Engineering student turns food waste into renewable energy
What if those old carrots you never got around to eating could be a renewable energy source, rather than...
Tree-planting drones aim to cool a hot planet
Professional tree planters typically plant upward of 11,000 trees per week. This sounds speedy until you compare...
Apple aims to save the environment, one wall charger at a time
If your new, boxed iPhone 12 feels a little light, that might be because it doesn’t contain a wall charger or...
You can help monitor Amazon deforestation from your couch
While many people around the world worry about deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, to most of us, it’s still...
New green technology could harvest body heat as energy
Scientists have created thermocells, energy-efficient devices, that can harvest excess heat and convert it into...
Should you stop watching Netflix because it is bad for the environment?
The world’s digital obsession doesn’t come without a carbon footprint. By 2022, 60 percent of the world’s...
Elon Musk says he is building a cyborg dragon
If you're running three companies and selling hats and flamethrowers in your spare time, why wouldn't you then...
Tesla makes good on South Australia promise with world's largest Lithium ion battery
Elon Musk is a man of his word. In March the Tesla CEO tweeted a promise that he would help South Australia solve...
Solar-powered skin could help prosthetics imbue sense of touch
Engineers from the University of Glasgow have developed a synthetic skin that could help amputees regain their...
New material made from fiber-reinforced hydrogels is 5 times tougher than steel
Researchers at Hokkaido University in Japan have created a flexible, eco-friendly material that’s five-times...
New super-thin film acts like "air conditioner" for buildings
Engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a thin, artificially structured "metamaterial" that...
Stanford researchers pioneer world's first affordable urea battery
Stanford University researchers have designed a new battery that could revolutionize renewable energy storage....
MIT researchers invent an ingestible battery powered by stomach acid
MIT researchers have developed a new safe-to-swallow battery powered by stomach acid. The technology could significantly...
$70 DIY acoustic tractor beam moves objects with sound
Tractor beams may soon be no longer fictional tools under the command of starship captains, as a team of researchers...
Mark Zuckerberg introduces cheeky AI assistant voiced by Morgan Freeman
Over the past year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took on a new project: building a home artificial intelligence...
SolarWindow unveils ultra-thin solar film for curved glass surfaces
In a revolutionary move for the solar power industry, Solar Window Technologies recently announced a new flexible...
Apple's water-resistant iPhone 7 will fight e-waste due to drowned gadgets
E-waste is a pressing modern issue: according to the EPA, over 60 million metric tons of e-waste, or electronic...
India's richest man pledges free 4G to 1 billion people
In India, just one fifth of the adult population can access the Internet. The necessary infrastructure necessary...
Flexible ConFlexPave concrete is tougher, thinner and lighter than conventional mixtures
Scientists at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University have developed a new concrete mixture that is stronger...
Why sending an email can increase your carbon footprint
Your carbon footprint is greater than just the fossil fuels burned in traveling and construction—it encompasses...
INFOGRAPHIC: How social media can save lives in a disaster
Social media can sometimes seem like a vortex of cat videos and selfies, but these days, it is also an invaluable...
World's largest 'mosquito factory' in China to release 20 million bugs a week
Mosquitoes may be small, but they are a pretty big problem when it comes to public health in many areas of the...
This magical ball extinguishes any fire immediately
Do you remember the last time you were trained to use a fire extinguisher? The Elide Fire Ball eliminates the need...
New SCiO sensor app lets anyone explore their world on a molecular level
Related: World's first pocket spectrometer measures the molecular makeup of nearly everything A CES 2016 Tech...
Dubai firefighters now have jetpacks in their arsenal
If you’re disappointed that it’s almost 2016 and you don’t have your jetpack yet, don’t despair. Firefighters...
This Girl Built Her Family an Off-Grid Washing Machine When She Was Only 14!
Remya Jose lives in?Kizhattoor Panchayat, India. Like most 14 year-olds, she's required to do chores around the...
X-rays allow researchers to read ancient scroll buried by Mt. Vesuvius eruption 2,000 years ago
An ancient scroll buried beneath Mount Vesuvius has been read without ever having been opened. The scroll, which...
Genius LEGO Fans Build Particle Accelerator Entirely Out of LEGO Bricks
Scientists had it all wrong when they built massive particle accelerators. They should have gone small, like the...
Google Successfully Tests Project Wing Delivery Drone
Google has announced the successful testing of Project Wing, an experimental "unmanned aerial vehicle," a.k.a....
Amazon's New "Octocopter" Drones Can Deliver Purchases in 30 Minutes or Less
Drone is considered a dirty word, but would you think better of the flying robots if they delivered your Christmas...