Google Street View cars will map air pollution in cities worldwide
Air quality sensors are coming to a Google Street View car near you. The tech giant just announced plans to introduce...
These Australian tiny cabins are designed to help us disconnect
We all need a little digital detox once in a while, and these beautiful off-grid cabins are the ideal answer to...
Thailand bans the import of e-waste
Over the next six months, Thailand will ban the import of 432 types of scrap electronics, or e-waste. E-waste includes...
Carbon Engineering cuts cost of carbon capture to less than $100 per ton
Carbon Engineering, a British Columbia-based company that has the financial backing of Bill Gates, has released...
New SubCAS technology enables scientists to better study deep-sea ecosystems
Scientists at the California Academy of Sciences have created a new device that can capture and transport deep-sea creatures...
NET Power’s zero-emissions natural gas plant could change the game
Last week, NET Power officially began operations at its 50-megawatt, emissions-free natural gas power plant in...
AEye reveals new, energy-efficient data type to help self-driving cars “see”
AEye, a San Francisco Bay Area-based company that develops hardware, software and algorithms that serve as the...
These new electric trucks from Volvo could soon be collecting your garbage
Swedish multinational manufacturing company Volvo has revealed its two new electric truck models, designed with...
Record-breaking paper water purifier operates at near 100% efficiency
Researchers at the University at Buffalo have created a highly efficient device that uses sunlight and black carbon-dipped...
11 inspiring designs we loved at Milan Design Week 2018
Designers awed and inspired attendees at this year's Milan Design Week with fresh takes on contemporary design....
Apple’s new recycling robot can disassemble 200 iPhones in a single hour
Just in time for Earth Day, Apple has unveiled a new recycling robot — and it can disassemble 200 iPhones in...
UMD scientists invent new water-based battery that won’t catch fire
Researchers at the University of Maryland have invented a new water-based zinc battery that is safer than a traditional...
Virtual reality helps scientists plot the ideal urban green space
Green spaces offer urban residents the chance to escape the concrete jungle and experience nature's restorative...
Breakthrough device is ‘100% successful’ in protecting swimmers from sharks
Though it may not feel it in some places, summer is just around the corner in the Northern Hemisphere and with...
Apple is now “globally powered by 100% renewable energy”
Silicon Valley's big tech companies are hopping on the clean power bandwagon — last week, Google said that it...
MIT’s mind-reading AlterEgo headset can hear what you’re thinking
Have you ever wished you could simply think a command and your computer would respond? That's the future envisioned...
The ‘World’s smallest computer’ could be manufactured for under 10 cents
Need a computer that's smaller than a single grain of salt? IBM has got you covered. The company a rel="nofollow"...
New technology could slow down biological time to save injured soldiers’ lives
Sometimes the difference between life and death is a matter of time. For injured soldiers in the field, the minutes...
The cost of high-efficiency solar panels fell 37% in 2017
In 2017, the price for high-efficiency solar panels dropped from 72¢/W to 45¢/W, representing a 37 percent decline...
You can now buy your own Elon Musk ‘Boring Company’ flamethrower
Winter got you down? Tired of snow and ice that just won't quit? Perhaps some shooting flames will ease your winter...
Amazon opens new grocery store sans checkout lines
Amazon just launched a new grocery store where you'll never have to wait in a checkout line. Shoppers enter the...
Nanoleaf’s new dodecahedron Remote controls your smart home with a turn of the wrist
Nanoleaf is known for its brilliant lighting products - and now they're launching an innovative dodecahedron-shaped...
ZhongAn Tech is developing facial recognition for chickens in China
What if you could stare into the eyes of the organic chicken you'd be eating in a few months? Chinese company ZhongAn...
Boeing to reveal mysterious space plane of the future
Boeing is set to release a new plane that the company claims to be "the future of air power." In a video posted...
Floating solar rig from Columbia University harvests hydrogen fuel from seawater
Engineers at Columbia University have created a "solar fuels rig," which floats on the ocean, captures solar energy,...
SunPower’s new solar shingles are 15% more efficient than conventional photovoltaics
SunPower has achieved a 15 percent efficiency increase in its panels in part by incorporating a novel design: solar...
Amazon patents network-based ‘gardening service’
Amazon is looking beyond your shopping list - and right into your backyard. As first spotted by The Modern Farmer,...
NASA communicates with spacecraft 13 billion miles from Earth
For the first time in 37 years, NASA has communicated with Voyager 1 - which is 13 billion miles away from Earth....
Newly discovered property of graphene could lead to infinite clean energy
Physicists at the University of Arkansas have discovered a new property of graphene that could be exploited to...
NREL’s solar-powered window breaks new ground with 11% efficiency
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) just revealed a new prototype of a solar-powered "smart window"...