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Hu2’s Wall Stickers Guilt You in Switching Off the Light

Small French designer studio, Hu2, has come up with a clever way to encourage people to never leave the light on behind them. They created tiny...

MIT Researchers Develop The Perfect Solar Absorber

Advances in the field of solar emerge every day, with new technologies popping up on the market all the time. Arguably, one of the...

MIT Researchers Cook Up Eco-Friendly Cement

Researchers from the MIT claim to have found the way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from one of the most polluting processes- that of...

EnGo’s Solar Kinetic Charging Station Debuts on U.S. University Campus

Wouldn't it be great if we could walk to a spot where we can recharge our little electronic gadgets with clean energy, just like...

Ambio Is a Cool Bacteria-Powered Lamp

We have covered quite a number of stories that tell about the super efficient or super affordable lamp or a bulb, which will revolutionize...

Mexican Scientists Grow Mushrooms on Diapers to Reduce Waste

Over the recent years, disposable diapers have contributed considerably to the already huge amount of plastics that end up in landfills. Taking up the challenge to...

Oui! French Say Yes to Geothermal Power

The French are starting a new revolution - one in renewable energy.  Well, at least they are reviving one in geothermal power.  The country...

IBM and Airlight Energy Develop a Unique Multifunctional Solar Concentrator

You might wander what would happen if you bring together an IT giant, like IBM, and a small private energy company that develops solar...
"The Stella" 500-Mile Range Solar Powered Electric Vehicle

“The Stella” is a 500-mile Solar-Powered Electric Vehicle

It might seem like the most obvious clean-transportation solution, combining solar power and electric vehicles, but we have not seen much on this front,...

Israeli Firm Develops a Technology to Make Solar Farms Work Day and Night

It now appears that solar power plants might be able to generate electricity continuously throughout both day and night, with a new technology developed...