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Introducing Cyrus Kabiru, The Kenyan Artist Turning Trash Into Eyewear Gold
Laura Allsop meets the artist collecting trash from the streets of his native Nairobi and alchemising it into wildly inventive sculptures
Joseph Shavit
Jul 29, 2021


How crushed rocks can help stem global climate change
To reach the long-term temperature goals of the Paris Agreement, it is imperative to actively remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
Joseph Shavit
Jul 28, 2021


Turning diapers into sticky notes to prevent millions of tons of waste
Every year, 3.5 million metric tons of sodden diapers end up in landfills. The superabsorbent material inside diapers expands once damp
Joseph Shavit
Jul 28, 2021


Meeting global climate targets will lead to 8 million more energy jobs worldwide by 2050
Researchers found that action to reach climate goals would increase net jobs by about 8 million by 2050 primarily in solar and wind sectors
Joseph Shavit
Jul 26, 2021


Canadian high school grad hopes to use seawater to slow climate crisis
What’s special about this project is that it takes CO2 out of the ocean, as well as the atmosphere.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 25, 2021


EVs are much cleaner than gas vehicles in full lifecycle green house gas creation
EVs still release fewer greenhouse gases than gas vehicles - even if they're charged by energy grid that relies on 'dirty' power llike coal
Joseph Shavit
Jul 24, 2021


Eco-friendly plastic from cellulose and water
Gottingen University researchers create new kind of environmentally friendly bioplastic with hydroplastic polymers
Joseph Shavit
Jul 24, 2021


Kelp Burgers are a game-changing food, good for you and the ocean
“Harvesting kelp from clean waters as a regenerative carbon-reducing, plant-based superfood is a game-changer.”
Joseph Shavit
Jul 23, 2021


Using sunlight to efficiently and cheaply produce clean hydrogen
For decades, researchers around the world have searched for ways to use solar power to generate the key reaction for producing hydrogen
Joseph Shavit
Jul 22, 2021


Converting carbon dioxide into food thanks to a new NASA-inspired technology
Can you make food from thin air? NASA asked the same question and the challenge of feeding a year-long space mission led to a discovery
Joseph Shavit
Jul 21, 2021


New innovation in solar cells produces a thousand times more power
Most solar cells are currently silicon based; however, their efficiency is limited. This has prompted researchers to examine new materials
Joseph Shavit
Jul 21, 2021


Meet SQUAD, a self-charging Solar City Car for daily urban mobility
Urban mobility should be safe, accessible, and hassle-free. It should contribute to a liveable, free and open city life. Enter SQUAD!
Joseph Shavit
Jul 17, 2021


Lorde, BTS, the Weeknd and more hope to raise billions to fight famine and climate crisis
The event will call upon businesses and philanthropists to donate resources to fight famine and restore at least one billion felled trees
Joseph Shavit
Jul 17, 2021


Even a single tree can make a difference
A single tree along a city street or in a backyard can provide measurable cooling benefits according to a new study from American University
Joseph Shavit
Jul 14, 2021


Flying fish! State re-stocks southern Utah lakes from the air
We've all heard of flying fish, but thousands of juvenile trout took a nosedive from an airplane as part of efforts to replenish lakes
Joseph Shavit
Jul 13, 2021


Self-driving electric car sucks up pollution from the air as it drives
If you pictured cars in the future as sleek, glass-covered, EVs with the ability to clean pollution, then you pictured Airo.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 13, 2021


The Noma of nightlife: Welcome to Hong Kong’s first sustainable bar, The Penicillin
The Penecillin is the first bar in Hong Kong entirely focused on sustainability. It's all part of a broader concept from drinks to furniture
Joseph Shavit
Jul 13, 2021


This Eco-Friendly Toilet Pays For Your Crap in Digital Currency
An eco-friendly toilet that pays people in digital currency for using it has been installed at a university in South Korea.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 12, 2021


Designers mobilize the power of nature towards green and sustainable products
Choices made at the design stage contribute to giving more to ecosystems than taking from them.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 12, 2021


New 3D printable phase-changing materials can regulate temperatures inside buildings
As temperature fluctuations become more commonplace around the world, conventional cooling and heating systems need more innovation
Joseph Shavit
Jul 11, 2021
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