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Highly transparent solar cells have a 1000x greater power conversion efficiency
Solar panels often get a bad rap for spoiling the appearance of homes and businesses. Yet, this may be about to change.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 20, 2022


What is space debris and what can humanity do about it?
How much debris is there in space? Currently, there are about 2,000 active satellites orbiting Earth, but there are also 3,000 dead ones.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 19, 2022


Radical innovation 'shifts the sun' to dramatically improve solar cell efficiency
Increasing solar panel efficiencies while lowering cost to replace coal and gas as energy sources still requires technological advancements
Joseph Shavit
Jul 18, 2022


A little piece of Washington state blasted into space this week
A tiny piece of rural Washington state—and some of its “inhabitants”— blasted off into space from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Joshua Shavit
Jul 17, 2022


Using the power of the sun to roast green chiles and save the planet
Roasting chile peppers to deepen the flavor and make the inedible skin easier to remove is hardly environmentally friendly.
Joshua Shavit
Jul 16, 2022


Plant-based gel replaces pills for people who have difficulty swallowing
For most children and even some adults, swallowing pills or tablets is difficult. A drug-delivering gel makes medicine easier to swallow.
Joshua Shavit
Jul 15, 2022


Portable technology converts seawater to drinking water with the push of a button
MIT researchers have developed a portable desalination unit, weighing less than 10 kilograms, that can generate drinking water from seawater
Joseph Shavit
Jul 14, 2022


Solar panel innovation generates 1,000x more power
The result surprised the research group: compared to pure barium titanate of a similar thickness, the current flow was up to 1,000x stronger
Joseph Shavit
Jul 12, 2022


MIT scientists believe "space bubbles" can fully reverse climate change
Scientists propose the idea of a multilayer deflective film to be deployed at the Lagrangian Point decreasing the incident sunlight by 1.8%.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 11, 2022


Two promising technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
Direct air carbon capture and sequestration (DAC) are considered critical to achieving a net-zero greenhouse gas emissions economy by 2050.
Joshua Shavit
Jul 9, 2022


1.2 billion year old groundwater can teach us about life on other planets
Researchers have discovered 1.2-billion-year-old groundwater deep in a gold- and uranium-producing mine in Moab Khotsong, South Africa.
Joshua Shavit
Jul 8, 2022


New AI-powered app could boost smartphone batteries by 30 per cent
It is hoped that EOptomizer will be adapted across the industry and help drive down carbon emissions, by making consumers’ goods last longer
Joseph Shavit
Jul 7, 2022


Bacteria for blastoff: Using microbes to make supercharged new rocket fuel
Researchers develop a totally new type of fuel that has projected energy density greater than the most advanced heavy-duty fuels used today.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 5, 2022


Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would reduce risks to humans by up to 85%
Researchers find that the risks are reduced by 10-44% globally if warming is reduced to 1.5°C rather than 2°C or 3.66°C.
Joshua Shavit
Jul 3, 2022


Recycling innovation turns mixed waste into premium plastics with no climate impact
Researchers have now demonstrated how the carbon atoms in mixed waste can replace all fossil raw materials in the production of new plastic.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 1, 2022


Unlocking the million-year energy source below our feet
There’s an abandoned coal power plant in upstate New York that most people regard as a useless relic.Paul Woskov sees things differently.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 1, 2022


New technology turns the whole fish into nutritious food
Food researchers are introducing a new sorting technology that means we get five good cuts from fish and not just the fillet.
Joshua Shavit
Jun 29, 2022


Startup uses microorganisms to create 'green' zero-carbon cement
Production of the building materials starts with microalgae and provides them what they need to do what they do naturally: biomineralization
Joseph Shavit
Jun 28, 2022


Biobatteries use bacteria to generate power for weeks
Researchers have developed a “plug-and-play” biobattery that lasts for weeks and can be stacked to improve output voltage and current.
Joshua Shavit
Jun 26, 2022


Tiny fish-shaped robot ‘swims’ around picking up microplastics
Researchers created a light-activated fish robot that “swims” around quickly, picking up and removing microplastics from the environment.
Joshua Shavit
Jun 25, 2022
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