UK startup achieves major breakthrough in quest for space-based solar power
A UK startup has claimed a major breakthrough in its plans to beam solar energy from space to Earth. At a lab in Belfast, Oxford-based Space Solar managed to light…
The race is on to commercialise fusion energy. Europe could lead the charge
The unimaginably complex task of creating, containing, and commercialising fusion energy is undoubtedly one of the greatest scientific endeavours of our time. Since the 1950s, hoards of the world’s top…
FabricNano’s cell-free biotech could make microplastics a thing of the past
When researchers revealed the results of a study on the prevalence of microplastics in human placentas earlier this year, the findings were profoundly disturbing. Researchers analysed 62 placental tissue samples…
Startup secures €7.6M for sand battery that can heat a small town
Last month, Finnish startup Polar Night Energy announced that it is building a giant sand battery capable of heating a town of 5,000 people for up to a month. That’s…
Why workers are leaving fossil fuel jobs — and what to do if you feel like ‘climate quitting’
Are you frustrated with your employer’s lack of commitment to sustainability? Maybe “climate quitting” is for you. Climate quitting means leaving your job due to concerns about your employer’s impact…
Carpooling rebounds as BlaBlaCar raises €100M and reaches profitability
Carpooling’s resurgence continued today as France’s BlaBlaCar reached two big new milestones. The Paris-based trip-sharing service has raised a €100mn credit line and hit profitability over the last 24 months…
Formula E world champion reveals how race cars accelerate EV tech
António Félix da Costa is an extremely fast worker. The motorsports star has barely caught his breath since speeding at 250 km/h per hour into sixth place at a race…
Cosmic rays, XR, and ‘multiverse’ quantum computing — welcome to EIC’s deeptech Scaling Club
“Do you believe in the multiverse?” our petite and cheerful guide Angelina asked me when I told her what I do for a living, while navigating the rambunctious street’s of…
This snowboard is made from paper — and it shreds like a dream
Professional freeride snowboarder Cody Bramwell carves through the deep white powder, left-right-left-right, down the mountainside. He’s snow surfing, a unique, bind-less style of snowboarding invented in Japan in the 1980s. …
Gocycle releases first pics of F1-inspired folding cargo ebikes
London-based Gocycle, founded by Richard Thorpe, a former industrial designer at McLaren, has released the first images of its new range of folding cargo ebikes. Gocycle, best known for its…
5 steps to building an ESG-responsible software startup
Many startups around the world will want to play their part in creating a more responsible business. But it can seem like an unattainable goal, with many regarding it as…
European startups are making batteries both punchy — and portable
When engineers working for the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) have some welding to do out on a section of track, they don’t have to fire up a diesel generator anymore.…