbito de las estructuras inteligentes para conseguir una mayor eficiencia energética
IK4-IKERLAN ha sido seleccionado para participar en una red europea que se dedica a formar investigadores en el ámbito de las estructuras inteligentes y energéticamente eficientes. Esta red, denominada ANTARES (acrónimo de ‘Advanced Training and Research in efficient Smart Structures’), está compuesta por un consorcio de 12 universidades, centros de investigación y empresas que dirigirán las tesis doctorales de 14 investigadores hasta el año 2018.
Techstars startups have been making their pitches to investors in Boulder for eight years now. It’s unlikely one has ever been introduced by a police officer.
National patent offices are attempting to set the price of the unitary European patent at a level too high to attract European companies to use it, European business representatives have warned.
The new patent – which has been approved by all EU member states, except for Italy and Spain – must be ratified in national legislation before new patents can be issued. But rules affecting the new courts, and the cost of registering and renewing patents, are still under discussion. Costs associated with the new patent will play a key role in determining whether companies use it.
Mobile data startup mParticle has raised $1.5 million in an additional round of seed funding.
The company, which says it previously raised $4.5 million, is working to become the data integration platform for mobile developers. In other words, instead of installing a bunch of different SDKs to collect data, app developers can just integrate with mParticle.
The platform will then take care of gathering the data and passing it on to different services. That, in turn, means the developer can try out new services without worrying about hurting the performance of their app or going through the App Store approval process each time.
Les Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) viennent de publier une étude encourageante sur l'évolution du diabète aux Etats-Unis [1]. En effet, alors que le nombre de diabétiques n'a cessé de croître depuis des décennies, le taux d'apparition de nouveaux cas de diabètes semble enfin diminuer. Néanmoins, les efforts doivent continuer afin de lutter efficacement contre cette épidémie.
