Lifeboat Foundation

373 posts by Bill Kemp

• Construction using concrete reinforced with renewable materials – October 19, 2018
• A new cermet that could provide a better heat exchange for solar power plants – October 19, 2018
• Tesla aims for new neural net computer in production in 6 months, results in 500‑2000% increase in ops/sec, says Elon Musk – October 16, 2018
• Printable solar materials could soon turn many parts of a house into solar panels – October 16, 2018
• Independent solar power could offer reliable electricity to sub-saharan Africa – October 16, 2018
• Geoengineering will happen, China controlling rain across Tibet – October 15, 2018
• Mercedes-Benz breaks ground on new battery factory for electric vehicles in the US – October 8, 2018
• Automation doesn’t always mean job cuts – October 8, 2018
• Company that sucks CO2 from air announces a new methane-producing plant – October 5, 2018
• Mechanical engineers develop ways to improve windfarm productivity – October 4, 2018
• Wide-scale US wind power could cause significant warming – October 4, 2018
• Flowing salt water over this super-hydrophobic surface can generate electricity – October 4, 2018
• Quantum machine learning is a big leap away, at least for now – October 4, 2018
• New fuel cell concept brings biological design to better electricity generation – October 4, 2018
• Model helps robots navigate more like humans do – October 4, 2018
• Artificial enzymes convert solar energy into hydrogen gas – October 4, 2018
• Solar on water, robots, and 2-sided panels, oh my: solar tech’s near future – October 3, 2018
• Replacing fertilizer with plant probiotics could slash greenhouse gases – October 3, 2018
• Winners, losers and the low-cost energy future – October 3, 2018
• Researchers discover how to slow aging – October 3, 2018
• Gold nanoclusters turn bacteria into photosynthetic machines – October 3, 2018
• Scientists develop smart technology for synchronized 3D printing of concrete – October 3, 2018
• Helion Energy got funding for possible breakeven fusion device this year – October 2, 2018
• Said ITER would cost $45+ billion more and DOE agrees – October 2, 2018
• Safe, efficient self-driving cars could block walkable, livable communities – October 2, 2018
• Fully driverless Waymo taxis are due out this year, alarming critics – October 1, 2018
• The World Bank and tech companies want to use AI to predict famine – September 30, 2018
• Commonwealth Fusion stronger magnet tokomak gets billionaire funding – September 30, 2018
• What Happened To Tesla’s Solar Roof Tiles? – September 30, 2018
• SEC settles charges with Tesla’s Elon Musk, will remain as CEO but relinquish chairman role and pay stiff fine – September 29, 2018
• Perovskite solar cells leap toward commercialization – September 28, 2018
• Tesla without Musk at the wheel? That’s what the SEC wants – September 28, 2018
• Shake, rattle, and roll to high efficiency photovoltaics – September 27, 2018
• Device that integrates solar cell and battery could store electricity outside the grid – September 27, 2018
• Zinc-air batteries provide power in remote areas – September 26, 2018
• Why trackless trams are ready to replace light rail – September 26, 2018
• A nuclear startup will fold after failing to deliver reactors that run on spent fuel – September 25, 2018
• Implant helps paralysed man walk again – September 24, 2018
• The Truth about Hydrogen – September 24, 2018
• Screen-printed, large-area nPERT solar cells surpass 23 percent efficiency – September 24, 2018
• Tesla’s massive Powerpack battery in Australia cost $66 million and already made up to ~$17 million – September 24, 2018
• Wind Power costs at 2 cents per kilowatt hour – September 22, 2018
• 6 Charts Showing the Renewables Threat to Natural Gas – September 21, 2018
• This New Space Tech Could Someday Replace A/C – September 21, 2018
• Quick and not-so-dirty: A rapid nano-filter for clean water – September 20, 2018
• Interview with Apollo Ventures which funds anti-aging companies – September 20, 2018
• More than ever, our clothes are made of plastic. Just washing them can pollute the oceans – September 19, 2018
• Changes are needed to fund US water infrastructure – September 19, 2018
• Generative Design in Architecture and Construction Will Pave the Way to Productivity – September 18, 2018
• Future robo-taxis could charge themselves and help balance the electric grid – September 18, 2018
• Germany rolls out world’s first hydrogen train – September 18, 2018
• 3D electron microscopy uncovers the complex guts of desalination membranes – September 18, 2018
• Japan eager to be on board vertical-takeoff ‘flying cars’ – September 18, 2018
• Giving environmental water to drought-stricken farmers sounds straightforward, but it’s a bad idea – September 18, 2018
• Designing smarter cities using computer game thinking – September 18, 2018
• Lucid Motors closes $1 billion deal with Saudi Arabia to fund electric car production – September 17, 2018
• Predicting flood risk better – September 17, 2018
• Bike-path made from recycled plastic opens in the Netherlands – September 17, 2018
• A Look At Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure In 2018 – September 14, 2018
• WASP releases “infinity 3D printer” for construction – September 14, 2018
• Lego-style solar panels to smash energy bills – September 14, 2018
• Soon your doctor will be able to wirelessly track your health—even through walls – September 13, 2018
• A new dimension for batteries – September 13, 2018
• Virtual Reality Simulation – September 13, 2018
• Why it’s so hard to reach an international agreement on killer robots – September 12, 2018
• Digital government isn’t working in the developing world: Here’s why – September 12, 2018
• Prompting people to listen to each other reduces inequality and improves group performance – September 12, 2018
• New high-capacity sodium-ion could replace lithium in rechargeable batteries – September 12, 2018
• Solid-state battery startup secures backing from several automakers as it claims breakthrough for electric vehicles – September 11, 2018
• Using 82 Terawatts of solar and wind to Green the Sahara as a side effect would cost at least $82 trillion – September 11, 2018
• Study shows medical cannabis effective in treating a wide range of health conditions – September 11, 2018
• When anti-waste campaigns backfire – September 11, 2018
• Where to place a rainwater harvesting system – September 11, 2018
• World’s largest offshore wind farm Walney Extension swings into action for energy – September 10, 2018
• MIT’s DON the robot is a master of dexterity – September 10, 2018
• AI will create $13 trillion in value by 2030 – September 10, 2018
• HP’s Metal Jet could be a huge leap for commercial 3D printing – September 10, 2018
• Photoelectrode that can harvest 85 percent of visible light – September 10, 2018
• First truly black solar modules roll off industrial production line – September 10, 2018
• AI speeds up climate computations – September 10, 2018
• Laser-powered-drones may beat endurance hurdles – September 6, 2018
• Volvo’s 360c concept car is a fully autonomous bedroom on wheels – September 5, 2018
• Robots on the Rise: 5 Examples of Innovations in Industrial Robotics – September 5, 2018
• Globally, 1.4 billion adults at risk of disease from not doing enough physical activity – September 5, 2018
• Can sustainable development co-exist with current economic growth? – September 5, 2018
• Lab-grown meat could cut emissions 96% – September 4, 2018
• Misinterpretation of Climate Data Comes Down to Political Loyalty – September 4, 2018
• Cable cars could ease Australian traffic woes – September 4, 2018
• Denver’s inequities in park access traced to segregation, funding policies – September 4, 2018
• Our Deepest Fear – August 30, 2018
• New tests identify contaminated drinking water in minutes, not weeks – August 30, 2018
• Study identifies distinct groups interested in types of electric vehicles – August 29, 2018
• Manmade mangroves could get to the ‘root’ of the problem for threats to coastal areas – August 29, 2018
• The big idea that could make democratic socialism a reality – August 28, 2018
• Serendipitous discovery may lead to eco-friendly lubricant – August 27, 2018
• China and Russia looking at 27 floating nuclear reactors but ThorCon and Indonesia could scale to 100 per year – August 27, 2018
• Physicists race to demystify Einstein’s ‘spooky’ science – August 27, 2018
• This bright blue dye is found in fabric. Could it also power batteries? – August 27, 2018
• This New Supplement Could Change the Way You Age – August 27, 2018
• Tidal energy turbine company is showing good results – August 27, 2018
• The Pentagon Wants AI to Take Over the Scientific Process – August 26, 2018
• Waymo takes a tiny step into China – August 25, 2018
• Pushing the plasma density limit – August 24, 2018
• Turning agriculture waste into new industries – August 24, 2018
• Scientists deliver a longer-lasting lithium-oxygen battery – August 24, 2018
• New Telomere Length Results — A 2018 Update – August 24, 2018
• Japan teams up with Uber, Boeing, and Airbus to deploy flying cars within a decade – August 24, 2018
• Google’s Plan for Toronto Takes Shape as Privacy Questions Persist – August 22, 2018
• ‘Trash is gold’ as Benin community turns waste into biogas – August 22, 2018
• Ecosystems are getting greener in the Arctic – August 21, 2018
• Researchers are developing fast-charging solid-state batteries – August 21, 2018
• New study identifies strategies in US climate litigation – August 21, 2018
• Beijing Enjoys the Bluest Skies in a Decade – August 20, 2018
• DISTANT DREAM — Reverse – August 20, 2018
• Strange Lakes Are Speeding Up Arctic Permafrost Melt, And That’s Really Bad News – August 20, 2018
• 6 Flying Cars That You Might Actually be Able to Own (And Fly) in Your Lifetime – August 20, 2018
• Ethiopia opens plant to turn waste into energy – August 20, 2018
• Workhorse brings an electric pickup truck, helicopter to Manhattan – August 19, 2018
• Stacking concrete blocks is a surprisingly efficient way to store energy – August 18, 2018
• Making aquafeed more sustainable: Scientists develop feeds using a marine microalga co-product – August 18, 2018
• How AI can bring on a second Industrial Revolution | Kevin Kelly – August 18, 2018
• Aubrey de Grey — We Will End Aging – August 17, 2018
• From pine cones to an adaptive shading system – August 17, 2018
• Global study shows environmentally friendly farming can increase productivity – August 17, 2018
• The plastic waste crisis is an opportunity for the U.S. to get serious about recycling at home – August 17, 2018
• Global Renewable power spending has been virtually flat for seven years and most countries will need expensive grid upgrades to handle more solar and wind – August 16, 2018
• Human wastewater valuable to global agriculture, economics, study finds – August 16, 2018
• A way to get green revolution crops to be productive without needing so much nitrogen – August 16, 2018
• Smart consumption management system for energy-efficient industrial companies – August 15, 2018
• Liquid battery could lead to flexible energy storage – August 15, 2018
• European aquaculture to benefit from a better quality of live feed – August 15, 2018
• State-of-the-art solar panel recycling plant – August 15, 2018
• U.S. $23 trillion will be lost if temperatures rise four degrees by 2100 – August 15, 2018
• Indonesia earthquake—how scrap tyres could stop buildings collapsing – August 15, 2018
• New water-splitting technology brings clean hydrogen fuel one step closer – August 15, 2018
• How to conserve half the planet without going hungry – August 15, 2018
• Renewable Energy Could Basically Be Free by 2030, According to New Analysis – August 14, 2018
• California water managers vary in use of climate science – August 14, 2018
• From office windows to Mars: Scientists debut super-insulating gel – August 14, 2018
• The fastest-sinking city in the world – August 13, 2018
• Bayer shares plunge after Monsanto cancer ruling – August 13, 2018
• Biomimetic micro/nanoscale fiber reinforced composites – August 13, 2018
• Flat-pack homes and profit-sharing retrofits are making sustainable housing affordable – August 13, 2018
• North American diets require more land than we have, study says – August 10, 2018
• Anthropocene vs Meghalayan—why geologists are fighting over whether humans are a force of nature – August 9, 2018
• The potential impact of electric vehicles on global energy systems – August 8, 2018
• Tesla’s production problems extend to its solar roof business, too – August 8, 2018
• Farmers are drawing groundwater from the giant Ogallala Aquifer faster than nature replaces it – August 7, 2018
• Let slow-growth forests recover before logging once more – August 7, 2018
• How many people make a good city? It’s not the size that matters, but how you use it – August 7, 2018
• 124,000 electric and PHEV cars from VW, Audi and Porsche could be recalled due to poisonous cadmium – August 6, 2018
• You Think The Tesla Model 3 Supercharges Fast Now? Just Wait … – August 6, 2018
• Ammonia synthesis—the greatest innovation of the 20th century – August 6, 2018
• Europe bakes again in near-record temperatures – August 6, 2018
• Here’s how many times you actually need to reuse your shopping bags – August 6, 2018
• Building the backbone of a smarter smart home – August 6, 2018
• New system allows rapid response to heart attacks, limits cardiac damage – August 6, 2018
• Designed features can make cities safer, but getting it wrong can be plain frightening – August 6, 2018
• Building a better brain – August 3, 2018
• New approach to super slippery packaging aims to cut down on food waste – August 3, 2018
• Scientists present concept for the elimination of traffic jams – August 3, 2018
• Egyptian Solar and Wind Farms Are So Impressive, Aliens Have to Be Involved – August 2, 2018
• International report confirms 2017 was one of three warmest years on record – August 2, 2018
• Miracle in Midtown: Tiny House May Be Answer to a Global Crisis – August 1, 2018
• Even Alphabet is having trouble reinventing smart cities – August 1, 2018
• Heatwave deaths will rise steadily by 2080 as globe warms up – August 1, 2018
• Small amounts of pharmaceuticals found in north central Pa. rural well water – August 1, 2018
• Neil deGrasse Tyson scolds cherry picking climate science – July 31, 2018
• Teenager Finds Classical Alternative to Quantum Recommendation Algorithm – July 31, 2018
• Laser-blasted graphene boosts capacity of sodium-ion batteries – July 31, 2018
• Yes, humans are depleting Earth’s resources, but ‘footprint’ estimates don’t tell the full story – July 31, 2018
• Coordinated ocean energy efforts herald a new industrial sector – July 31, 2018
• Designing a ‘solar tarp,’ a foldable, packable way to generate power from the sun – July 31, 2018
• Tomato, ToMacco: Farmers are elevating their crops with vertical farming – July 30, 2018
• Breakthrough could triple the energy collected by solar to 60% efficiency – July 28, 2018
• Cost of flood losses in Maritimes could increase – July 27, 2018
• Deglacial changes in western Atlantic Ocean circulation – July 27, 2018
• New class of materials could be used to make batteries that charge faster – July 26, 2018
• Tesla, others help Puerto Ricans go solar amid power turmoil – July 26, 2018
• How to turn the waste crisis into a design opportunity – July 25, 2018
• Chicken plastic and wine leather – giving waste new life – July 25, 2018
• Novel membrane advances low-cost, grid-scale energy storage – July 25, 2018
• Ocean acidification a challenge for science, governments & communities – July 24, 2018
• Artificial intelligence saves water for water users associations – July 24, 2018
• Team lands new efficiency breakthrough for emerging solar cell material – July 24, 2018
• Search engine for ‘smart wood’ – July 24, 2018
• Material formed from crab shells and trees could replace flexible plastic packaging – July 23, 2018
• Moltex molten salt reactor being built in New Brunswick Canada – July 20, 2018
• Beets and carrots could lead to stronger and greener buildings – July 20, 2018
• Team suggests a way to protect autonomous grids from potentially crippling GPS spoofing attacks – July 20, 2018
• Safe solid-state lithium batteries herald ‘paradigm shift’ in energy storage – July 20, 2018
• Human influence detected in changing seasons – July 20, 2018
• Cloud brightening, ‘sun shields’ to save Barrier Reef – July 20, 2018
• Akka pod with detachable wings would integrate aviation with public transit – July 19, 2018
• Scientists Discover How To Stabilize Plasma In Fusion Reactors – July 19, 2018
• New study puts a figure on sea-level rise following Antarctic ice shelves’ collapse – July 19, 2018
• From picking to pollinating, agribots are pushing farming into the future – July 18, 2018
• More Energy Storage Looming For Wind Power – July 18, 2018
• Urbanization and changes to climate could pack a one-two punch for watersheds in the future, study finds – July 18, 2018
• Ionic materials could achieve 50% higher energy density while costing less than $100 per kwh – July 16, 2018
• Four ways the electric system can better integrate microgrids – July 16, 2018
• Drug boosts immune system in elderly people – July 14, 2018
• Room temperature superconductivity evidence with graphene in contact with alkanes – July 14, 2018
• These anti-aging pills look like they’re actually working – July 12, 2018
• Cooling buildings worldwide – July 12, 2018
• Science fiction becomes science fact as researchers create liquid metal heartbeat – July 11, 2018
• Harnessing natural gas to harvest water from the air might solve two big problems at once – July 11, 2018
• Turbo inductor cogeneration with MSR nuclear can economically replace oil – July 10, 2018
• Global quadrupling of cooling appliances to 14 billion by 2050 – July 10, 2018
• Generating electrical power from waste heat – July 9, 2018
• Blue Frontiers creating 300 residence seastead funded with their own cryptocurrency – July 8, 2018
• A Double First in China for Advanced Nuclear Reactors – July 6, 2018
• High-power thermoelectric generator utilizes thermal difference of only 5C – July 6, 2018
• New world record for direct solar water-splitting efficiency – July 6, 2018
• A voltage breakthrough with perovskite solar cells to edge closer to commercialization – July 5, 2018
• Bacteria-powered solar cell converts light to energy, even under overcast skies – July 5, 2018
• We know ocean plastic is a problem. We can’t fix it until we answer these 5 questions – July 3, 2018
• Scale of China’s dirty and deadly air and water problems means both nuclear and renewables are needed – July 3, 2018
• Seattle bans plastic straws, utensils at restaurants, bars – July 2, 2018
• Battery Fueled by Iron and Water Could Transform the Power Grid – July 2, 2018
• AI on Track to Achieving Superintelligence? – July 1, 2018
• Faraday Future gets a $2 billion lifeline to build expensive crossover – June 30, 2018
• The Single Greatest Economic Myth – June 30, 2018
• Future of Construction VS Construction of Future – June 29, 2018
• How AI can bring on a second Industrial Revolution – June 29, 2018
• Electric vehicles are gaining momentum, despite Trump – June 28, 2018
• Ocasio-Cortez’s climate plan is the only one that matches scientific consensus on the environment – June 28, 2018
• Kroger to test grocery deliveries with driverless cars – June 28, 2018
• How your brain decides between knowledge and ignorance – June 26, 2018
• Wendelstein 7-X achieves world record for fusion product – June 26, 2018
• National Defense in Jeopardy: Rising Seas Put These Military Bases at Risk of Destruction – June 26, 2018
• Volvo is making a true ‘Autopilot’ that’ll let you eat, sleep, or watch movies – coming in 3 years – June 25, 2018
• Australian cities are lagging behind in greening up their buildings – June 25, 2018
• Low-cost plastic sensors could monitor a range of health conditions – June 25, 2018
• Water use across the US declines to levels not seen since 1970 – June 25, 2018
• How to Solve the Housing Crisis – June 22, 2018
• Sodium- and potassium-based batteries could be key for smart grid of the future – June 20, 2018
• Around the world, people have surprisingly modest notions of the ‘ideal’ life – June 20, 2018
• Is Reliable Energy Storage On The Horizon? – June 19, 2018
• Waymo, Uber, Ford, and others are joining forces to explore the ‘human impact’ of self-driving cars – June 19, 2018
• California lawmakers debate creating regional electric grid – June 19, 2018
• Why a minor change to how EPA makes rules could radically reduce environmental protection – June 18, 2018
• Promising new material has the right properties to capture solar energy, split water into hydrogen and oxygen – June 18, 2018
• How microgrids could boost resilience in New Orleans – June 14, 2018
• Are solar panels a middle-class purchase? This survey says yes – June 13, 2018
• Starch can replace normal plastic in food packaging – June 12, 2018
• This Innovative Technology Harvests Water from Cooling Towers – June 11, 2018
• Wastewater treatment plants are key route into UK rivers for microplastics – June 11, 2018
• How traffic signals favour cars and discourage walking – June 11, 2018
• A new system optimises electric transmission from offshore wind farms – June 11, 2018
• In desert trials, next-generation water harvester delivers fresh water from air – June 11, 2018
• Tesla’s version 9 software update is coming in August with first ‘full self-driving features’, says Elon Musk – June 10, 2018
• Solar Cell Breakthrough Could Make Panels Far More Efficient, Study Says – June 6, 2018
• How Buildings of the Future Will Conserve Water – June 5, 2018
• Why chronic floods are coming to New Jersey – June 2, 2018
• Wi-Fi in the road? Kansas City tech start-up is wiring pavement for safety — and fun – June 1, 2018
• Dandelion wants to play a role in home geothermal – June 1, 2018
• Engineers design new solid polymer electrolyte, paving way for safer, smaller batteries and fuel cells – June 1, 2018
• Europe is building more wind and solar — without any subsidies – May 31, 2018
• Better, faster, stronger: Building batteries that don’t go boom – May 29, 2018
• The EU Is Planning a Ban on Single-Use Plastic Products – May 28, 2018
• Self-Driving Cars Have a Big Problem: Americans Don’t Trust Them – May 24, 2018
• Atomic-scale manufacturing now a reality – May 23, 2018
• Urban food from vertical farming – May 23, 2018
• Single-system solar tech cuts clean energy costs in half – May 23, 2018
• New robots set to transform farming – May 23, 2018
• As more solar and wind come onto the grid, prices go down but new questions come up – May 23, 2018
• Novel organ-on-chip platform for drug screening – May 23, 2018
• Dealerships trash talk electric cars: study – May 22, 2018
• Newly discovered copper and graphite combo could lead to more efficient lithium-ion batteries – May 21, 2018
• Advanced biofuels can be produced extremely efficiently – May 21, 2018
• Loss of marine habitats is threatening the global fishing industry – new research – May 21, 2018
• Wind and solar are coming. Grid managers need to get ready – May 18, 2018
• Only 1 pct of Japan’s biggest coral reef healthy: survey – May 18, 2018
• World-class battery storage system helps to power country town – May 18, 2018
• Can we get 100 percent of our energy from renewable sources? – May 18, 2018
• What happens to small towns whose water becomes big business for bottled brands? – May 17, 2018
• Two cool: A pair of patents filed on breakthrough materials for next-gen refrigerators – May 16, 2018
• Plastics are ubiquitous in the deep ocean — even in the Mariana Trench – May 16, 2018
• Elon Musk Details Incredible Hyperloop Plan to Connect With SpaceX Launches – May 16, 2018
• A green approach to making ammonia could help feed the world – May 16, 2018
• Almost everything you know about e-waste is wrong – May 16, 2018
• Is bigger really better? – May 15, 2018
• Elon Musk says LA-area test tunnel almost complete (Update) – May 14, 2018
• If we can’t recycle it, why not turn our waste plastic into fuel? – May 14, 2018
• Eco-friendly water treatment works best with experienced bacterial flora – May 14, 2018
• Booming cities, unintended consequences – May 10, 2018
• Touring the Transhuman House, Sustainable Technologies and our Future – May 10, 2018
• Uber shows off its vision for future ‘flying taxi’ – May 9, 2018
• A stealthy Harvard startup wants to reverse aging in dogs, and humans could be next – May 9, 2018
• Sun protection without blinds – May 8, 2018
• America’s water infrastructure is failing—but here’s how we could start to fix it – May 8, 2018
• Computer-controlled ‘greenhouses’ in kitchens grow fresher, healthier produce – May 8, 2018
• California to require solar panels on most new homes – May 7, 2018
• Watch the SureFly two-person hybrid-electric copter make its maiden hover – May 5, 2018
• The real-world potential and limitations of artificial intelligence – May 5, 2018
• Natural gas prices, not ‘war on coal,’ were key to coal power decline – May 4, 2018
• Membrane can better treat wastewater, recover valuable resources – May 4, 2018
• Are public objections to wind farms overblown? – May 3, 2018
• Can Humans Survive a Faster Future? – May 2, 2018
• Dense urbanism is great for downtowns. But what about suburbs? – May 2, 2018
• Why public spaces in European cities are becoming homogenized – May 2, 2018
• Transparent Aluminum – May 1, 2018
• Researchers develop water-based battery to store solar and wind energy – May 1, 2018
• Twin spacecraft to weigh in on Earth’s changing water – May 1, 2018
• How to make solar hydrogen year round – May 1, 2018
• To create safer cities for everyone, we need to avoid security that threatens – May 1, 2018
• Most microplastic harm done at lowest levels of food web, according to analysis – May 1, 2018
• Futurist Gray Scott – April 30, 2018
• Humanity’s ‘Final Institute’ (Part 1) – April 30, 2018
• New materials for sustainable, low-cost batteries – April 30, 2018
• Poor countries can increase food production – April 29, 2018
• Is Finland Ending Universal Basic Income? No, Not Exactly – April 27, 2018
• Can fish school cars in how to drive together? – April 27, 2018
• How much does infrastructure boost an economy? – April 27, 2018
• Many low-lying atoll islands could be uninhabitable – April 26, 2018
• Noninvasive spinal stimulation method enables paralyzed people to regain use of hands, study finds – April 26, 2018
• Balancing nuclear and renewable energy – April 26, 2018
• Organic solar cells reach record efficiency, benchmark for commercialization – April 24, 2018
• Organic agriculture is going mainstream, but not the way you think it is – April 24, 2018
• Joining metals without welding – April 24, 2018
• AI for Earth – April 23, 2018
• New research could literally squeeze more power out of solar cells – April 20, 2018
• Drought returns to huge swaths of US, fueling fears of a thirsty future – April 20, 2018
• Model suggests well-designed subsidies can help farmers and give consumers better food choices – April 20, 2018
• Hurricane Harvey: Research shows most fatalities occurred outside flood zones – April 19, 2018
• Full of hot air and proud of it – April 18, 2018
• Scalable manufacturing process spools out strips of graphene for use in ultrathin membranes – April 18, 2018
• China fights big smog with big air purifier – April 18, 2018
• Team develops sodium ion batteries using copper sulfide – April 18, 2018
• Psst! A whispering gallery for light boosts solar cells – April 16, 2018
• Google’s astounding new search tool will answer any question – April 14, 2018
• Digital Financial Services for the world’s poor can be accelerated with Blockchain – April 14, 2018
• Non-profit’s $300 hepatitis C cure as effective as $84,000 alternative – April 13, 2018
• Researchers find combination for small data storage and tinier computers – April 13, 2018
• Using an algorithm to reduce energy bills—rain or shine – April 13, 2018
• Turbulent Hydro in 2 Minutes – April 11, 2018
• Why the fuss about nurdles? – April 11, 2018
• Robust and inexpensive catalysts for hydrogen production – April 11, 2018
• Energy injustice? Cost, availability of energy-efficient lightbulbs vary with poverty levels – April 11, 2018
• Harnessing ‘Rashba spin-Seebeck effect’ phenomenon will enable commercial devices to turn waste heat into electricity – April 10, 2018
• Skytran magnetic levitation personal pod transportation gets $32.5 million in funding – April 9, 2018
• Cost efficient ET3 Vacuum tube trains will be better than Hyperloop, cars, trains and planes – April 9, 2018
• What If the AI Revolution Is Neither Utopia nor Apocalypse, but Something in Between? – April 8, 2018
• Of Hives, Ethics, Morals, and the Singularity – April 8, 2018
• Putting the ‘smart’ in manufacturing – April 7, 2018
• 5 Big Disruptive Trends to Watch in the Coming Decade – April 7, 2018
• Sodium-ion battery packs a punch – April 7, 2018
• Researchers developing renewable energy approach for producing ammonia – April 7, 2018
• Double perovskites in environmentally friendly solar cells – April 7, 2018
• US Power Sector Carbon Intensity drops below 1,000 lb/MWh for lowest emissions intensity on record – April 4, 2018
• Five key lessons other cities can learn from Cape Town’s water crisis – April 4, 2018
• Research overcomes major technical obstacles in magnesium-metal batteries – April 4, 2018
• Our legacy of liveable cities won’t last without a visionary response to growth – April 4, 2018
• Study reveals more than 100 tiny plastics in every meal – April 4, 2018
• Telematics technology steering toward smarter EU roads – April 4, 2018
• Novel Hydrogel-Based Solar Vapor Generator Yields Clean Drinking Water – April 3, 2018
• Water purification breakthrough uses sunlight and ‘hydrogels’ – April 3, 2018
• Elon Musk and Peter Diamandis – April 3, 2018
• Path to a booming Australian solar thermal energy market – April 3, 2018
• Oil to solar: Saudis push to be renewable energy powerhouse – April 3, 2018
• Zipline’s Bigger, Faster Drones Will Deliver Blood in the United States This Year – April 3, 2018
• From the quantum level to the car battery – April 3, 2018
• Robot designed to defend factories against cyberthreats – April 3, 2018
• DNA tests for IQ are coming, but it might not be smart to take one – April 2, 2018
• Scientists invent cheaper and greener wastewater treatment – April 2, 2018
• An app that lets you create 3D paintings in AR and leave them in the real world for people to find – April 1, 2018
• The Wild New Materials of the Future Will Be Discovered With AI – March 30, 2018
• Understanding how society will change as we move to renewable energy sources – March 30, 2018
• Scientists build army of metal-organic nanoflowers to treat cancer – March 30, 2018
• Scientists mix the unmixable to create ‘shocking’ nanoparticles – March 30, 2018
• All visa applicants will have to disclose social media accounts after new proposal – March 30, 2018
• Sana Labs is showing how Artificial Intelligence will Disrupt Education – March 30, 2018