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Like other car manufacturers, Ford is investing heavily in electric autos. Ford has said that it will invest $4.5 billion in electric vehicles. This money will fund the addition of 13 electric and hybrid vehicles to their line up by 2020....
The biggest, most sophisticated, nuclear fusion machine, Wendelstein 7-X, or W7-X, went online yesterday in Germany. Nuclear fusion has been circulating the news for years, promising the most advanced and most efficient way to generate unlimited amounts of clean energy. And...
One of the basics of economics is that when something is more expensive, fewer people will buy it, and if something else is cheaper, more people will buy it. This principle can be applied to anything, like handbags, appliances, even...
Waterstudio, led by Koen Olthuis, is a Dutch firm that explores solutions in urban planning and research as it relates to water. One of their concepts is a floating sea wall, named The Parthenon. The Parthenon serves multiple purposes: it...
Stowaway bicycle storage system keeps your bike away from the street and from your corridor, making storing safer, easier and more convenient than ever. When it comes to traffic-jam-free, time-independent, healthy and green mode of transport, there is nothing that...
The COP21 UN summit on climate change, located in Paris this year, hadn't even completed the first day of proceedings before it was announced that France and India will head an International Solar Alliance. Their goal is to provide solar...
"Phantom loads" are electronics that always run, regardless of whether they are being used or not. Most people are aware of the harm that these electronics can have on the environment: inefficient electricity use greatly increases the output of the...
Aviation firms and scientists are researching whether waste from the forestry industry could be converted to jet plane fuel. The project will be led by the University of British Columbia (UBC) and NORAM Engineering and Constructors. Companies involved include manufacturers...
In another win for the carmaker and its efforts in green technology, the newest Hyundai electric car is set to be the first of its kind. Dubbed the IONIQ, it is set to be unveiled in South Korea in January...
The first lucky customers of Tesla's Powerwall are most likely going to be the residents of Vermont. Everyone is eagerly anticipating the energy storage device from the green power house of Tesla. The demand is incredibly high, and everything is...