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Flexible Photonic Devices Conform to Uneven Surfaces
Devices fabricated with chalcogenide can bend and stretch, and could find use as wearable or implanted medical devices or as flexible connectors for electronics.
Ford Enters JV to Build EVs for China's Market
The JV will design, build, market, and distribute all-electric passenger vehicles for China, which ranks as the world’s leading electric vehicle market.
Stephen Hawking Warns That Humans Only Have 600 Years Left on Earth
With concerns about population increases and climate change on the horizon, Professor Stephen Hawking is warning that the amount of time that humans have left on earth is dwindling.
Alaska LNG Export Project Gets Chinese Backing
Alaska LNG would include a Prudhoe Bay gas complex, an 800-mile-long pipeline, and a three-train liquefaction plant in south central Alaska near Anchorage.
Alstom Inks Deal for Hydrogen Trains
The rail deal includes a 30-year maintenance and energy supply agreement. A prototype is expected to begin operations in spring 2018.
Artificial Sweetners in Groundwater Signal Contamination from Septic Systems
Researchers have determined that the presence of artificial sweeteners in rural groundwater is evidence of local septic system wastewater contamination.
Watch: A Call for Citizen Scientists in the UK
Submit or explore environmental monitoring data using the interactive maps and graphs made available by Open Air Laboratories.
Microbial Biophotovoltaics: Printing with Bacteria
A solar-harvesting ink has been used to inkjet-print solar bio-batteries and solar panels on paper. The main ingredient in the ink? Cyanobacteria.
Watch: Using the Sun and Semiconductors to Tackle Plastic Pollution
Nano-scale wires made with a semiconductor material speed up the process of photocatalytic oxidation, which breaks down plastic molecules.
Watch: StuyTown Rooftop Project to Triple New York City Solar Energy Capacity
StuyTown is one of the largest rental apartment complexes in the U.S., with more than 11,200 multifamily units in 56 buildings across 80 acres in Manhattan's East Village.
See Lamborghini’s Electric Sports Car of the Future
The Terzo Millennio embodies innovations in terms of energy storage, materials, propulsion system and design.
NASA and Uber Join Forces to Make Flying Taxis a Reality by 2020
Today NASA and Uber announced a joint partnership to make Uber’s vision of flying vehicles a reality.
Work Starts on Petrochem Plant in the Heart of Shale Gas Country
Work is starting on four processing units, including an ethane cracker and three polyethylene units, plus a 250 MW natural gas-fired power plant.
Restaurant Wait Time Feature Added to Google
The days of waiting for a table at your favorite restaurant to open up may be gone forever thanks to a new feature available from Google.
NV Energy Files for 100 MW of Solar Energy Capacity
The largest of the three new projects is the 50 MW Turquoise Nevada solar project, to be built in the Reno Technology Park.
Work Starts on 340 MW, $500m Iowa Wind Farm
The North English wind farm will include up to 170 Vestas 2.0 MW wind turbines built across 36,000 acres.
It's Official: Twitter Doubles Character Limit to 280
Have twice the things to tweet? Twitter announced on Tuesday that it will oblige, doubling the number of characters per tweet from 140 to 280.
MIT Study: Cities Can’t Fight Climate Change Just by Controlling Local Transportation Systems
David Hsu, an assistant professor in MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning, co-authored a study that proves in order to combat climate change, it is easier for cities to reduce emissions coming from residences rather than control energy emissions from local transportation.
Keyboard Shortcuts that Reduce Waste in Knowledge Work
For those that are familiar with lean manufacturing concepts and the 7+ forms of waste, excessive motion is one of them. Excessive motion can be wasteful in a manufacturing environment as it can add time to a process, waste energy and fatigue workers. With knowledge work excessive motion can take the form of moving your hands from the keyboard to the mouse and back again.
Liquid Transistor Could Enable Programmable Material
A breakthrough in the development of liquid electronics could pave the way to producing soft, flexible electronic devices.