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Boyan Slat talks up his latest invention, The Interceptor

The founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup spoke with CNET's Stephen Beacham about his latest endeavor to catch plastic pollution in rivers across the world. The Interceptor has already been deployed in two rivers and is actively collecting plastic debris before it reaches our oceans. Press conferenc

What are the risks of microbeads and microplastics?

What are the risks of microbeads and microplastics? Risk Bites takes a look at where these millimeter-sized plastic beads are used, and why experts are becoming increasingly concerned about the potential environmental and health impacts of these and other microplastics. BACKGROUND RESOURCES

What is the South Sea

The South Sea is part of the largest and deepest ocean in the world. Volcanic islands line up in the Pacific like on a chain. They lie on the Pacific Ring of Fire or are located on the Pacific Plate. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Spiegel TV/C. Moroni/B. Lindenblatt/Maximilian Mohr Translation and dubbing: a

Fukushima disaster

On March 11, 2011, a seaquake shook the seabed in the Pacific. The following waves flooded the nuclear power plant site. The power supply collapsed. There was a core meltdown and ultimate MCA. Author: ZDF/TerraX/Zeitsprung Pictures/Carl-Ludwig Paeschke/Studio Paeper/Michael Mueller Translation and

Asahi Linux - Porting Linux to Apple Silicon

In this talk, you will learn how Apple Silicon hardware differs from regular laptops or desktops. We'll cover how we reverse engineered the hardware without staring at disassembly but by using a thin hypervisor that traces all MMIO access and then wrote Linux drivers. We'll also talk about how upstr

Plastics | Incredible Oceans | FuseSchool

CREDITS Animation & Design: Chloe Adams, Jean-Pierre Louw, Joshua thomas Narration: Russel Arnott Script: Incredible Oceans Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/FuseSchool Hi My name is Russell Arnott I'm a marine biologist at Bath University and I'm here today to talk a little bit ab

The Humboldt Current

This ocean current transports cold, nutrient-rich deep water from Antarctica northward along the west coast of South America. Every second it moves 15 million cubic meters of water, about 75 million full bathtubs. Author: ZDF/Terra X/R.Marel/S.Hillmann/C.Gerisch/A.Kindler/SpiegelTV/Maximilian Mohr

Food Waste - What You Should Know

There’s a lot of food left from last weekend’s family gathering – what a waste to throw it all away! Well, you don’t have to. simpleshow foundation explains how you can reduce food waste, save money and help the environment – with just a few simple tricks. Author: Jana Eberwein Sources: http://ec

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film)_Vertical

All Quiet on the Western Front is a 1930 American pre-Code epic anti-war film based on the 1929 novel of the same name by German novelist Erich Maria Remarque. Directed by Lewis Milestone, it stars Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray, Slim Summerville, and William Bakewell. The film opened to wide