Female literacy ranks below 40% in the north-western city of Jaisalmer. However, the staff at a new eco-school plans on changing that. Usually, when students attend school they have to withstand temperatures of 45 degrees celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit). The new...
There is a huge generator in the sky continuously producing clean energy, and it should continue to run for several million years: The sun.We have the technology to extract this emission-free energy with long-lasting panels. So, the first and most fundamental step to...
More than 12,000 solar panels covering an area equivalent to four football pitches are now being laid on the water in a hydroelectric dam in Portugal.Once all panels will be in place in July, they'll generate 7.5 GWh annually. That's enough to provide 1,500...
Engineers from the University of Texas in Austin have created a gel film that can absorb water from the air in every climate – even very arid ones. The gel is made from renewable cellulose and hum from konjac, which is a kind of root vegetable, providing a...
While the whole world is talking about war and geopolitics, yesterday evening in the Netherlands two young people presented a potentially historical invention.After six years of development the first solar car, called Lightyear 0, is production-ready, tested on the...
Many sneakers today are made from non-recyclable materials and their manufacturing often releases chemicals harmful to the environment. Oftentimes they are also manufactured under exploitative conditions as well. However, the new shoe brand Cariuma wants to change...