Can cutting carbon be fun? Volkswagen thinks so
Can’t persuade your family members and friends to recycle, ride their bikes and do other things to reduce their
Drive your car with a mobile phone? There's an app for that
James Bond did it in “Tomorrow Never Dies,” and one day soon, you might too: drive your car using a
US invests millions in quest for carbon capture, solar fuels
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is pinning its hopes — and money — on the possibility that we could one day
Fresh from Ireland: "Eternal candle" and other innovations
An “eternal candle,” low-temperature radiator and three-dimensional skin-imaging device are among some of the latest technologies from Trinity College Dublin
'Geobags' could protect Arctic from rising seas
A team of French and Norwegian researchers have developed an environmentally friendly, low-cost way to protect Arctic regions from coastal
Low-tech high-tech: African innovations
Across Africa, innovative thinkers are coming up with unique, frequently low-tech solutions to high-tech challenges such as energy, communications and
Super-folding bike, low-energy AC make awards shortlist
This year’s crop of designs shortlisted for the James Dyson Award feature a wide range of innovations from the
How to drink coffee in space? Use surface tension
We’re still trying to wrap our heads around this innovative design from astronaut Donald H. Pettit: it’s for
EU names innovative RegioStar winners
The EU this week announced the winners of its 2009 RegioStars Awards for innovative projects focused on climate change and
Clean Tech Open goes nationwide
The Clean Tech Open competition, formerly taking entries only from California, is expanding its reach this year by seeking contestants
