Sustainability
What Will It Take for Smart Windows to Go Mainstream?
Specialized glass that keeps heat in during winter and lets it out during summer could make buildings much more efficient
Minerals Used in Kitty Litter Could Help Fight Climate Change
A MIT study shows how, when treated with copper, a clay called zeolite can convert methane to carbon dioxide, a less powerful greenhouse gas
Researchers Use Algae to Power a Computer for Months
The experiment suggests that cyanobacteria 'batteries' could run small devices
Have Scientists Designed the Perfect Chocolate?
Part of a burgeoning field of 'edible metamaterials,' Dutch physicists found that 3-D printed spiral-shaped candies give the ideal eating experience
Innovation for Good
A look at the researchers, inventors and community leaders who are bringing creativity and ingenuity to today's biggest challenges
Could High-Flying Kites Power Your Home?
Nearly a dozen companies are betting on computer-controlled, airborne wind energy to electrify the future
Scientists Are Making Cochineal, a Red Dye From Bugs, in the Lab
Used to color foods and cosmetics, carminic acid is traditionally 'farmed' from an insect. But researchers are moving to engineer it in microbes
Tourism Gets a Refresh in the Hands of Activists Seeking to Decolonize the Industry
Operators practicing 'solidarity tourism' push back against travel that can be environmentally and socially destructive
Designing a More Environmentally Friendly Sunscreen
Scientists are sourcing new ultraviolet ray-blocking compounds from algae, seaweed, cyanobacteria and other marine creatures
This Mushroom-Based Leather Could Be the Next Sustainable Fashion Material
Currently marketed as a luxury fabric, Fine Mycelium is carbon-neutral and can be grown to order
Scientists Made an Eco-Friendly Plastic Using DNA From Salmon Sperm
The material requires 97 percent less carbon emissions to make than petroleum-based plastics
This Apparel Company Wants to Have a Profound Effect on Your Energy Use
LifeLabs Design was founded by a pair of Stanford professors who have developed fabrics capable of cooling and warming the wearer
How the Smithsonian Grapples With Climate Change
As a hub for research and education, the Institution is poised to help the world find solutions to the global challenge
Lab-Grown Coffee Passes Taste Test
Finnish researchers brew batch using a bioreactor for a more sustainable, climate-conserving java crop
Is This Weed-Spotting, Yield-Predicting Rover the Future of Farming?
The robot, developed by Alphabet Inc.'s X, will make its public debut at the Smithsonian
Researchers Transfer a Human Protein Into Plants to Supersize Them
While a promising route to boosting crop yields, experts say more work needs to be done to understand why the tweak works
In the Face of Rising Seas, Are Floating Cities a Real Possibility?
A scale model of Oceanix City, a concept capable of supporting more than 10,000 residents, will be featured in the Smithsonian's upcoming 'Futures' exhibit
Fifty Years Ago, Berkeley Restaurant Chez Panisse Launched the Farm-to-Table Movement
'Local, organic, sustainable' are common buzzwords on American menus now, but it wasn't always that way
How Nigeria's Oluwaseyi Moejoh's Conservation Activism Is Spreading Across Africa and Beyond
The founder of U-recycle Initiative Africa, current law student, and all-around force for positive change is a powerful advocate for a sustainable planet
Facing Warming Waters, Fishermen Are Taking Up Ocean Farming
Called regenerative ocean farming, this model involves growing shellfish and kelp in underwater gardens
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