The U.S. invested a record-breaking $ 338 billion in the energy transition last year, according to a new report, but it wasn’t quite enough to lessen the country’s overall carbon emissions. Solar took the lead, adding 49 gigawatts of new electrical generating capacity in 2024, far more than any other technology. Solar and wind together […]
6 Female Idols Who Embody “Natural Beauty,” Chosen By Netizens
When it comes to natural beauty, certain K-pop idols have captured the hearts of netizens for their effortless charm and fresh-faced visuals. These 6 female idols were chosen by netizens as the first idols who come to mind when you think of “natural beauty.” Check them out below! 1. Haerin (NewJeans) Haerin is often praised […]
BaCta is using engineered bacteria to grow natural rubber and slash CO2 emissions
The synthetic biology and precision fermentation space is a hotbed of entrepreneurial activity these days. But it’s not every day you come across a startup that’s using genetic engineering to produce natural rubber — a substance that’s challenging to reproduce in a lab because of how long its polymer is. Paris-based baCta has a proof […]
French biotech Generare speeds up hunt for new drugs by cloning natural molecules
French biotech startup Generare has closed a €5 million seed round (around $ 5.5 million at current exchange rates) to step up development of what it touts as a highly scalable approach to identifying promising compounds for drug discovery that already exist in nature. It’s focused on sifting for molecules that are produced by microorganisms […]
C-Zero is raising $18M to make emission-free hydrogen using natural gas, filings reveal
Hydrogen startup C-Zero has raised $ 5 million of an $ 18 million funding round, according to an SEC filing. The company is developing a way to strip hydrogen from methane without emitting carbon dioxide. The resulting hydrogen can be used in a range of industries today, including ammonia and petrochemical production, and potentially others […]