SpaceX took one small ‘hop’ closer towards Mars

Bill Gates warns of climate change, Starship prototype brings us closer to Mars, waste PPE could be converted into biofuel [Interesting Engineering]( }}) Wednesday, 05 Aug 2020 Good morning. Let's dive in: - A [massive explosion]( ripped through central Beirut, killing dozens and injuring thousands. - Ford Motors CEO and President Jim Hackett [announced]( unexpectedly that he will be retiring. - Today in 1858, the first transatlantic cable was completed. Want to learn the first message sent with it? Check [this]( out. A feast of visuals is waiting for you. You're welcome. [SpaceX's Starship Prototype 'Test Hop' Brings Us Closer to Mars]( "Mars is looking real," Elon Musk tweeted after the successful 'hop' test. [SpaceX's Starship Prototype 'Test Hop' Brings Us Closer to Mars]( [News]( [SpaceX]( SpaceX took a giant leap towards making us an interplanetary species by shooting Starship into the air in its latest "hop test" before undergoing a controlled landing on Tuesday evening. [> Read More]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Bill Gates Warns Climate Change Death Toll Could Exceed COVID-19]( And that the time to start acting is now. [Bill Gates Warns Climate Change Death Toll Could Exceed COVID-19]( [Energy & Environment]( [Greg Rubenstein/Flickr](N06/49790335083/in/photolist-2iRNtXa-4oF1Hr-51Ciai-66NNXY-48nwzq-4p13Ry-4oZWhf-4oVX16-4oZVZQ-4oZXSs-4oZWEN-4oZViC-4oVXFH-4oVRHZ-4oVXkM-G8wEL-n9nC9k-yPEh7-8vFMRh-6cfcoE-NbX3t-7z814x-6UapKn-4ntTLj-3c1v1v-5Xu8av-25uuDu-5Ywzvj-CCWMV-8qiLor-5rbTmW-2hqtzDW-8BuYUe-hxFUGV-9xTykJ-hxEwyb-7CoRZF-hxEQeQ-93k5-hxEEx5-hxFCdH-hxEuPQ-hxFSZB-hxEyTm-hxE6aL-hxFWq4-hxEom9-hxDMee-4oVYGT-EeRhpo) Even though COVID-19 is hitting our planet hard at the moment, Gates warns us to keep being vigilant about climate change effects as they would have an even worse impact than the virus in the long run. [> Read More]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Waste PPE Could Be Converted Into Biofuel, Study Says]( Turning the world's abundant PPE waste into biofuel would help to tackle two global issues. [Waste PPE Could Be Converted Into Biofuel, Study Says]( [News]( [Brian Yurasits/Unsplash]( Though COVID-19 has had some positive short-term effects for the environment, personal protective equipment (PPE), which is currently being used and disposed of at an unprecedented rate, poses a serious problem for the environment. Now, however, a new study has an interesting claim. [> Read More]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Guy Mounts Highly Dangerous 200-Watt Laser to the Roof of His Car] [TheBackyardScientist/YouTube]( [News]( [Guy Mounts Highly Dangerous 200-Watt Laser to the Roof of His Car]( He points the "death ray" at the sky and shoots some planets. [> Read More]( [Photographer Who Captured Moon Photobombing Saturn Explains How He Did It] [Paul Stewart]( [Space]( [Photographer Who Captured Moon Photobombing Saturn Explains How He Did It]( You have probably never seen Moon this big and Saturn this small... [> Read More]( [How a Tire Looks From the Inside While Driving] [Warped Perception/YouTube]( [Automotive]( [How a Tire Looks From the Inside While Driving]( This YouTuber got an interesting request from a viewer to mount a GoPro inside the tire of a car and drive around in it. [> Read More]( [Advertisement]( [Disappearing Unesco World Heritage Sites Resurrected Through Animated Gifs] [Budget Direct]( [Architecture]( [Disappearing Unesco World Heritage Sites Resurrected Through Animated Gifs]( Care for a virtual trip around the world? Today you are in luck. [> Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Video of the Day [Make Your Very Own Arduino-Based Color Candy Sorting Machine]( [Make Your Very Own Arduino-Based Color Candy Sorting Machine]( Need to sort your tablet candies by color? Why not automate the process using Arduino? [> Read More]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [youtube]( [linkedin]( You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to our newsletter. [Unsubscribe]( to manage your newsletter subscriptions. [Display on interestingengineering.com]( Interesting Engineering, Inc 201 Spear Street, Suite 1100 San Francisco, CA 94105 © Copyright 2020 | Interesting Engineering, Inc. All Rights Reserved