Proterro, one of the leaders in biofuel production, has developed a method to make the precious energy resource without the need of excessive energy or water use, by producing the single sugar sucrose from cyanobacteria.
These bacteria, also known as...
Researchers from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea, have discovered a more efficient way to convert sunlight and water to clean hydrogen energy. The previous efficiency record of 4.2% was beaten and moved up to...
Once more in the history of racing, a "homemade" electric car developed by Dutch students at the Delft University of Technology has managed to break acceleration records.
2.15 seconds is the 0 to 60 MPH time that the team got...
Listen up people. This is serious. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released an assessment of current climate research and the IPCC's conclusions could not be any clearer. There is 95% certainty that humans are responsible for...
A couple of weeks ago, we talked about a new LED bulb that, thanks to unique manufacturing, is one of the cheapest and most-efficient light bulbs that exist. Even better, the dimmable and programmable, smart version, the NLiteN 2D-Lux...
The rumors surface from time to time, but Mazda's future plans are fairly quiet and unassuming. Still, for those who loved the late Mazda RX8, they may be excited to hear about a possible Mazda RX9 plug-in hybrid electric...
It is quite remarkable that some communities in remote regions of Western Australia have to pay thousands of dollars per year on their energy bills, only because they rely on burning gas and diesel to generate power, when the...
After a March 11, 2011 earthquake off the shore of Japan's Northeastern Fukushima Prefecture, magnitude 9.0, a tsunami wiped out homes and businesses, displacing some 300,000 and killing nearly 19,000 others.
The earthquake and resulting tsunami were catastrophic events on...
Unintended Acceleration is almost a buzz-word in the automotive field, especially since the massive Toyota recalls following reports of unintended acceleration, accidents, and deaths. Is Tesla Motors the next target, or is there something inherently wrong with modern...
If you are one of those people, who have a huge stash of old CDs and have no idea what to do with them, then you might consider donating them for a good cause to the team of scientists...
