Caltech scientists speed up carbon sequestration process by 500 times
Carbon sequestration, or removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it long-term, could help us fight...
Saturn's biggest moon has enough energy to power a US-sized space colony
Feeling like you've had enough of this planet? Saturn's biggest moon, Titan, is an attractive option for a space...
New research suggests an unseen 9th planet may be tilting the solar system
Astrophysicists have long wondered why our sun is tilted at a different angle than the rest of the known solar...
Einstein’s gravitational wave theory proven by the sound of two black holes colliding
Albert Einstein’s last unproven theory has finally been confirmed. Gravitational waves - ripples in space-time...
Two supermassive black holes are heading for a cosmic mega-collision
If you’re weary, feelin’ small, remember that somewhere out there, two supermassive black holes are heading...
Caltech's New Keck Institute for Space Studies is a LEED Platinum Think Tank
[gallery_extend] The design of the Keck Institute for Space Studies called for not only the construction...
VIDEO: Inhabitat Interviews Janine Benyus, Author and Founder of Biomimicry 3.8
In 1997, biologist and innovation consultant Janine Benyus, released her first book Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired...
DALE: Brilliant Solar-Powered Micro Home is Set on Rails for Mobility
[gallery_extend] DALE, which is an acronym for Dynamic Augmented Living Environment, is a net zero micro...
CalTech Researcher John Dabiri Uses Biomimicry to Design Cheaper, More Efficient Vertical Axis Wind Farms Inspired by Schools of Fish
Wind turbine designs have improved significantly in recent years, but wind farms are still pretty inefficient....
Old Laboratory Renovated Into Caltech's LEED Platinum Resnick Sustainability Institute
[gallery_extend] Originally built in 1974, the Jorgenson Laboratory was a concrete structure outfitted...
Caltech's Historic Linde + Robinson Lab Renovated into a LEED Platinum Eco Center
[gallery_extend] Caltech's Robinson Laboratory was originally built in 1932 and features a Spanish mission-style...
Caltech and Harvard Scientists Create Artificial Jellyfish From Rat Cells
Scientists from Caltech and Harvard University have created Medusoid, a free swimming artificial jellyfish created...
VIDEO: Announcing the Winner of the 2011 Solar Decathlon
[youtube width="537" height="380"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePVO5fiUI8I[/youtube] If you're anything like...
7 Amazing Sun-Powered Homes in the 2011 Solar Decathlon!
[gallery_extend] Team Canada - TRTL House The TRTL, which stands for "Technological Residence, Traditional...
Solar Decathlon 2011: The CHIP House Wears Its Thermal Mass on Its Puffy Sleeve
[gallery_extend] The roof-integrated photovoltaic panels will provide 7.8kW of energy. The CHIP team...
