America on a new fast track to fusion energy
“The giant appropriations bill signed by US President Donald Trump on December 27 contains a little-noticed section that sets the goal of creating a full-fledged […]
GM, Navistar team up to build hydrogen powered heavy trucks
“In about three years, Navistar plans to start selling low-emission hydrogen-powered heavy trucks under a partnership with General Motors and a small distribution company called […]
U.S. Students Design & 3D Print Reusable Lunar Mission Landing Pad
“A team of undergraduate students from ten U.S. colleges and universities – all members of NASA’s Artemis Generation – have designed a 3D printable, reusable launch and […]
Japanese pairing looking into using wood to build satellites
“Japanese company Sumitomo Forestry has announced a joint development project with Kyoto University to test the idea of using wood as a component in satellite […]
This CEO Just Brilliantly Explained How Remote Work Will Change The World By 2030…And It’s Next-Level
“As more and more companies rush to adapt new remote work policies, many find themselves behind the curve. But what if you could look into […]
Solar is now ‘cheapest electricity in history’, confirms IEA
“The world’s best solar power schemes now offer the “cheapest…electricity in history” with the technology cheaper than coal and gas in most major countries. That […]
Here’s What Traveling By Hyperloop Could Look Like
Virgin Hyperloop has released a new video showing what the experience of being shot inside a pod down a vacuum tube at breakneck speeds could […]
Global Blockchain in Energy Market Top Players Analysis
“The Global Blockchain in Energy market report enumerates highly classified information portfolios encompassing multi-faceted industrial developments with vivid references of market share, size, revenue predictions along with […]
Inexpensive battery charges rapidly for electric vehicles, reduces range anxiety
“Range anxiety, the fear of running out of power before being able to recharge an electric vehicle, may be a thing of the past, according […]
3D Printed, Vascularized Lung Models Push 3D Systems into Bioprinting
“3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) has announced that it is diving further into the bioprinting space, upon significant progress made by its partner United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ:UTHR) and […]
Elon Musk says he will give $100 million to whoever creates the best carbon-capture technology
“Elon Musk teased his latest philanthropic endeavor on Thursday: a contest meant to encourage more-innovative carbon-capture technologies. “Am donating $100M towards a prize for best […]
What if we only worked four days a week?
“Monday to Friday, nine to five – like hamsters on a wheel, we’ve been stuck in this rut for as long as we can remember, […]
President Biden Orders Government To Make All Federal Vehicles Electric
“U.S. President Joe Biden committed on Monday to replacing the entire federal fleet of vehicles, including cars, trucks and SUVs, with electric ones manufactured in […]
Getting to net zero—and even net negative—is surprisingly feasible, and affordable
“Reaching zero net emissions of carbon dioxide from energy and industry by 2050 can be accomplished by rebuilding U.S. energy infrastructure to run primarily on […]
No Trees Harmed: MIT Aims to One Day Grow Your Kitchen Table in a Lab
“You’ve likely heard the buzz around lab-grown (or cultured) meat. We can now take a few cells from a live animal and grow those cells into a […]
Scientists Just Set a New World Record in Solar Cell Efficiency
“Improving the efficiency of solar cells can make a huge difference to the amount of energy produced from the same surface area and the same amount of […]
Malawi Wants to Build Africa’s First 3D Printed Buildings
“A group in Malawi wants to build Africa’s first 3D printed buildings. A LafargeHolcim and CDC joint venture, 14Trees, will use a COBOD BOD2 3D printer to […]
Europe’s largest vertical farm will have 1,000-tonne annual capacity
“A new vertical farm – Nordic Harvest – will be Europe’s largest and most efficient when fully completed in late 2021. The indoor facility is […]
VW’s prototype robot is designed to offer full-service charging for electric vehicles
“Volkswagen Group has developed a mobile electric vehicle charger that can autonomously navigate parking areas, power up an EV and then make its way back […]
Artificial intelligence for food security
“AI, or artificial intelligence, is attracting great attention across many industries, even food production, according to research published in the International Journal of Society Systems Science. […]
Houston will soon be home to the largest urban solar farm in the country
“Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston city council approved a lease of 240 acres of city-owned land in the Sunnyside area to a Wolfe Energy subsidairy. […]
China Just Powered Up Its “Artificial Sun” Fusion Reactor
“China has successfully powered up its “artificial sun” nuclear fusion reactor for the first time, according to Agence France Presse. The reactor, which is the country’s largest, […]
Europe’s Biggest Vertical Farm Will Be Powered by Wind and Planted by Robots
“From cultured meat to plant-based foods to robotic kitchen assistants, tech seems to be infiltrating every corner of our food system. And it’s a good thing, because we’re […]
3D Printing Named Alongside Green Hydrogen, Autonomous Vehicles and AI Sensors As Top Emerging Technologies To Watch In 2021
“A new report by Lux Research has ranked 3D printing as one of the top 12 emerging technologies to watch as we enter 2021. Having consistently made the […]
Electric, Self-Driving Tractor May Just Be The Future Of Farming As We Know It
“The world of farming is changing rapidly. Whether it’s CRISPR editing for improving crop yields, smart scarecrows, or robot weeding machines, this sector continues to transform at a […]
Southern Virginia to Open $25.5M Manufacturing Center with 3D Printing
“Ground was just broken for a new facility in Southern Virginia. The Center for Manufacturing Advancement (CMA) will be a 51,250-square-foot site meant to allow manufacturing companies […]
Why the Price of New Solar Electricity Fell an Incredible 89% in the Last Decade
“From 2009 through 2019, the cost of electricity from new solar power plants fell 89%, overtaking cheap sources like coal and some gas. And the […]
2-Acre Vertical Farm Run By AI And Robots Out-Produces 720-Acre Flat Farm
“Plenty is an ag-tech startup in San Francisco, co-founded by Nate Storey, that is reinventing farms and farming. Storey, who is also the company’s chief science […]
NHTSA is Defining Safety for Self-Driving Cars, But It Has Questions For You
“On November 19, 2020, NHTSA released its advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) for autonomous vehicles. Written comments are due by February 1, 2021. This is the […]
Wind overtook coal as a power source in Texas last year
“More electricity in Texas was generated from wind power than coal last year, another sign of the rapid emergence of renewable energy in the state. […]
How AI will solve agriculture’s water efficiency problems
The optimal use of water through irrigation has always been inextricably linked to the evolution of agriculture and successful farming. But efficiently managing natural water […]
Scientists Found A New Way To Break Down the Most Common Plastic
“The petrochemical industry produces more than 88 million tons of polyethylene, making it the most common plastic in the world. Scientists have found a new way to […]
Spread of Electric Cars Sparks Fights for Control Over Charging
“Electric vehicles are widely seen as the automobile industry’s future, but a battle is unfolding in states across America over who should control the charging […]
This Arkansas school turned solar savings into better teacher pay
“In Batesville, Arkansas, just 17 miles west of the state’s largest coal-fired power plant, a solar array at the local high school is having an […]
Study Shows US Switch to 100% Renewables Would Save Hundreds of Billions Each Year
“While President Donald Trump has baselessly attacked plans to eradicate fossil fuel-based sources of energy from the United States’ power grid on the grounds that […]
This Firefighting Robot Looks Absolutely Awesome!
“The Los Angeles fire department rolled out the first firefighting robot in the US at a major fire earlier this month, CNN reports. The golfcart-sized Thermite RS3 […]
It’s Official: Solar Is the Cheapest Electricity in History
“In a new report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says solar is now the cheapest form of electricity for utility companies to build. That’s thanks to risk-reducing […]
Scientists use artificial intelligence in new way to strengthen power grid resiliency
“A new artificial neural network model created by Argonne scientists handles both static and dynamic features of a power system with a relatively high degree […]
3D Printing and Virtual Surgery Help Repair Damage to Patient’s Face
“3D printed surgical guides and virtual surgical planning (VSP) have been used in many types of procedures, such as knee replacement, spinal surgery, and reconstruction of chest walls and faces. But when […]
Tesla Asks U.S.A. For Permission to Automatically Detect Kids Left in Hot Car
“Tesla is seeking approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to market a sensor that could tell if a child has been left in a […]
Worlds Largest CO2 Direct Air Capture (DAC) to be built in Texas
“Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, LLC, a subsidiary of Occidental, and Rusheen Capital Management, a private equity firm, have formed a development company, 1PointFive, to finance and deploy Carbon […]
Europe’s largest 3D-printer just made its first two-story house
“Belgian company Kamp C recently finished construction on its first 3D-printed two-story house. The printing was done by a massive cement printer called the BOD2, […]
A Norwegian Startup Is Turning Dry Deserts Into Fertile Cropland
“The Green Revolution of the 1960s used selective breeding to double crop yields of rice and wheat in some areas of the world, rescuing millions of people […]
Seawater into clean drinking water in less than 30 minutes using the power of sunlight
“New technology turns seawater into drinking water into clean drinking water in less than 30 minutes. Australia-based researchers used a metal-organic framework (MOF), a type […]
This Restaurant 3D-Prints Sushi & It’s All Tailored To Your Health Needs!
“Let’s just put it out there, WE LOVE SUSHI and there’s nothing more exciting than the fact that sushi can now be 3D-printed. Does this mean […]
Ford, GM, Honda, Toyota, BMW and An Alphabet (Google) company are designing a road for autonomous cars in Michigan
“The state of Michigan wants to build the autonomous roadway of the future. Normally that in itself would be interesting enough, but there’s also the company […]
UK firm’s solar power breakthrough could make world’s most efficient panels by 2021
“British rooftops could be hosting a breakthrough in new solar power technology by next summer, using a crystal first discovered more than 200 years ago […]
The Workforce Is About to Change Dramatically
Three predictions for what the future might look like “When the pandemic is over, one in six workers is projected to continue working from home […]