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This is how much it costs to run a smart garden, and how much it can save
Smart gardens are pitched as a way to cut down on produce costs, but are they really cost-efficient?
An energy manager from Google could be in your future if this patent takes off
Google filed a patent for a system that would provide "intelligent temperature management" so you might save the Earth and some money.
Researchers say medical implants can be powered by under-the-skin solar cells
Researchers at the University of Bern have shown that solar cells placed under the skin can generate enough energy to power a pacemaker.
Hungry poop-eating bacteria munches on sewage, converts it into energy
Researchers have developed a technique for doubling the quantity of biogas, heat and electrical energy that can be extracted from bacteria.
Run for it! Smart fabric generates electricity when you move
A new smart fabric developed by researchers at the Georgia Tech gathers energy from movement and sunlight and stores it in the fabric’s fibers.
WTF is NSF? A guide to understanding appliance certification labels
Here's a look at who creates NSF, UL, and EnergyStar certifications, what they stand for, and why they should be considered when buying a new appliance.
Report says U.S. sustainability has a ways to go on the global scale
An annual sustainability index has seven U.S. cities among the top 50. Zurich was rated No. 1 as measured by social, environmental, and economic factors.
Sierra Club examines cities working toward renewable energy
The Sierra Club is working to “commit to solutions that help us achieve 100% clean, renewable energy across the United States by 2050.”
U.S. energy usage captured with insane detail in this Otherlab flowchart
All the data about our energy usage -- and believe us, there's a lot of it -- is presented in the form of this interactive, zoomable flowchart.
Bend it, twist it, generate electricity with it — these nanogenerators may make energy easy
Shape adaptive triboelectric nanogenerators (saTENGs) are the newest outcrop of Zhong Lin Wang’s TENG technology, which he developed four years ago.
Renewable energy may overtake fossil fuels by 2040, according to report
In the next quarter-century, coal and gas prices will remain low, but not low enough to prevent a transformation in the electricity system.
Iceland is fighting climate change by capturing CO2 and turning it into stone
Iceland’s CarbFix project pumps CO2 into volcanic rock, where the gas reacts with calcium, magnesium, and iron in basalt to create solid carbonate minerals.
Last month, for the first time ever, the UK generated more energy from solar than coal
The UK just passed a huge milestone in its renewable energy program – in May, for the first-ever calendar month, they generated more solar than coal power.
Heliofloat is a flexible, football-field-sized solar panel that floats in the ocean
The latest idea for green power is the Heliofloat, a floating platform that would function as a sea-based solar power station.
Wind turbines of the future could dwarf the Empire State Building
U.S. Researchers plan to build a giant turbine that will rise nearly a third of a mile into the sky, and will measure a quarter of a mile in diameter.
Hemp waste fibers form basis of supercapacitor more conductive than graphene
Dr. David Mitlin of New York's Clarkson University has turned ordinary hemp waste into a composite that proves to be a cheaper supercapacitor than graphene.
DC water treatment plant uses human excrement to generate 13MW of electricity
One of the world's largest initiatives to generate power using human waste is taking place in Washington DC at the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Your morning coffee could recharge you and your phone soon with Ikea’s Heat Harvest idea
It may still be nearly impossible to assemble, but Ikea furniture just might be the 21st-century breakthrough we've been waiting for.
After 19 years of construction, the world’s largest fusion reactor goes online this month
Scientists from Germany's Max Planck Institute are awaiting regulatory approval to turn on the world's largest stellarator nuclear fusion plant this month.
Geothermal power’s greatest hurdle may be solved by balls of DNA
Geothermal engineers at Stanford University are using DNA balls to solve a drilling issue that is limiting the expansion of this sustainable energy source.
Japanese university sets world record with an insane 2 quadrillion-watt laser burst
Scientists at Osaka University in Japan have reportedly fired the world's most powerful laser beam -- a 2 petawatt burst.
