Scientists create light-emitting plants for sustainable urban lighting
Using specialized nanoparticles embedded in plant leaves, MIT engineers have created a light-emitting plant that can be charged by an LED.
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Joseph Shavit
- Nov 4, 2022
Berkeley researchers solved the issue of mixed-plastic recycling
Scientists designed a new material system to overcome one of the biggest challenges in recycling consumer products: mixed-plastic recycling.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 30, 2022
Researchers develop a new kind of battery, made entirely from abundant and low-cost materials
As the world builds out ever larger installations of wind and solar power systems, the need is growing fast for economical batteries.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 19, 2022
Groundbreaking solar technology pulls drinking water from the air, 24 hours a day
Communities near the ocean can desalinate sea water, but doing so requires a large amount of energy and is achieved at great expense.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 29, 2022
The power of compost - making waste a climate champion
Instead of relying just on mineral fertilisers, PCS involves supplementing the right type of compost with nutrients to match the soil needs.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 27, 2022
Researchers finally make bike-sharing work
They’re everywhere, from Berlin to Beijing, brightly coloured bicycles you can borrow to move around the city without a car.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 24, 2022
Scientists create an eco-friendly battery made from an unexpected source — crab shells
Accelerating demand for renewable energy and electric vehicles is sparking a high demand for the batteries that store generated energy
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 22, 2022
A revolutionary concept for low-cost batteries
Made from inexpensive, abundant materials, an aluminum-sulfur battery could provide low-cost backup storage for renewable energy sources.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 31, 2022
New eco-friendly plug treats nosebleeds
A team at the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has used food industry waste to develop a nasal plug designed to tackle nosebleeds
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 27, 2021
Canadian designer develops sustainable sneakers that grow into an apple tree
Tackling plastic pollution is the principle purpose behind the new shoe, but they also help the environment by aiding in reforestation.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 26, 2021
South Korea plans to build world’s first floating city by 2025
A floating city has been proposed for the seas off Busan in South Korea to pioneer a new mode of living amid climate-related sea-level rises
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 23, 2021
Bosnian man builds rotating house so that his wife has diversified view
Seeking to please his wife who had wished for a more diversified view from their family house, an innovator has built a rotating house.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 21, 2021
New eco-friendly Israeli home, built from hemp
In the artist village of Ein Hod, Israel, Yoki and Danielle constructed an environmentally friendly house made from hemp.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 18, 2021
51 story "Farmscraper" combines office skyscraper with hydroponic farm
The Farmscraper, which has the official title of Jian Mu Tower, would rise to a height of 218 m (715 ft) in Shenzhen, China.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 23, 2021
Thai cabbies turn taxis into gardens amid COVID-19 crunch
With demand for taxis drying up in Thailand and thousands of drivers leaving town, one cab company has turned its vehicles into mini gardens
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 23, 2021
Scientists create light-emitting plants --- eco-friendly urban lighting of the future
Using specialized nanoparticles embedded in plant leaves, MIT engineers have created a light-emitting plant that can be charged by an LED.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 20, 2021
Researchers infuse bacteria with silver to improve power efficiency in fuel cells
Technology that utilizes natural bacteria to extract electrons from organic matter in wastewater to generate electrical currents.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 19, 2021
Can cotton clothes be soft, durable, eco-friendly and fireproof?
Cotton is skin-friendly because it can absorb considerable amounts of water and maintain a favorable microclimate on the skin.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 18, 2021
Using bacteria to build eco-friendly construction materials
Researchers are investigating whether the natural properties of bacteria could help in developing a new type of biodegradable plasterboard.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 8, 2021
Visit Dubai's Heart of Europe: Luxury eco-resort with a man-made coral reef to explore
Four kilometres from mainland Dubai - and just a short 20 minute boat ride away - visitors to Dubai come across something pretty special.
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