Rotating, sun-tracking, solar-power-gathering islands in on Lake Neuchâtel in western Switzerland. This concept was the brainchild of Swiss research Thomas Hinderling at the Centre Suisse dElectronique et de Microtechnique (CSEM) back around 2008. The focus then was...
Bees…by virtue of a certain geometrical forethought…know that the hexagon is greater than the square and the triangle, and will hold more honey for the same expenditure of material. — Pappus of Alexandria Bees have not studied tessellations theory....
Dutch biotech firm KeyGene has plans to use the latex found in dandelion roots to create a new material for tire production. With global demand for rubber set to outstrip current supply by 20 per cent in 2020, the common weed could become a renewable alternative worth...
A group of designers in Nairobi, Kenya have created a way to charge your cell phone with green energy while recycling a plastic bottle! The Bottle Charger transforms any used plastic soda or water bottle into a 5 watt charger capable of powering a smart phone. Simply...
Entrepreneur Juan Fermín Rodriguez is a big believer in leaping over dirty technology and is working to bring solar power to poor rural families in Guatemala, where 20 percent of the population lives without nighttime lighting. His startup company, Quetsol, operates...
“the more one meddles with plant genes, the worse yields get; when you change multiple genes at once, yields drop even further. This should give pause to those who see GMO seeds as the means to address more complex problems like drought tolerance, nutritional...
