It sometimes looks like you can never get away from nostalgia. It comes back to you in newer, more complex forms, just as it’s about to happen with Locomotive 3463 – a train locomotive built in the '30s that...
Solar Impulse, world's first and only aircraft powered solely by the 12,000 solar cells mounted on its wings started a journey to Rabat in Morocco, with a stop in Madrid. So, today, Andre Borschberg, the pilot, landed in Madrid...
Kuo Yang and Susanne Zeile, guided by Prof. Wei Zhang discovered that sea sponges can tell whether they've suffered changes because of climate change or other pollutants in the water they live in.
They performed tests on sea sponges by...
Maybe you thought electric motorcycles aren't such a good idea – what if they remain without "fuel" while the criminal just slips away? However, it can be done! Especially since the electric-motorcycle maker Zero Motorcycles offers different configurations, after...
A sustainable housing project developed by architects at ACTX in Salburúa, Spain, is a remarkable masterpiece of modern architecture. This eco-friendly project is said to have a substantial reduction in carbon dioxide emissions and was completed in 2011.
It was...
Among the key factors that the Americans will consider when buying their next car is fuel economy, according to a recent Consumer Reports survey. As it has always been the case, an ever increasing trend of gas prices has led...
A research group from Northwestern University has unveiled a new type of dye-sensitized (organic) solar cell that is a technological leap forward and that will make Michael Grätzel proud of his invention. Their new solar cell is not more efficient,...
If we want to show you some of the world's most sustainable buildings, it's because we want to point out that it's not enough to drive an electric car to save energy; the approach must be extended to every...
Just like Tesla Motors, Nissan is taking the next step in their electric car sequel. Borrowing the front part from the Leaf and the rear from an already successful taxi called NV200, the company led by Carlos Ghosn has...
Tesla Motors has announced today that they'll start deliveries of their first electric sedan, the Model S, exactly a month from now. Well, but the first customers will be those who paid more, as the first deliveries will be...
