A new super material that can be mass produced from inexpensive materials might just be the answer to solar alternatives.A new super material that can be mass produced from inexpensive materials might just be the answer to solar alternatives.
How do you take a previously existing product and turn it into something new and more efficient? Science and determination or, in this case, what's being called a happy accident. Find out how a research team at UC Santa Cruz in the Thin-Film Optoelectronics Laboratory stumbled upon an energy and cost efficient way to feed the world.
World hunger is an increasing concern. Now scientists at Carnegie think they may have found the key to possibly alleviating some of those worries through a protein and enzyme commonly found in algae. Find out what they are, how they work and what impact they could have on feeding the masses by reading further.
A group in Sweden has come up with a product known as PeePoo, a disposable yet recyclable one-usage bag for human waste.
The lack of fresh, potable water in many areas of the world is increasing at an alarming rate. A U.K. business has the solution.
If you live in rural, underdeveloped areas you have to be clever to survive. The Rotor, a homemade hydro plant created from an inner tube that generates power from moving water, is about as clever as it gets.
One of the most prevalent problems in developing countries is sterilization. Thanks to a new solar-powered device called the “medical rucksack,” a lot of that could be about to change.
How to make a solar light equivalent to a 55-watt bulb in just three easy steps. You won't believe it's this simple!
Scientists are talking about employing high-energy lasers for the
purpose of producing rain at will, but the question is should we?