Question

Listed below are two new researches by the IBM company .

A radical new recycling process

The biggest threat to our planet are humans, due to our waste and pollution. Plastic is one major issue, as it pollutes our planet on a daily basis and the predictions are that in 2050, there will be more plastic in our oceans than fishes. In order to prevent that from happening, IBM Researchers have invented the VolCat, which will make the recycling of plastic more efficient. This new recycling concept will break down all kinds of plastic, regardless if it is colored or not, clean or dirty. Hence, households won’t have to separate and recycle their plastic at home anymore, since the VolCat will use all types of plastic together. VolCat is a catalytic chemical process, which dissolves polyester plastics. Once it is digested, it can then be reused for new plastic manufacturing machines (IBM Research, n.d.).

Heavy Metal Free Batteries:

IBM is currently working on new battery technologies that are free of heavy metals such as cobalt, nickel, lithium, and other metal types. The main objectives of this project are to lower the cost of batteries, charge faster, higher power density, higher energy density, better efficiency, and lower flammability of batteries currently being used. They expect these batteries to be used in electronics, airplanes, cars, and any other product that requires mobile power. They are currently working with Mercedes-Benz Research and Development, Central Glass and battery manufacturers to develop this technology (Na, 2019).

In your own word discuss how both research can be beneficial to the future ? give a thorough explanation

Answer 1

The above researches have significance in the present scenario.Invention of new recycling of plastic enhance the chance recycling.Plastics made up of a huge amount of solid waste.The breakdown period of plastics take too much of time.So new recycling process will help to recycle the plastic in any form (dirty,clean,colored or uncolored).It will make plastic recycling more efficient.So it conserve energy and conserve environment.Any how invention of VolCat has importance in future.It creates more environment conservation.

Heavy metal used batteries negatively impact environment. Batteries undergo photochemical reaction as they decompose in landfills.This causes emission of green house gases and it results climate change and global warming.The invention of heavy metal free batteries is an attempt towards environment conservation.Cobalt,nickel and other heavy metals have a negative impact on environment.Heavy metal free batteries have significance in many areas,such as lower cost,faster charging,high power density,high energy density and so on.

So the above mentioned two inventions have significance in future with regard to environment protection.