For three years, California has offered homeowners financial incentives to install solar panels that generate electricity. Now, solar water heaters will get their moment in the sun.
The new Target Field in Minneapolis. Photo via GreenMark. When the year's first calls of "Play ball!" are heard in baseball stadiums around the United States, the Minnesota Twins will be fielding their team on a field that's greener than ever. Among other eco-friendly features, the team's new Target Field will collect, filter, and reuse rainwater, reducing its municipal water footprint by 2 million gal...
Images via PhysOrg (Credit: American Chemical Society) and BBC (Credit: Nanoletters) Stanford University researchers aren't stopping at paper when it comes to exploring how carbon nanotubes can be used to create thin, flexible batteries. They've moved on from paper and ink to cotton and polyester. Looking at combining carbon nanotubes and fabrics, the research team is bringing us closer to having wearabl...
Big ol' Chevy Tahoe. Image credit:AutoWeek. The Star-Telegram is reporting that "The health effects of air pollution are a major topic in Texas because the state is one of the most polluted in the country. A recent survey by Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth found that 1 in 4 children in North Texas has asthma, which can be both caused and aggravated by air pollution." This in the context of a recent study which documented Texas kids are "more likely ...
photo: World Economic Forum/swiss-image.ch via flickr. In case you haven't seen it, Bill Gates has a new piece over at Huffington Post where he argues that "We need innovation, not insulation," concluding that the world is distracted from what counts in terms of dealing with climate change "in a big way." Too bad nearly every thought in between those is upside down. In the interests of setting Bill back on his feet, here we go:...
Image via Gizmodo Like Gizmodo says, this concept looks like a great idea. A collapsible, portable wind turbine that you can take with you anywhere and gather up electricity from a strong breeze - awesome, right? Well...there are a few design flaws in the Eolic that will have to be addressed before this can move from concept to cool product.
For three years, California has offered homeowners financial incentives to install solar panels that generate electricity. Now, solar water heaters will get their moment in the sun.
The new Target Field in Minneapolis. Photo via GreenMark. When the year's first calls of "Play ball!" are heard in baseball stadiums around the United States, the Minnesota Twins will be fielding their team on a field that's greener than ever. Among other eco-friendly features, the team's new Target Field will collect, filter, and reuse rainwater, reducing its municipal water footprint by 2 million gal...
Images via PhysOrg (Credit: American Chemical Society) and BBC (Credit: Nanoletters) Stanford University researchers aren't stopping at paper when it comes to exploring how carbon nanotubes can be used to create thin, flexible batteries. They've moved on from paper and ink to cotton and polyester. Looking at combining carbon nanotubes and fabrics, the research team is bringing us closer to having wearabl...
Big ol' Chevy Tahoe. Image credit:AutoWeek. The Star-Telegram is reporting that "The health effects of air pollution are a major topic in Texas because the state is one of the most polluted in the country. A recent survey by Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth found that 1 in 4 children in North Texas has asthma, which can be both caused and aggravated by air pollution." This in the context of a recent study which documented Texas kids are "more likely ...
photo: World Economic Forum/swiss-image.ch via flickr. In case you haven't seen it, Bill Gates has a new piece over at Huffington Post where he argues that "We need innovation, not insulation," concluding that the world is distracted from what counts in terms of dealing with climate change "in a big way." Too bad nearly every thought in between those is upside down. In the interests of setting Bill back on his feet, here we go:...
Image via Gizmodo Like Gizmodo says, this concept looks like a great idea. A collapsible, portable wind turbine that you can take with you anywhere and gather up electricity from a strong breeze - awesome, right? Well...there are a few design flaws in the Eolic that will have to be addressed before this can move from concept to cool product.