The year 2020 will be remembered as the year of Covid-19, the year in which the economy slowed down through the closure of several industries, the cancellation of many flights, the decline in tourism around the world…
We realized the importance of taking ecological measures into account. We no longer design a product in the same way, we increasingly take into account its environmental impact, its material, its carbon footprint, and where it was made.
Industrial companies tend to rely more and more on Energy Harvesting in order to upscale their product and to make them sustainable. We're going to talk about all this in this newsletter, have a good read!
📚 GREAT READS
2021 will be a pivotal year for European deeptech: In the 90s, it was the expansion of the internet, in the 2000s, the rise of mobile computing, and in the 2010s, the emergence of cloud computing. But for the 2020s, it’s “deeptech” that’s set to drive technological change across the next decade and, according to a new report from the European Startups Project, Europe is investing at a rapid pace. Read more…
The massive Environmental cost of batteries: As a global unit, we are having to sit up and take notice of the pervasive environmental cost of our civilization and rapidly growing industrial-economic enterprise. Read more…
In the last few years, there has been a huge push towards “green” sources of energy. As we move towards a future with lower carbon dependence, batteries have emerged as the go-to power solution. Although touted as a powerful means to combat climate change, sourcing the raw materials required to make these batteries is proving to have massive environmental and humanitarian challenges. Read more…
Bill Gates's new book: How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need: There are two numbers you need to know about climate change. The first is 51 billion. The other is zero.
Fifty-one billion is how many tons of greenhouse gases the world typically adds to the atmosphere every year. Although the figure may go up or down a bit from year to year, it’s generally increasing. This is where we are today. Zero is what we need to aim for.
To stop the warming and avoid the worst effects of climate change—and these effects will be very bad—humans need to stop adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere… Buy the book here…
💡 LEARNING CONTENT
Research Sheds Light on the Underlying Operating Mechanism of Polymer-based Electrochemical Cells: An ever-increasing number of technologically relevant applications rely on the ability of new materials, especially polymers, to transport not only electrons but also ions. For example, next-generation batteries, electrochromic displays, bioelectronic interfaces, and sensors all share a common underlying working paradigm: the co-existence of electronic currents, which are more familiar and better understood, with ionic currents, which are more complex and depend on a number of unique and complex factor. Read more…
📅 DIGITAL EVENT OR OTHER CONTENTS
We are sharing some nice webinars and videos.
Energy Harvesting demo by ITEN - Solid-state micro-batteries, SMD components - Solid-state micro-batteries, SMD components using LAYER® and e-peas S.A. Click here to watch the video
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