Turning Shipping Containers Into Urban Farms
In a clever recycling experiment, the startup Local Roots Farms is growing organic, hydroponic produce in America’s food deserts
This Commuter Bus Runs On Poop
A U.K.-based biogas plant has developed a 40-seater than runs on converted sewage and food waste
A Football Stadium Covered in This Solar Cloth Could Power a Small Town
Perry Carroll, founder of the Solar Cloth Company, has integrated super-thin photovoltaics into flexible fabric
Generating Power One Step At a Time
The Pittsburgh-based startup SolePower is developing an insole that collects kinetic energy as you walk to power your mobile phone
Designing a Smaller, Lighter Airplane Tail
With engineers from Caltech, Boeing and NASA, Israel Wygnanski is ushering in a new era of fuel-efficient airplane design
A Bike Path Near Amsterdam Is Now Generating Solar Power
As cyclists ride above, solar panels embedded in the pathway pump energy into the power grid
Holy Smokes! Tobacco May Fuel Planes in the Future
The seeds from a new type of tobacco plant grown in South Africa release an oil that can be made into biofuel
Tracking Frackers From the Sky
Citizen scientists eyeing Pennsylvania’s natural gas drillers in aerial images may help determine if there is a link between fracking and certain illnesses
A New Environmental Science Lab Now Walks the Walk, Cutting Its Overall Emissions by 37 Percent
With geothermal heating, on-site water reclamation and a host of other energy saving technologies, the Smithsonian’s first LEED-Platinum building opens
This Clear Plastic Material Harvests Solar Energy Without You Even Knowing It’s There
Researchers are developing transparent solar collectors that let sunlight in, while turning ultraviolet and near-infrared light into electricity
Celebrating Pittsburgh, the City Behind Pro Football, Big Macs and the Polio Vaccine
The Pennsylvanian city had more lives than a cat and thrives as a hub of innovation
This Smart Lightbulb Adjusts To You
Armed with motion and ambient light sensors, Stack’s Alba bulb learns and follows your patterns
Researchers Trick E. Coli Into Making Propane
European researchers have taken an important first step toward renewable propane, powered by the sun
Thomas Edison’s House of Wizardry
A visit to the invention factory where Edison would earn the nickname “Wizard of Menlo Park”
Your Next Smartphone Could Charge Six Times Faster
A California startup is implementing faster, smarter charging for next year’s mobile devices
Cigarette Butts Could Help Power Future Devices
South Korean researchers have found a simple way to turn toxic trash into high-performance supercapacitors
Next-Generation Electric Cars May Never Need A Battery Swap
U.S. Department of Energy researchers pinpoint the reasons why rechargeable batteries lose their ability to hold a charge over time
A Big Bet on How to Store Energy, Cheaply
Tech innovators are hoping they can store energy more cost-effectively with mechanical systems that use the most basic materials: air, water, and steel
Making Car Parts From Tomatoes
Ford and Heinz want to replace barrels of petroleum used in manufacturing with buckets of tomato skins
These Batteries Recharge With Waste Heat
A new system developed by a team from Stanford and MIT takes excess heat and turns it into electricity.
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