New startup Ubiquitous Energy is developing a host of technologies that enable seamless deployment of light-harvesting functionality. The company aims to develop affordable, transparent coatings and films that have the ability to harvest light energy when used on windows...
A study performed by the NOAA concluded that high heat and humidity (heat stress) are responsible for reductions in labor capacity.
In the past six decades, the hot, wet weather the Earth has been experiencing due to climate change has...
With all the flak that Tesla Motors has been subjected to over the last couple weeks, it's good to see more people taking on the Tesla Model S and testing it to its limits.
In the case of a...
The renewable power generation added to the U.S. grid in January 2013 has been found to be less expensive than fossil fuels.
The demand for electricity is generally and consistently on the rise, and there are three ways to combat...
Gold nanorods, a titanium dioxide filter and platinum were used by researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.
The hydrogen fuel cell, in fact, is nothing new, and has been around for...
Researchers at Stanford University have recently discovered how they can increase the lifespan of lithium-sulfur batteries, by up to ten times.
Lithium-ion batteries may be the accepted norm for most automotive traction applications, and with good reason. Lithium-ion can withstand thousands of...
MPOWERD, or Micro Power Design, has developed Luci a solar-powered light created to help the scores of people throughout the world who are either not on the grid or cannot afford to be.
Almost 50% of the globe’s population doesn’t...
Taking a cue from the Aymara Indians, gardeners are realizing that walipini, an underground greenhouse (or pit greenhouse), allows them to grow year round.
Typically, greenhouses are glazed structures. They are expensive to build and costly to heat during the...
NASA has been using satellite imagery to collect data on the tracks ships leave when they cross bodies of water. Tracking this visible shipping pollution has demonstrated that a tremendous amount of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions has resulted.
NASA collected...
In an alarming statement, scientists warned that a global temperature of 1.5 degrees Celsius will trigger the melting of the permafrost in Siberia.
Climate change could be accelerated by any major thaw in Siberia’s permafrost, which covers 24%of the land...
