Investing in Green tech is the order of the day and we found these four startups from 2020 that are can still make a difference. One is the web browser Ecosia. You know, we spotted this on our iPhones a few months ago and it’s a pretty decent alternative to Google. Ecosia is an environmentally friendly… Continue reading Four Tech Startups That Help Improve The Environment
Month: April 2021
Waking Up To The Devastating Effect NFT Has On Today’s Environment
The excitement, the fresh new car smell, the shiny sticker of Non Fungible Tokens is peeling off to reveal a sick underbelly we didn’t take the time to think about. An NFT is simply a way to authenticate a digital item that (at present) can’t be faked or manipulated. Why not? Because each NFT is… Continue reading Waking Up To The Devastating Effect NFT Has On Today’s Environment
Tesla Electric Car App Reveals Carbon Footprint
Tesla now have an app that lets you see how much carbon your electric car is pumping into the atmosphere. Sure, the great Tesla Motors and other electric car producers have created a product with zero emissions in and of itself. However, our new technology is simply moving the pollution form our inner cities the… Continue reading Tesla Electric Car App Reveals Carbon Footprint
Today’s Consumers Find Comfort In Sustainability
The best thing we’ve seen over the past few years is the comfort consumers now seem to take in sustainable products. There is an epic movement towards sustainability worldwide. How many times have we brought you stories about sustainability? We’ll definitely bring you more as the years go on. Recent findings show that 38% of… Continue reading Today’s Consumers Find Comfort In Sustainability
UK Needs To Step Up Now To Secure 5G Tech Development
To make sure we all have 5G connectivity we deserve, the UK government needs to take steps that ensure a diverse and effective mobile network right now. You’ll have heard the Chinese technology company Huawei was banned from the British 5G network. That leaves serous questions behind the ability for the UK to develop an… Continue reading UK Needs To Step Up Now To Secure 5G Tech Development
Switching Off From Technology Burnout
There’s so much technology around us that it can be hard to switch off. The past year has lead to more phone use, more computer use and more zoom-fatigue as we were all forced (where possible) to work from home. We’ve had to learn how to set boundaries, or how difficult it can be to… Continue reading Switching Off From Technology Burnout
British Government Stop Green Homes Grant
The British government has stopped taking applications for the Green Homes Grant one year earlier than planned. The Green Homes grant was launched in September 2020 with the intention of helping British home owners upgrade their properties to make them more environmentally friendly. The scheme was backed by the government to help it meet the… Continue reading British Government Stop Green Homes Grant
California Groundwater Mapped By Satellite
Satellite technology is now being used to track the movement of groundwater in central California. The data was gathered using satellite-based InSAR (interferometric synthetic aperture radar) from the Sentinel-1 missions and continuous Global Positioning System (cGPS) data. This allows scientists at the University of California San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and School of Global Policy… Continue reading California Groundwater Mapped By Satellite
Instantly Compare Mobile Phone Signals From Several Networks At Once
Check the signal you can potentially expect from British mobile phone networks. Check out this mobile phone signal checker. Of course, we centred it on Brighton. The tool will help you verify what type of signal you can get and how good it will be given your geographical location. Networks often claim they have great… Continue reading Instantly Compare Mobile Phone Signals From Several Networks At Once
EE Turns On 5G In Brighton
Brighton is now officially live on EE’s 5G mobile phone network. Joining 34 other towns across the country, including Worcester, Blackburn and Southport, Brighton are now hooked up to the latest spectrum of the UK’s radio communications network. This announcement has come at a great time, since we can expect a summer of domestic tourism… Continue reading EE Turns On 5G In Brighton