The World Economic Forum estimates the world needs a 35% increase in the production of batteries by 2030 to meet the 2°C goal of the Paris Agreement. Attracting this level of investment is challenging enough, but consider also the additional problems of ethical mineral sourcing, the re-use and recycling of batteries, as well as the inevitable final life treatment of residual waste.The Global Battery Alliance takes a holistic view of the value chain & seeks to influence Government's, businesses & NGO's to support 10 actions to deliver a more sustainable value-chain for the electrification of transport.http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_A_Vision_for_a_Sustainable_Battery_Value_Chain_in_2030_Report.pdf

Covid-19 and manufacturing… In areas where firms adopted more IT, unemployment rate rose less because of social-distancing. Israeli innovation played a role in helping the global economy adapt to changing circumstances. There are over 250 companies in the Industry 4.0 sector that provide services within cybersecurity, infrastructure, supply-chain & logistics, energy-optimization, 3D-printing, robotics, real-estate, food, quality and yield-improvement, predictive analytics, sensors, AI, security, AR/VR &c. It is not surprising that many global corporations, who are researching and developing cutting-edge solutions in the realm of digital transformation, are choosing to look in Israel. Click to learn about a select few:  

Feeling healthy and being healthy are two different things. Start 2021 right with well-being applications to get you in the right frame of mind for 2021. Apps ranging from mental well-being, food education and planning and fitness related learnings.Start 2021 the way it should be.https://www.onegreenplanet.org/natural-health/10-mental-health-and-wellness-apps-to-use-in-2021/

RMIT researchers have used lobster-inspired spiral shapes to increase the strength of 3D printed concrete structures.Natural materials like lobster exoskeletons had “evolved into high-performance structures over millions of years” according to lead researcher Dr Jonathan Tran."...lobster shells are naturally strong and naturally curved, we know this could help us deliver stronger concrete shapes like arches and flowing or twisted structures.”The team's work, published in 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, favourably compared these “helicoidal patterns" against other patterns. The most commonly-used 3DP build method is lines laid down on top of each other in parallel.  More: https://www

Many Australians worry about not having enough money in retirement. But traditional financial advice is expensive and time consuming. Sydney-based fintech mProjections wants to give every Australian confidence in their financial future. mProjections has developed an easy and useful “super report” that is available online and on demand for a very low annual fee. The report empowers you (and your financial advisor if you use one) to take action now to increase your retirement income in the future.  It’s suitable for all super fund members, including SMSFs.  Team pictured L to R:  Frank Ashe, Antik Kapoor and Derek Condell.   https://mprojections.com.au/

Sydney artist Liz Payne’s vibrant and distinctive work explores abstraction through colour, shape and form with a combination of mediums -paint, embroidery and beading. With occurring themes of symmetry, symbolism and the power of pattern being explored, the works grab the viewers’ attention and draw them closer to explore the meticulously detailed and intricate textures, layered upon and hand stitched. All her works are designed, painted, hand embroidered and beaded, so each work is one of a kind and a one-off original. Liz’s large scale embroidered artworks, can take months (even years) to complete.   https://www.lizlpayne.com/