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How smart grid technology could help Puerto Rico
A week after Puerto Rico was struck by Hurricane Maria, nearly all of the U.S. territory’s residents are still without power. It will take years to recover from the disaster, but experts hope Puerto Rico’s future electrical grid will be more resilient in the face of the next powerful storm to Read More...
China is making it harder to produce fossil fuel cars
China announced today that carmakers who want to produce fossil fuel-powered cars must first obtain a new energy vehicle score by producing zero-emission and low-emission cars, as first reported by Bloomberg. The new rule applies to automakers who make or import over 30,000 fossil fuel cars a Read More...
Transparent solar panel enables first solar-powered smartwatch
Solar-powered watches are nothing new, but being more power-hungry beasts, solar-powered smartwatches are a different story. A San Francisco-based startup called LunaR now claims to have bridged the divide by developing a smartwatch that never needs to be plugged in for a recharge as it draws all Read More...
4 documentaries to help you cope, feel better and relax
They might not typically be the reason you go to the multiplex on a Saturday night. But these upcoming documentaries serve as reminders to live healthier, take a breath, and to be good to ourselves and those around Read More...
Why this nonprofit argues we should give work to developing countries rather than money
Although tens of billions of dollars of international aid has been sent to Africa over the past six decades, 41 percent of the people in the region still live on less than $1.25 a day. Yes, the extreme poverty rate has dropped, but the amount of money being sent hasn’t translated to adequate Read More...
After decades of struggle, women will finally be allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia
Although women and men are far from equal in Saudi Arabia, great progress was made after a new royal decree granted women the right to drive cars. The decision comes just a week after a broad reform program was implemented that now allows women to enter sports stadiums for the first time. The royal Read More...
Water evaporation could be a promising source of renewable energy
Although it's still in its early stages, scientists believe that energy from evaporation is comparable to that of wind and solar power. In fact, they predict that if we were able to harvest evaporation energy from the existing lakes and reservoirs in the US — excluding the Great Lakes in the Read More...
Forget vacuums, Dyson is going to start making electric cars
Dyson had made a name for itself by inventing all sorts of new approaches to vacuuming your house, and now it seems that the company is looking to innovate in a whole new “clean” industry. This week, founder James Dyson announced that his company is making a major play in the electric car Read More...
This startup offers home buyers a down payment in exchange for Airbnb income
One of the biggest obstacles to home ownership is saving up enough money for a down payment. Buying with a low down payment doesn’t help either because it increases the amount these buyers need to borrow, raising their monthly mortgage payments and making home ownership even more of a stretch. A Read More...
Brazil backtracks on plan to open up Amazon forest to mining
Amazon conservation groups have hailed a victory as the Brazilian government announced a U-turn on plans to open up swaths of the world’s biggest forest to mining corporations. President Michel Temer had sparked outrage in August when he announced a decree to abolish the Renca reserve, an area Read More...