Category: INNOVATION

The process of turning sunlight directly into usable energy (photosynthesis) may become something we can mimic to harness the sun’s[…]

Photo: phosphonium salts Each metric ton of ammonia produced today contributes to roughly 1.9 metric tons of greenhouse emissions and[…]

Photo: Jose Lebron  LanzaTech, a Chicago-based company, produces next-generation climate friendly fuels by recycling waste industrial gases like those produced[…]

A new, low-pH system recycles more carbon into valuable products. The electrochemical reactor converts up to 70% of CO2 into[…]

Fruit and vegetable food scraps can be turned into materials stronger than concrete that’s usable in construction or packing with[…]

Partial photo: Junko Nakase 3D printing can be used to make a tough, sustainable material from algae that could be[…]

Use of zeolites (minerals containing mainly aluminum and silicon oxides) could help diminish the CO2 problem. Scientists have designed an[…]

Image: Based on a photo by Preconscious Eye via Flickr A new radiant cooling system, consisting of tubes embedded in[…]

The U.S, has roughly 3 million abandoned oil and gas wells. One plan is to convert them into conduits for[…]

H55, the Swiss battery venture, is partnering with Vancouver, B.C.-based Harbour Air Seaplanes and Everett, Wash.-based magniX on their project[…]