Good News Notes: “A new trimaran concept from Van Geest Design, called Domus, is modeled on single-story homes built in the times of the Ancient Roman, a RobbReport post reveals. The name Domus comes from the Ancient Latin word for “house”. The designers chose that particular point in history as inspiration partly due to the sense of prestige it…
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Meet Mr Trash Wheel – and the other new devices that eat river plastic
Good News Notes: “The Great Bubble Barrier is just that – a wall of bubbles. It gurgles across the water in a diagonal screen, pushing plastic to one side while allowing fish and other wildlife to pass unharmed. The technology, created by a Dutch firm and already being used in Amsterdam, is being trialled in the Douro…
‘manta’ by seacleaners is a giant sailboat on the attack of oceanic plastic pollution
Good News Notes: “recently introduced by seacleaners, ‘manta’ is a giant hybrid sailboat created to reinforce the battle against oceanic plastic pollution. this first-of-a-kind processing ship is designed to collect, treat and repurpose large numbers of plastic debris floating in polluted waters, along the coasts, in estuaries, and in the mouths of large rivers. relying primarily on renewable…