The Weekly Dive #29
Congratulations to Karen Frost and The Water Council for receiving $1 million from the National Science Foundation. A startup is sending spacecrafts into orbit using water propulsion. A new tech can remove 100 tons of CO2 per year. AI solutions are entering the water industry. Gigantic ice deserts full of black algae are making the ice melt faster. Chicago signs a $1 billion deal to sell its water. H&M Foundation invests in a soundwave innovation to reduce microplastics in synthetics. Forget USB keys, we will soon save our data on DNA. Mushrooms' electric communications increase after rainfall. This week, we are highlighting Heather Callender-Potters, one of HydroDAO's key advisors. Learn about her impressive background and why she is passionate about water.
Your weekly Bonus - Half the planet will be in 'new climate zones' by 2100.
This week's quote:
"Water is the driving force of all nature." - Leonardo da Vinci
Congratulations to The Water Council and Karen Frost!!
The Water Council and partners have received a $1 million, two-year Development Award to prepare the region for a Regional Innovation Engine
Congratulations to our advisor Karen Frost and The Water Council who have received a Development Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to plan a Resiliency Innovation Engine in eastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois.
What's New with Water Innovations?
Startup raises small spacecraft's orbit by 1.86 miles using water propulsion
Momentus Space CCO Chris Kinman said the system provides "higher efficiency" and "higher thrust" than traditional space tugs.
The 8 most innovative technologies in renewable energy
Renewable energy technologies continue to make seriours strides.
New US tech can successfully remove 100 tons of CO2 from the ocean a year
The system creates no by-products and doesn’t add anything to the ocean.
Yorkshire partnership at the heart of innovative AI pollution prevention solution
They joined forces to use AI and the Internet of Things (IoT) to reduce wastewater network blockages and pollution.
What's New in the Industry?
US agency takes unprecedented action to tackle PFAS water pollution
EPA has ordered chemical company Chemours to stop discharging high levels of the toxic substance into the Ohio River.
Chicago's $1 billion water deal shows Great Lakes wealth
The Midwest is touting its ample water supplies to spur economic growth.
H&M FOUNDATION FUNDS SOUNDWAVE INNOVATION
Synthetic textiles are one of the major contributors to the release of microplastics.
Smart Water Metering Market Is Expected To Reach US$ 9586.02M By The End Of 2033
The estimated market value for smart water metering will grow at a 10% CAGR.
What's New in the Science?
Forget hard drives and data centers, DNA is the future of data storage
Every day insane amounts of data are produced, and we're running out of storage solutions. Therefore, scientists are looking at DNA to store all of the content that's generated on the internet.
Gigantic ice deserts full of black algae are making the ice melt faster
The ice is melting 20% faster, according to the estimates of the researchers.
Mushrooms increase electrical communication after rainfall
A type of basidiomycete is able to communicate through electrical signals.
Quantum LIDAR prototype acquires images while underwater
New technology could help model and image hard-to-reach places like underwater pipelines.
Heather has an extensive private equity background, having managed investment capital for 15+ years, involving three funds, with total committed capital of $425 million. She joined the Polish American Enterprise Fund in 1991, a $250 million fund established with US government support, to make private sector investments in Poland.
In 1993, Heather raised a $100 million fund for Entreprise Investors, now the CEE region’s largest private equity fund advisor. Heather was later recruited by Baring Private Equity Partners and Communication Equity Associates to co-manage and lead a start-up CEE/CIS fund focused on 18 countries in Europe.
In 2005, Heather co-founded Pharmajet, a private drug delivery technology company which has developed a family of patented, proprietary needle-free injection technologies. PharmaJet is the only commercial stage needle-free jet injection technology which serves the immunization and vaccine market, enjoying multiple "firsts and onlys" clinical and regulatory claims.
Heather serves on the Board of our Water Innovation Foundation providing our water community, particularly our youth, great leadership and support.
Thank you Heather for your groundbreaking investment leadership, your passion for water innovation, and for your deep support to our HydroDAO community.
What's in the Future?
Almost Half The Planet Predicted to Enter New Climate Zones by 2100
Our planet is teetering on the edge of several tipping points that once passed, will topple into a cascade of ecological changes.
waterloop: #179: The PFAS Puzzle: Lessons On Health
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The emergence of PFAS has epidemiologists and toxicologists working to understand the health impacts. Researchers in North Carolina are on the leading edge of the science and discuss what is known about human health impacts.
