Why new solar installations will reach a breakneck pace by 2025
“The rise is set to continue. Solar power is about to reach an inflection point. A new report released on Thursday claims that installations in […]
PixelGreen: A hybrid, green media wall for existing high-rise buildings
” Researchers at Deakin University and the University of Hong Kong have recently designed a hybrid green architectural wall system for high-rise buildings that integrates […]
How ‘doping’ boosts next-gen solar cells towards commercialisation
“An international team of researchers has brought a new generation of solar cells a step closer to commercialisation, by showing how sunlight can trigger a […]
AT&T now accepts Bitcoin as payment for its 150+ million subscribers
“AT&T customers will now be able to select BitPay as a payment option, allowing for bill payment in Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash. The telecom company had over 150 […]
Energy-Free Superfast Computing Invented by Scientists Using Light Pulses
“Superfast data processing using light pulses instead of electricity has been created by scientists. The invention uses magnets to record computer data which consume virtually […]
US Researchers Continue to Improve 3D Printed Prosthetics for Children
“US researchers from the University of Central Florida and Oregon Health and Science University have come together to review the history not only of prosthetics overall in the medical […]
NASA is working on electric planes powered by cryogenic hydrogen
“To clean up the aviation industry, NASA-funded scientists are working to develop an all-electric aircraft powered by cryogenically-liquified hydrogen fuel. The University of Illinois scientists […]
Sensor Embedded into Fabric Paves Way for ‘Smart’ Clothing
“Most of us carry smartphones and some of us wear smartwatches. Can smart clothes be close behind? Researchers at UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering think […]
Watch a 3D printed neighborhood spring up from nothing
“We’ve already seen a 3D printer construct a house. Now we can watch one build a whole neighborhood. Last Thursday, housing nonprofit New Story shared […]
Mercedes want to abandon combustion engines by 2039
“German giant Mercedes-Benz said Monday it wants to stop selling traditional combustion engine cars by 2039 and plans for its new vehicles sold worldwide by […]
Researchers make organic solar cells immune to the ravages of water, air and light
“Researchers at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering have discovered a remarkable means of making organic solar panels more robust, including conferring resistance […]
Elon Musk just revealed new details about Starlink, a plan to surround Earth with 12,000 high-speed internet satellites. Here’s how it might work.
“SpaceX, the rocket company founded by Elon Musk, is trying to launch an internet revolution. SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape […]
IOTA Partners With Luxury Fashion Brand To Make Use Of Distributed Ledger Technology For Its Supply Chain
“In recent news, the German blockchain foundation, IOTA is initiating a Distributed Ledger Technology to enable a more supportive and ethically sourced fashion industry along […]
Swiss & Italian Researchers 3D Print Microdevices for Clean Water
“The authors have created a 3D printed microrobotic prototype capable of finding pollutants and kill bacteria. Ranging from micrometers to millimeters, the small machines can […]
GM Cruise Autonomous Vehicle Unit Gets $1.15B Investment
“A group of institutional investors is sinking $1.15 billion into GM Cruise LLC, the autonomous vehicle unit of General Motors. Cruise announced the investment from […]
Scientists Say They Have Created An Environmentally Friendly Alternative To Styrofoam
“From an environmental perspective, styrofoam is a disaster. It is one of those products that imposes huge costs on society, costs that are borne by […]
An Indian Bioprinting Startup is Working on 3D Printed ‘Liquid Cornea’ for Corneal Grafts
“In the last few years, there has been a continuous growth of bioprinting companies around the world, probably because the medical field is one of […]
This Tiny Electric Car Is Made From 80% Recycled Plastics
“Milan-based design studio Mandalaki recently unveiled the Birò O2, a concept car that puts a sustainable twist on Italian carmaker Estrima’s Birò, a tiny two-seater electric […]
AI Could Prevent Unneeded Tests in Patients with Stable Chest Pain
“Artificial intelligence (AI) could prevent unnecessary diagnostic tests in patients with stable chest pain, according to research presented today at ICNC 2019. A decision support […]
The byFlow 3D Food Printer That Could Make Culinary Personalization Happen
“Back in 2015, the Dutch company byFlow – then called 3D By Flow – launched their portable and multi-extruder 3D printer “Focus” on Kickstarter. Although their 3D printer […]
Radical new desalination technique may disrupt the water industry
“A Columbia Engineering team led by Ngai Yin Yip, Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering, reports that they have developed a radically new desalination […]
Move over, silicon switches: There’s a new way to compute
“Logic and memory devices, such as the hard drives in computers, now use nanomagnetic mechanisms to store and manipulate information. Unlike silicon transistors, which have […]
Vacuum Maker Dyson Patents Off-Road Electric Car
“Vacuum maker Dyson just unveiled early blueprints for its upcoming off-road electric car. The vehicle seems to be designed to be maneuverable even on rough […]
Case Study: A 3D Printed Patient Specific Partial Finger Prosthesis
“From the University of Nebraska at Omaha, researchers Keaton Young, James E. Pierce, and James M. Zuniga explore prosthetics made via 3D printing in ‘Assessment of […]
These “biosolar panels” suck CO2 from the air to grow edible algae
“In London, scientists are testing the “BioSolar Leaf,” which uses carbon-hungry organisms to help clean the air better than trees can–all while providing an excellent […]
The World’s First 3D-Printed Village Is Coming to Latin America This Summer
“Acclaimed designer Yves Béhar of fuseproject, Austin–based construction technologies company ICON, and nonprofit New Story just unveiled plans to build the world’s first 3D-printed community, which will provide over […]
The World’s First ‘Zero-Waste Flight’ Just Landed In Australia
“Think back to your last flight: In addition to dehydration and jet lag, you probably exited the aircraft with a pile of trash in your […]
City of Austin in Texas partners with IOTA Foundation for a blockchain transportation initiative
“The transportation department in the city of Austin in Texas has recently partnered with IOTA Foundation. They will work on blockchain transportation use cases, which […]
Robotic Health Care is Coming to a Hospital Near You
“Medical robots are helping doctors and other professionals save time, lower costs and shorten patient recovery times, but patients may not be ready. Our research into human perceptions of automated […]
Inside Japan’s most innovative city
“Sandwiched between the mountains and the sea in Japan’s far-west corner, Fukuoka is a city trying to reinvent itself. In a land long dominated by […]
Australian Man Receives 3D Printed Titanium Replacement for Sternum
“Walter Santos of Australia is living much more comfortably now, thanks to a 3D printed titanium implant in his sternum. The device, developed by Dr. Michael […]
Ingenious Gadget Could Harvest Battery Material From The Ocean
“These days, most batteries for electric vehicles are based on cobalt — a dwindling element sourced from mines that often employ child labor and other unethical practices. Now, a team of MIT […]
Ford Designers Are Using VR to Collaborate on Projects While Thousands of Miles Apart
“Ford recently partnered with Gravity Sketch to bring virtual reality into the car design process. Now the Blue Oval is highlighting one of the ways it […]
Organovo: Bioprinting Could be the New Solution to Organ Transplantation
“Remember when movies like The Island seemed like a scary yet foreseeable future? In 2005, the sci-fi thriller introduced a compound inhabited by clones used for […]
Adidas continues drive toward sustainable manufacturing with FUTURECRAFT.LOOP performance shoe
“It’s not everyday a household name brand in the performance footwear industry announces a 100 percent recyclable shoe, fortunately for conscientious consumers and the planet, adidas […]
UKRI Studying Democratized Peer-To-Peer Microgrids
“UK Research and Innovation has begun a study to determine how people with small rooftop solar systems — called micro-generators — could create a peer-to-peer energy […]
New look at VW’s ID all-electric hatchback
“Volkswagen is about to open its order book for the ID all-electric hatchback, the first all-electric vehicle built on its new MEB platform made to […]
Forget Smart Cities (For a Minute), We Need to Talk About Smart Farms
“There’s a lot of talk about digital technology and smart cities, but what about smart farms? Many of us still have a romantic view of farmers surveying […]
Scientists Have a New Idea To Make a Fusion Reactor Practical
“Scientists are hoping a new upgrade at U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) could finally make fusion power a reality — […]
NYC Passes Bold New Legislation Requiring Green Roofs on New Buildings – and Much More
“New York City recently passed a trailblazing new piece of legislation that is set to propel the Big Apple towards the forefront of America’s fight […]
Creating Context-Aware Environments with Next-Generation Sensors
” Recent evolutions in the core enabling technologies for Internet of Things (IoT)-connected smart devices now make it possible to broadly deploy intelligent, “context-aware” environments […]
Futuristic Robot Farm Begins Selling Its First Produce
“In October, startup Iron Ox opened its first farm, where robots would tackle many of the tasks traditionally undertaken by humans. Now, the company’s leafy greens […]
JinkoSolar Has Already Secured More Than 10.7 Gigawatts In Orders In 2019
“Chinese solar PV manufacturing giant JinkoSolar has continued its strong recent performance, announcing on Tuesday that it had already secured over 10.7 gigawatts (GW) in […]
The Revolution Will Be Put On The Blockchain
“Reporter Rachel-Rose O’Leary talks about the way technology can be used to either ignite or suppress an uprising by common people and the role cryptocurrency […]
Electric Cars Are Estimated to Be Cheaper Than Regular Cars by 2022
“Electric cars have developed a reputation as the ultimate status symbol of the champagne environmentalist, but that could be very close to changing. New research from BloombergNEF says […]
America’s renewable energy set to surpass coal for the first month ever [VIDEO]
“America’s clean energy revolution is on the verge of a tipping point.The renewable energy sector is projected to generate more electricity than coal during the […]
Retrofitted Air Conditioners Could Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Fuel
“A team of researchers from Germany and Canada have proposed a radical environmental concept: retrofitting old air conditioning units so that they suck in excess carbon […]
The next FinTech: Global “Open Finance” Infrastructure
““Open Finance “ — open-source financial services infrastructure built on public blockchains — may be the next major digitization narrative after Fintech. Driven by the transformation of analog liquidity […]
A 30-mph e-bike to compete with cars in cities? Investors just bet $20 million on it
“Bird and Lime are scooting along, backed by hundreds of millions in venture capital. But there are still plenty of companies hoping to dominate the […]
Valve Index will be going high-end in the VR headset world
“Pre-orders hovering in the wings will be the icing on the cake—the cake being a high-end VR headset called the Valve Index, from Valve. TechCrunch said pre-orders […]