Japanese company develops a solar cell with record-breaking 26%+ efficiency

A group of researchers funded by a Japanese government program develops “industrially compatible” cells.

Smog-Filtering Screens Will Make Our Polluted Future Slightly More Tolerable

Scientists at National University of Singapore have created a transparent smog-filtering window screen.

Air New Zealand, Virgin Australia progress biofuel bid

Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia say they have compiled a short-list of potential companies for the supply of commercially viable, locally produced aviation biofuel.

25 US Cities Now Committed to 100% Renewables

Madison, Wisconsin and Abita Springs, Louisiana are transitioning to 100 percent renewable energy. They join 23 other cities across the United States that have declared similar goals.

The breathtaking hotel in Thailand practices radical reuse, grows 100% of its produce

This lush green oasis demonstrates how hotels can thrive within a completely natural habitat.

New biofuel from wastewater slashes vehicle CO2 emissions by 80%

A car company and water management company have transformed wastewater into the alternative fuel. Powered with this biofuel, a vehicle could circumnavigate the globe 100 times.

German Coal Mine Converted into Renewable Energy Storage

A coal mine in Germany will never produce coal again. Instead it is being converted into a pumped-storage hydroelectric reservoir. This means that it will be used to store excess energy from green sources like solar and wind.

Warning of shortage of essential minerals for laptops, cell phones, wiring

Researchers say global resource governance and sharing of geoscience data is needed to address challenges facing future mineral supply.

The unnamed phenomenon behind Peru’s extraordinary flooding

The warm ocean water behind this month’s flooding suggests another El Niño may be forming. The water is so warm, that Peru climatologists declared a “coastal El Niño” to communicate to the public the kind of conditions they should prepare for.

How the mind affects the body

In what way is the mind connected to the body, and vice versa?

New experimental architecture school to be built in Denmark

The new Aarhus School of Architecture is meant to be an experimental laboratory serving as a bridge between students and the city, with facilities for learning and community use.

RiverBlue documentary exposes the dark side of fashion industry

RiverBlue is a new documentary that delves deep into the shocking underbelly of fast fashion to expose its destructive and widespread impacts on our environment.

New gadget lets your smartphone detect cancer with laboratory precision

Researchers have created a low-cost, portable smartphone-based cancer screening device that can, for the first time, evaluate several samples at once with lab quality results.

European Parliament Votes in Favor of 70% Recycling Goal

Four legislative amendments will help the European Union recycle 70 percent of its municipal waste and 80 percent of its packaging material by 2030.

Estonia’s mission to the moon could revolutionize space travel

ESTCube-2 is planned to blast off in 2019. The main objective for ESTCube-2 is to test a “plasma brake”. This is a new method of deorbiting satellites, which could help mitigate the problem of space debris.