
Is high-yield vertical farming the future of agriculture?
When people think of agriculture, they often picture rows of crops on flat lands stretching out to the horizon....

This LA startup turns spoiled milk into biodegradable T-shirts
Did you know that 128 million tons of milk are wasted every year? LA-based startup Mi Terro is using biotechnology...

Eco-friendly housing startup Module breaks ground in Pittsburgh
Home building and buying are modern-day decision-wheels with size and location options balanced with a desire for...

Startup creates compostable, single-serve coffee bags for your busy mornings
Worried about the environmental costs of single-use coffee pods? Steeped Coffee has a game-changing solution for...

Calamus unveils “world’s safest” e-bike at CES 2020
India-based startup Calamus recently unveiled the Calamus One Ultrabike, an electric bicycle that they claim...

UNSense to develop a 100-home “real-life testing environment” for the future of housing
UNSense, an arch-tech startup launched by UNStudio, has announced plans to develop an adaptive neighborhood of...

Sono Motors’ self-charging solar electric car will feature an air-purifying moss interior
German mobility startup Sono Motors recently unveiled the first interior renderings for the Sion, a fully electric...

Finnish startup makes alternative protein from carbon dioxide
An innovative startup company from Finland has piloted a new alternative protein product made out of carbon dioxide...

Cartoon-inspired prefab treehouse can grow taller and wider over time
Design practice Studio Precht teamed up with tiny-house startup Baumbau to design Bert, a tiny modular treehouse...

Biofase has discovered a unique way to recycle avocado pits
A Mexico-based company has discovered a unique way to recycle avocado pits. Biofase, a startup founded in Michoacan,...

The ugly truth about the imperfect food movement
The imperfect food movement continues to rise in popularity as companies, like Imperfect Produce in Silicon Valley,...

Trading specimens for science? There’s a website for that…
Good news for science and for the Earth: scientists looking for rare research specimens, such as the smoothtooth...

Shipping container village for startups pops up in Amsterdam
In a bid to create affordable office space in Amsterdam, Dutch architect Julius Taminiau has upcycled a series...

Ovie’s ‘Smarterware’ smart food storage aims to help reduce food waste
Around 40 percent of food goes to waste in America yearly, which costs the average family of four about $2,000...

BIG designs a high-end tiny house that goes off-grid
Bjarke Ingels Group has revealed images for the firm’s first-ever tiny house—the A45—designed for the prefab-housing...

Tipoon’s tiny home on wheels triples in size with the push of a button
Travel campers: they're here to stay, and they're becoming better than ever. Case in point? French startup Tipoon’s...

Bill Gates-backed startup will give you real-time video of nearly anywhere on Earth
Start-up EarthNow is aiming to bring us real-time video taken from space of any point on our planet. Backed by...

The world’s first space hotel could launch by 2022
We've all heard of the companies promising to launch humans on trips to space, but have you thought about where...

Every project on DonorsChoose.org was just funded by a $29 million cryptocurrency donation
DonorsChoose.org helps teachers crowdsource funding for education needs, with over 35,000 open campaigns asking...

These 3D-printed off-grid tiny houses can withstand hurricanes and earthquakes
These 3D-printed off-grid homes manufactured by Ukrainian startup PassivDom are not only 100% self-sufficient -...

Kitty Hawk is testing electric self-flying taxis in New Zealand
Self-flying taxis could zip through the skies of New Zealand if Kitty Hawk has anything to do about it. Financed...

MIT claims that clean, limitless nuclear fusion energy is just 15 years away
You've probably heard about the promise of nuclear fusion before... many times. But when MIT is involved, it's...

Moya Power seeks to harvest wind power from speeding trains in London
We can harness the power of wind in a field or on the ocean - but what about in drafty train tunnels? 27-year-old...

Platio unveils next-gen solar sidewalk that can charge electric vehicles
The sidewalks of the future could be paved with solar panels - and the clean energy they generate could power electric...

Gravitricity is turning old mine shafts into power generators using giant weights
The coal mining industry is dying (despite what some people would have you think), and it isn't coming back. But...

Israeli bus company to invest $2.2M in wireless charging electric roads
Wireless charging electric roads just took a big step forward, as Tel Aviv transit service Dan Bus Company announced...

Uniti officially unveils its electric city car – and it will sell for under $18K
Uniti from Sweden has officially unveiled its first electric car, the Uniti One. The company took the covers off...

VW unveils fully electric six-seater specifically for ridesharing
Uber, get ready for more competition. Volkswagen's mobility startup Moia just introduced a fully electric vehicle...

This startup is turning air pollution into art
Air pollution is a huge problem in many parts of the world - including in Mumbai, where Anirudh Sharma grew up....

BIG and WeWork reveal plans for interactive WeGrow kindergarten in New York City
International startup WeWork is expanding beyond its co-working roots with a public kindergarten in New York...