Digital economy

Sweat Power

Wearable devices are all the rage. But the fly in the technological ointment is battery life. Limited by size, rechargeables run out too fast, button batteries are not sustainable and newer tech brings heat and potential burn dangers. But scientists are working on another wearable power source – sweat.

WWF Launches Plastic Smart Cities in Southeast Asia

Through Plastic Smart Cities, WWF is building cities’ capacity to eliminate plastic pollution by 2030. An online knowledge platform with best practices will be launched at the World Urban Forum in February 2020.