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This solar panel coating boosts the efficiency of a solar panel by using infrared
Every time the sun shines on a solar panel, it sends a portion of infrared energy along. But up until now, solar panels did not know how to handle that infrared light. But researchers at the University of California Riverside recently discovered a coating for solar panels that allows them to use Read More...
Climate change dream scenario: A power plant with negative emissions
The giant coal power station at Drax in Yorkshire in the United Kingdom, with its 12 cooling towers, is one of the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters. It sends some 23 million tonnes of carbon dioxide up its stacks each year while supplying up to a tenth of the UK’s power. But that Read More...
Choosing the right running shoes is less complicated than you think
Sometimes, life is less complicated than you think. Say you'd like to buy a pair of running shoes, but there's an overwhelming amount of shoes to choose from. Some shoes are promoted for different types of terrains, others for specific cushioning or stability or grip. This new study found the Read More...
This clever house transforms itself to adjust to different types of weather
This is still a design idea, but a clever one: this house takes on different shapes for different types of weather. On a hot day, a screen and shell move out to wrap around the entire home. On cold days, it gets rid of these layers again so the sun can warm all areas of the house. On top of this, Read More...
Muhammad Yunus at 75: “No one should ever retire.”
Muhammad Yunus recently turned 75. But that doesn’t mean that the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner who founded the Grameen Bank, which gives “microcredit” loans to the poor, is thinking about retirement. In an interview with NPR he says: “The word ‘retirement’ is a very harmful word Read More...
The First Store That Runs on Its Own Food Waste
Sainsbury’s -- the second-largest chain of supermarkets in the UK. Sainsbury’s has managed to achieve zero waste to landfill since June 2013. This means that all its store waste is diverted from landfills by donating, recycling, or turning it into Read More...
10 Things You Didn't Know About Food Waste
Roughly one-third of the food produced for human consumption gets lost or wasted globally. Whereas developing countries suffer more losses during agricultural production, due to problems such as poor post-harvest management, lack of suitable infrastructure and inadequate processing and Read More...
Inspired by Nature
Researchers are borrowing designs from the natural world to advance biomedicine. When biomedical engineer Jeff Karp has questions, he looks to animals for answers. In 2009, Karp gathered his team at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston to brainstorm novel ways to capture Read More...
Obama's sweeping climate plan would catapult our use of renewable energy
The Clean Power Plan, which the White House is rolling out on Monday, is the central pillar in the Obama administration's multi-pronged strategy to address manmade global warming. The suite of EPA regulations, all resting on the agency's authority under the Clean Air Act, will affect all existing Read More...
New gadget enables on-demand solar energy, without installing panels
If you want to use solar power, but can't install solar panels, the new SunPort gadget aims to make going solar easy and affordable. Although residential solar is getting cheaper and cheaper all the time, it's not for everyone, yet choosing renewable energy doesn't always have to require a huge Read More...