Norwegian Firm Plans Offshore Remote-Controlled Salmon Farm
“Norwegian company Arctic Offshore Farming has developed a new remote-controlled fish pen that could both reduce the cost of feed and minimize salmon dying from […]
Watch Ford F-150 All-Electric Pickup Tow Over 1 Million Pounds of Train
“Ford is starting to open up about the development of its all-electric F-150 pickup truck and it released a promotional video showing an all-electric prototype […]
California replacing 200 polluting diesel school buses with all-electric buses
“The California Energy Commission has awarded nearly $70 million to state schools to replace more than 200 diesel school buses with new, all-electric school buses. […]
Chinese Scientists Say They’ve Found A Safer Alternative To CRISPR
“Researchers from China’s Peking University have developed a new gene-editing technology — and they think it shows promise as a CRISPR alternative for fighting human […]
The First Complete Brain Wiring Diagram of Any Species Is Here
“…Aided by modern computer algorithms, the team mapped roughly 7,000 neural connections of both sexes of C. elegans, while landmarking all synaptic locations. All the wiring […]
Kenya launches Africa’s biggest wind farm
“Kenya on Friday formally launched Africa’s biggest wind power plant, a mammoth project in a gusty stretch of wilderness that already provides nearly a fifth […]
Top 6 trends in higher education
“Around the world, tuition at universities is rising at a much faster rate than inflation and challenging students’ return on investment. Reduced government funding and […]
A Finnish Startup Is Making Food Out Of Carbon Dioxide
“Solar Foods has developed a process that uses renewable energy and the carbon dioxide polluting our atmosphere to create an alternative protein it calls Solein. The company says […]
Can’t take the heat? ‘Cool walls’ can reduce energy costs, pollution
“If these walls could talk, they might tell you that cutting energy costs and pollution may be as easy as giving them a fresh coat […]
Gene Therapy Restores Vision In Blind Mice
“Thanks to a new gene therapy targeting specific cells in the eye, blind mice haveregained the ability to see. A team of neuroscientists developed a […]
Scientists Gene Edited Plants To Make Them Better At Carbon Capture
“It’s not enough for humans to pump less carbon into the atmosphere. To address climate change, many experts say we’re going to need to find […]
Researchers say they’re closer to finding cure for HIV after using CRISPR technology to eliminate disease in live mice for the first time
“Researchers say they’re one step closer to finding a potential cure for HIV after successfully eliminating the virus in living mice for the first time. […]
Utility-Scale Energy Storage Will Enable a Renewable Grid
“A roadblock to sustainable energy solutions is coming unstuck. The way the world gets its electricity is undergoing a rapid transition, driven by both the […]
These Researchers Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Make a ‘Turbocharged’ Flu Vaccine
“An Australian anti-flu drug thought to be the first in the world to be fully developed using artificial intelligence is about to begin human trials, […]
National Trust to divest £1bn portfolio from fossil fuels
“The National Trust is divesting its £1bn portfolio from fossil fuels in an attempt to help tackle the escalating climate crisis. The organisation, which looks after […]
New way to direct stem cells to heart tissue
“Researchers from the University of Bristol have reported a new way to direct stem cells to heart tissue, using a designer adhesin protein. The breakthrough, […]
Scientists attempting to open portal to a parallel universe
“Could 2019 be the year humans open the first portal to a shadowy dimension which mirrors our own world? Scientists in Oak Ridge National Laboratory […]
Thorium and the Future of Nuclear Energy
” Energy too cheap to meter – that was the promise of nuclear power in the 1950s, at least according to Lewis Strauss chairman of […]
Bill Gates and Big Oil back this company that’s trying to solve climate change by sucking CO2 out of the air
“In Squamish, British Columbia, there’s a company that wants to stop climate change by sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. It’s called Carbon Engineering, […]
This Company Has a Plan to Pull All the Excess Carbon Out of the Atmosphere
“Since the Industrial Revolution, humans have pumped an estimated 1 trillion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, causing the current climate crisis that the […]
COBE debuts ‘green oasis’ charging station to power electric vehicles in 15 minutes
“COBE presents the first of 48 ultra-fast charging stations in scandinavia, marking the inception of a new way of recharging vehicles on the road. the […]
Robert Downey Jr. announces footprint coalition to clean up the world with advanced tech
“Robert Downey Jr. used his part of the opening keynote for Amazon’s Re:Mars conference in Las Vegas Tuesday evening to announce the launch of a […]
This Ingenious Home STD Test is Simple, Fast, and Discreet
The future of sexual health is here. “Sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise across the United States. According to the CDC, the United States […]
Using Prevalent Technologies and ‘Internet Of Things’ Data for Atmospheric Science
“The use of prevalent technologies and crowdsourced data may benefit weather forecasting and atmospheric research, according to a new paper authored by Dr. Noam David, […]
Olafur Eliasson joins with IKEA to encourage people to harvest their own solar power
“IKEA has partnered with Little Sun – the social business co-founded by artist Olafur Eliasson – on small domestic solar panels that store energy to provide light and power, and inspire action […]
Study: Vital Organs Support Systems and Medical Bionics Market to Reach $59.41 Billion by 2025
“Allied Market Research published a report, titled, “Vital Organs Support Systems and Medical Bionics Market by Product (Vital organs support systems and Medical Bionics) and End User […]
Beyond Carbon – an effort to close all remaining coal plants in the U.S. by 2030
“In a commencement address today at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Michael Bloomberg launched “Beyond Carbon” – the largest coordinated campaign and the largest […]
Experimental CRISPR Study Exploits “Selfish” Genes
“CRISPR is often described as a “cut and paste” tool for DNA. But so far, the gene editing tech has proven far better at cutting […]
We’re not far from using blood tests to detect early-stage cancer, says CEO of Silicon Valley oncology firm
“Scientists aren’t far away from creating blood tests that can be used to detect the earliest stages of cancer, Guardant Health co-founder and CEO Helmy Eltoukhy said […]
Anheuser-Busch partners with Recurrent Energy to meet renewable energy goals
“Anheuser-Busch is making good on its pledge to be a more renewable brewer. The company said it is partnering with San Francisco-based solar developer Recurrent […]
New Method for Engineering Metabolic Pathways
“Cells are incredibly adept at creating complex molecules, like therapeutics, and can do so much better than many of our best factories. Synthetic biologists look […]
Finland pledges to become carbon neutral by 2035
“Finland’s new left-leaning coalition government has pledged to make the country carbon neutral by 2035 as part of a policy programme that includes a major […]
Discovery sheds light on synthesis, processing of high-performance solar cells
“Halide perovskite solar cells hold promise as the next generation of solar cell technologies, but while researchers have developed techniques for improving their material characteristics, […]
Desalination with zero emissions
“Desalination – the removal of salt and impurities from seawater – is one solution to the growing problem of freshwater scarcity, which is set to […]
Molecular Bait Can Help Hydrogels Heal Wounds
“Like fishermen, Rice University bioengineers are angling for their daily catch. But their bait, biomolecules in a hydrogel scaffold, lures microscopic stem cells instead of […]
Researchers gain key insight into solar material’s soaring efficiency
“The rows of blue solar panels that dot landscapes and rooftops are typically made out of crystalline silicon, the workhorse semiconductor found in virtually every […]
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 […]
New Progress in Stem-Cell-Free Regenerative Medicine
“…Thinking outside the stem cell box, two teams have now explored alternative paths towards repairing damaged tissue, both inside and outside the body. The first, published […]
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 […]
Amsterdam announces plan to ban all polluting cars by 2030
“The city of Amsterdam announced its plan to replace all gasoline and diesel-powered cars and motorcycles with electric vehicles by 2030. The plan is an attempt to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Finally, There’s a Hangover Cure That Relies on Science Instead of Gimmicks
“Thanks to Blowfish’s FDA-recognized formula, you can opt out of hangovers, cut through the crapulence, and skip the worst parts of a fun night out. Simply drop […]
App Converts Aerial Crop Photos Into Real-Time Metrics of Plant Growth and Crop Health
“Agricultural researchers have long used small-plot trials to test a myriad of practices, such as selecting the best seeds, fertilizer and crop-control products, and depending […]
EU CO2 emissions ‘significantly decreased’ in 2018
“The European Union’s statistical office estimates CO2 emissions in EU countries “significantly decreased” in 2018 compared to 2017. Eurostat estimates CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion […]
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 […]
Nation’s First ‘Hempwood’ Factory Could Be Sustainable Lifesaver for Endangered Oak Trees in the US
“A new facility in Kentucky has become the nation’s first factory to begin cultivating “wood” out of hemp. In addition to being 20% tougher than […]
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 […]