Unveiled earlier this month, the all-wheel-drive Tesla Model D is a marvel of electric powertrain technology and proves the point that electric cars can be the fastest things on four wheels, period.
Now a lot has been written about the...
If you find yourself at route N329 in the city of Oss in the Netherlands at night, don't worry, you're not on your way to the Twilight Zone. The road was painted with photoluminesecent paint along its edges to...
It's almost been a year since the deadly typhoon Haiyan (locally called Yolanda) hit Tacloban and several other towns and cities in central Philippines. It ended thousands of lives and disrupted millions of others, not only in the Philippines...
Do you remember the vinyl records? These were extremely popular a good 20-30 years ago, but their glory kept fading until they finally got the "vintage" label. If you have a stash of these at home and wonder what...
Barely four years after their debut, the sales of plug-in cars zoomed 20% in the last four months, reaching at least 600,000 worldwide, according to Hybrid Cars. This number excludes commercial vehicles (except small vans), electric motorcycles and buses.
Though...
A cool breeze in blowing in the Middle East, a region perennially beset by news of war and terrorism and that is closely associated with Big Oil. Masdar, a renewable energy company based in Abu Dhabi in the United...
Renewable energy consulting firm, Ecofys, recently released report that found that solar had higher costs than wind and hydroelectric, but fared much better than coal and natural gas power in the European Union. What makes the study interesting is...
Scientists developed a new method for detecting contamination that has leaked into the groundwater during fracking. The technique uses chemical tracers, which can lead directly to the source of pollution.
Hydraulic fracturing, now already very commonly known as fracking, is...
Air pollution in the Chinese capital of Beijing is becoming a major disaster. Cutting down emissions from traffic and industry is no longer sufficient, and thankfully governmental officials acknowledge it. They set tough targets, pushing people to come up...
The first of its kind airplane made and powered with hemp, is due to be built next year. The concept comes from the environmentalist Derek Kesek, who just signed a contract for construction of the machine with a plane manufacturer...
