Environment

Revolutionary smart windows offer real-time control over light, heat and glare

New smart windows control heat and glare using reversible electrochromic mirror tech, cutting building energy use and boosting comfort.

Recyclable circuit boards may help solve the world’s growing e-waste crisis Joshua Shavit

Microscopic robots are transforming health, technology, and the environment Joshua Shavit

Scientists Discover a Simple Trick to Eliminate Microplastics From Tap Water Joshua Shavit

Goji berries possess eco-friendly, non-toxic antimicrobial benefits Rebecca Shavit

Socioeconomic inequality and pollution linked to accelerated brain aging Joshua Shavit

Natural solution successfully removes 98% of nanoplastics from water Joshua Shavit

Green tech: Scientists use natural light to break down forever chemicals Joshua Shavit

The world’s population can thrive economically and sustainably, study finds Joshua Shavit

Breakthrough innovation converts e-waste into valuable rare earth metals Joshua Shavit

Robots are safer and softer thanks to new artificial ‘muscles’Joshua Shavit

Groundbreaking chemical process converts plastic waste into electronic devices Joshua Shavit

Cambridge scientists produce the world’s first zero emissions cement Joshua Shavit

Scientists develop an environmentally-friendly method for making steel using electricity Joshua Shavit

Helpful virus could save billions of gallons of wastewater produced by the oil and gas industry Joshua Shavit

Revolutionary paper sensors easily track personal health and environmental safety Joshua Shavit

Did climate change trigger pandemics in the past?Joshua Shavit