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NASA is Greening Up Airplanes, Making Them Quiet and Efficient
Emissions from air travel have been a topic of intense discussion over the past couple of years. The number of flights has risen greatly,...
Solar ATMs Show that Solar Power is Bankable
Imagine life without an ATM. Or better yet, imagine life with an ATM that doesn't work. Well, that was the situation for some people...
First Commercial-Scale Solar Hydrogen Fuel Generator Opens in UK
Hydrogen fuel can indeed be produced via electrolysis, which requires connection to some kind of power source, be it a coal-fired power plant or...
New Biodegradable Waterproof Coating Reduces Unnecessary Landfill Waste
New 100% biodegradable and waterproof coating could finally make the packaging industry sustainable. Developed by a team of Australian scientists, the new compound is...
Nendo Puts an End to One-Time Use of Wrapping Paper
It is that time of the year again, when everyone rushes around gift shops in a search for the perfect holiday surprise. Regardless of...
Robotic Dolphins Measure Polar Melting and More
Robots the size of dolphins are measuring how fast the ice in Antartica is melting, demonstrating revolutionary ways of collecting data in remote polar...
Herbie Now an Electric Dream
Well, it's really not Herbie but his younger sibling, a 1966 Volkswagen (VW) Beetle, that becomes an electric vehicle. The VW Beetle, the original...
The Middle Kingdom Finds Treasure in own Trash
As they say, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. With recycling, that meant that garbage crosses seas from industrialized nations to developing countries...
Makes Its Own Hydrogen Fuel – Mercedes-Benz Vision G-Code Concept
Unveiled at the opening of the Beijing Product Engineering Centre, the Mercedes-Benz Vision G-Code Concept looks like most any futuristic vehicle, except that, even...
Europe’s Largest Solar Power Plant Under Construction in France
New massive solar power plant is about to make France a serious contender for the ever-so-wanted title of 'Europe's greatest' in renewable energy. Constructed...
