Category: INNOVATION

A new material could someday keep buildings, cars and other structures cool without requiring external power. The plant-based film gets[…]

Flying is the most climate-unfriendly mode of transportation, yet demand for air travel is projected to continue to increase.  Airships[…]

There’s a looming problem with tons of waste solar panels. These panels typically last about 30 years. Around 8 million[…]

A new wood composite thermal battery combines lemons and coconuts with modified wood. This innovative material has the power to[…]

Less than a quarter of the millions of pounds ofelectronics thrown away each year is recycled. Thiswill get worse as[…]

Building CO2 emissions represent 60-90% of in total emissions in global cities. On cold mornings in New York City, boilers[…]

Less than 10% of the 36 million tons of plastics generated in the U.S. in 2018 (the most recent year[…]

The ocean soaks up some 30 to 40% of all the greenhouse gas human activities produce. A new method for[…]

Around 92 million tons of textiles are discarded everyyear worldwide with over 85% ending up in landfillseven though much could[…]

Using structural materials like steel or cement comes at a high cost in dollars and CO2 emissions, with building construction[…]