Energy
These Creative Wind Turbines Will Have You Rethinking What You Know About Wind Power
Wind turbines don't have to all look the same. Here are some that are helping cities go green—and look like art in the process
Could Renewable Energy Be Stored in Balloons in the Ocean?
Underwater compressed air energy storage is promising, but the fate of this tech remains unknown
France Has a Power Plant Fueled by Cheese
Of course they do
One Day, Your Cup of Coffee Could Charge Your Phone
A pair of students has proposed the idea of embedding furniture with pads to absorb latent heat and convert it into electricity
A New Rose Is Part Plant, Part Color-Changing Machine
Innovation has never looked so pretty
These Soccer Balls and Jump Ropes Can Generate Power
Uncharted Play, a New York City-based startup, enables children in developing countries to build reserves of energy through play
Artisanal Pizza is Boosting the Coal Industry
Pizzerias are a new and growing market for coal companies
The LAPD Is Testing Teslas
As Los Angeles changes its vehicle procurement policies, visions of an all-electric fleet are dancing in Angelenos’ heads
Using Kirigami, the Japanese Art of Paper Cutting, to Build Better Solar Panels
Researchers have used the art technique to make light panels that twist to follow the sun
It's Strangely Difficult to Measure Big Explosions
But is it time for a makeover?
How Do U.S. Carbon Emissions Rank Internationally?
It's complicated
Could a Wind Turbine Be Coming to a Bridge Near You?
Engineers find, in a simulation, that two wind turbines mounted under a bridge in the Canary Islands could power hundreds of homes
What It's Like to Live in This Smart, Energy-Efficient Home of the Future
Nine months in, a family of four adjusts to life in the Honda Smart Home, a testing ground for new technologies at University of California, Davis
Recession, Not Fracking, Drove a Drop in U.S. Carbon Emissions
The switch from coal to natural gas played only a small role in the recent carbon dioxide decline
This New Nanogenerator Could Make Cars Much More Efficient
Electrodes placed on a car's tires can harness the energy generated when rubber meets road
The Case for Washing Clothes in Cold Water
Laundry: You're doing it wrong
Will Buildings of the Future Be Cloaked In Algae?
Built by a London architecture firm, a new gazebo has a living "skin" that produces oxygen and absorbs considerable amounts of carbon dioxide
Turning Energy Plants Produce Into Usable Electricity
Plant-e, a company in the Netherlands, is placing conductors in the soil underneath plants to collect excess energy from photosynthesis
A Kit to Build Your Own Mud Battery and Other Wild Ideas That Just Got Funded
Also, a campaign to build a Little Free Museum
This Solar-Powered Plane is Currently Circumnavigating the World
With 17,000 solar cells in its wing and tail, the aircraft relies solely on sunshine to keep its motors running
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