Search
Total number of posts: 23687
Is it an e-bike, is it an e-car? No, it’s a bio-hybrid
I’m sitting in a cross between an electric-assisted bicycle and an electric car that looks like a cool golf buggy. The model I am in is also the only one in the world and cost a lot of money to build. So no pressure as I take this concept vehicle for my first spin. The Schaeffler Bio-Hybrid Read More...
How self-driving cars can make cities better
We’ve heard plenty from futurists, urbanists, techies, and environmentalists about the promise and perils of self-driving vehicles. But what about the folks in the trenches, the ones who will have to accommodate and manage those vehicles? What do people who plan and run urban transportation Read More...
Living longer associated with living healthier, study of centenarians finds
Research has shown that the human lifespan has the potential to be extended. But would this merely mean people living longer in poor health? The upbeat findings from a new study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society indicate that those extra years could well be healthy ones. In a study Read More...
California solar generation grew 1,378% in 5 years
The total electricity generated from solar in the US state of California between 2009 and 2014 increased an astonishing 1,378%. This is one of the key findings from the 8th edition of Next 10’s California Green Innovation Index, released in late June. In addition to the mind-blowing solar Read More...
Can these rooftop cabins solve urban apartment shortages?
Like in many other cities, it's getting harder to find an apartment in Berlin. Rents have gone up almost 60% over the last seven years, and vacancies are so scarce that the city decided to ban Airbnb rentals of full apartments in May. But the city has around 55,000 unused roofs. So two Berlin-based Read More...
UK solar energy breaks new record
The UK solar industry broke a new record in June, generating 23.9% of UK electricity demand, according to the UK Solar Trade Association. The UK solar industry had plenty of reasons to celebrate its third “Solar Independence Day” on Monday, with the UK’s solar trade body, the Read More...
Biomimicry Institute announces winners of second food systems Challenge
The Biomimicry Global Design Challenge has announced the winners of its 2016 competition, the second challenge centered on food systems and how biomimicry can help improve them. The 10 winning teams will receive cash prizes and some will get the chance to bring their project to market and compete Read More...
How empowering women benefits businesses
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 - 1:37amThis article was originally published in the BSR Insight. In May, thousands of advocates, policymakers and leaders from business and civil society gathered in Copenhagen for Women Deliver, the world’s largest global convening focused on the health, rights and Read More...
Why climate change is an education issue
According to a recent Pew study, seven out of 10 Americans classified as political independents were not very concerned that climate change would hurt them. Worse still, Yale University researchers recently found that 40 percent of adults worldwide have never even heard of climate change. In some Read More...
Clean, renewable batteries: Microbes that poop electricity
Many devices depend on batteries that are unsustainable because they require rare earth metals like lithium. Now, scientists have discovered a clean, renewable alternative: a microbial-fuel cell that does not require an external power source to create an electric current. The microbial cells Read More...