Green Tech

Personal electric vehicles aren't so new, and by now we're probably used to seeing the elderly and infirm getting around on electric wheelchairs and...

People seem to be finding all sorts of treasures in the bathroom these days. OK, maybe not find them as such, but create them,...

A team at Purdue University have discovered a method of detecting defects in lithium ion battery anodes as they are manufactured, before installing them...

Scientists have developed the most efficient hybrid solar cell to date, which produces electricity from both heat and light. The concept of hybrid solar cells...

An eco-friendly and cheap cooling system developed by a Mexican researcher uses solar energy to maintain temperature of food and water at nine degrees Celsius...

In order to reduce global warming and help curb costs, the city of Stamford, Connecticut is planning to install energy-efficient LED streetlights. This way,...

Boston based start-up has developed a small scale nuclear reactor, or a nuclear thermal battery as they call it, which has the potential to...

Charging a mobile device using flexible solar cells fitted in headphones, or a shoe insole that harnesses energy generated by walking, could soon be...

Apple has got us used to innovations and brilliant design in all of their products, being them hardware of software. By wanting to stay on the trendy wave of being green (and possibly wanting to make a difference), Apple has filed a patent of a solar powered iPhone. But it's not the usual solar panel they dream of.

In many parts of the world, including California, South Australia, Qatar, among others, desalination of sea water is a practice, without which the intensity...