The latest technology of giant gadget maker Panasonic is the so-called Solar LED Lantern, a gadget that not only provides light and can charge phones, but can also save lives in remote areas of the world, where it can replace the...
The first ever power unit that generates 1 megawatt of wave power began operation in Southern Australia. Although will remain relatively small for the next 12 months (1MW), the unit's production capacity will grow to 10MW after it passes the...
China’s pollution problem has been top news lately, mainly because the pollution is so dense that you can see if from space. That’s right, from space.
China’s problems are drastic, but they are not as unique as people think they...
Why limit yourself to one apex technology when you can have two? This is the thought of some influential financiers when considering acquisition opportunities for the most capitalized company in the world, Apple.
A growing number of bankers and investors...
Genovation Cars is still kicking, although I did have to look them up because I'd never heard of them until now, and has partnered with University of Maryland to develop new hybrid electric-vehicle battery technology.
There are plenty of electric...
There's still plenty of innovation left in the internal combustion engine, vehicle electrification, and vehicle design. Combining all of these elements resulted in the 261mpg Volkswagen XL1.
The Volkswagen XL1 is a diesel plug-in hybrid electric , originally shown...
Much like the United States CAFE regulations seek to gradually reduce vehicle emissions, the European Union's Euro-6 standards limit emissions in new vehicles produced and sold in the EU.
The current Euro-6 regulations don't take effect until 2015, and...
The world of solar is reaching new heights, as scientists and engineers fight to achieve maximum efficiency at minimal cost by inventing new technologies and materials almost every day.
The latest breakthrough comes from a research conducted by US scientists,...
Another breakthrough in the field of energy storage comes from scientists at the Colorado State University, who developed a prototype of a next-generation copper foam batteries- a promising cheap and long-lasting alternative to the existing technologies.
The team, who established a...
A new transatlantic collaboration, Clean Water for All, will bring leading water engineers from the United States and the UK together to tackle problems of providing clean, sustainable water supplies.
The 2013 Global Grand Challenges Summit initiative between the national...
