4ocean and Poralu Marine present BeBot, the beach cleaning robot
Plastic in the environment has become a circular problem. It's wasteful during production, often has...
3D-printed House of Dust connects a 1967 poem to modern technology
3D-printed houses and other structures are becoming increasingly more common, but none have a creation story quite...
California teenager invents AI-powered tool for early wildfire detection
The world is indeed lucky when our most brilliant minds choose to work for the common good, rather than chasing...
Tech deals for Amazon Prime Day 2021
Tech gadgets are one of the most popular products to shop for on Prime Day, and that means the two-day event often...
Descendants Of Earth is a video game that tackles real-world problems
Concerns about climate change are everywhere. Companies are making products with ocean plastic, corporations are...
Carbon to Value Initiative launches business accelerator for carbontech startups
Most business accelerators focus on community economic development. But the new six-month Carbon to Value Initiative...
New plant-derived polymer could replace single-use plastics
A new plastic made from plant proteins could replace single-use plastics made from fossil fuels. Research published...
Pandora announces switch to lab-grown diamonds
Jewelry giant Pandora announced it will move away from mined diamonds and instead use sustainably made, lab-grown...
Save the Earth IRL by playing Pokémon Go during Sustainability Week
When Pokémon was first introduced in the 1990s, people wouldn’t have expected the fanciful creatures to care...
World's whitest paint could be an A/C alternative
Engineers at Purdue University have developed a paint so white that it actually cools surfaces. They hope that...
Understanding NFTs and energy consumption
Non-fungible tokens (or NFTs) are the newest players in the cryptocurrency market, and their environmental impact...
Designer Lucas Couto joins Precious Plastic for recycling project
Lucas Couto, Senior Industrial Designer at EGGS Design in Norway, is focused on turning plastic pollution...
Mars rover airless tires — for your bike
Tang, memory foam, cordless tools, invisible dental braces — space research is a gift that keeps on giving. Now,...
Carbfix turns emissions into stone
An Icelandic startup has an intriguing solution to the emissions problem: turn carbon into stone. While it sounds...
The Mawj 3D Printed Chair is inspired by the Arabian Sea
Off the shores of Dubai, the majestic Arabian Sea section of the northern Indian Ocean can trace its history...
