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Fastest Charging Electric Bus Charges In 10 Seconds In...
Published on August 6th, 2015 | by Marc Howe The world’s fastest charging electric bus is now operating in the eastern Chinese port city of Ningbo. According to local transportation authorities, the public bus — which was manufactured in Ningbo and runs along a 24-stop, 11 Read More...
Tanzania maps its renewable energy future
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How White Students Reap Benefits from Teachers of Color
Nonwhite educators can offer new and valuable perspectives for children of all backgrounds. Noah Caruso, 17, calls South Philadelphia home. Known for cheesesteaks, pizza, and bakeries, South Philly is a close-knit, largely Italian American neighborhood where much of the population has traditionally Read More...
Patagonia Out to Change the 'Filthy Business' of Denim
Knowing how conventional cotton is grown and denim is made, always-a-better-way outdoor apparel brand Patagonia has set out to change the industry. The company has partnered with chemical company Archroma on a new denim collection, launched this week — which is Fair Trade certified Read More...
Japanese court rules that bitcoin can't be 'owned'
Tokyo's district court has ruled that it's not possible for people to own bitcoin, and therefore they can't sue for compensation in the wake of Mt. Gox's collapse. The ruling comes a few days after the head of what used to be the world's largest bitcoin exchange was arrested on charges of fraud Read More...
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...