MIT to Build Fusion Power Plant Within next 15 Years

MIT has announced yesterday that it is working with a new private company to make nuclear fusion finally happen.

US Company Goes Big on Wind Power with Massive New Turbines

  • 6 Mar 2018

General Electric says it’s ready to build the world’s biggest offshore wind turbine, a structure stretching to skyscraper heights and capable of powering more homes than any current rivals.

Driverless cars now really without a driver in California, US tests

California has paved the way for testing driverless cars without a person behind a steering wheel. The tests are made possible as a result of new rules that state regulators have approved for autonomous driving.

The future of exascale computing

The field of competitors looking to bring exascale-capable computers to the market is a crowded one, but the United States and China continue to be the ones that most eyes are on.

Nature-based preschools are a growing trend in the USA

Nature-based preschools have been popular in Europe for decades, especially in Germany and Scandinavia. Studies show that kids who learn outdoors have better academic results.

City of Stockton is launching the first basic income experiment in the US

Stockton, US is starting a trial program known as Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED) to test how basic income may impact city residents and the local economy.

First look inside the Amazon Spheres

The Spheres is a new and very unique work space for Amazon workers in Seattle, US. The three glass domes are an indoor garden that house 400 species of plants from around the world.

Hospitals in US Are Starting Their Own Drug Company so They Can Lower Drug Prices

A coalition of U.S. hospitals has decided to take matters into its own hands in the face of ever-rising drug prices: The group is going to start its own drug company to compete with big pharma.

A company in US dives headfirst into water recycling

By the end of the year, the 1.4 million-square foot, 61-story skyscraper will boast the largest commercial "blackwater" recycling system in the United States.

New York, US sues oil companies for the cost of adapting to climate change

Today, the city of New York in US joined a number of California cities in suing a group of major oil companies for the costs of climate change.

A company is building an incredible smart city in the US

Panasonic is building a living lab experiment just outside of Denver: a sustainable smart city expected to be up and running in eight years.

'Historic' Bad Weather Cost US a Record-Breaking $306 Billion Last Year

From Texas to Puerto Rico, here’s how much damage extreme weather caused last year.

California, US bill would ban new fossil fuel vehicles from 2040

This US state already has ambitious plans to get 1.5 million zero-emission cars on its roads by 2025.

The secretive Zuma mission is now in space

This is SpaceX's third classified mission, and arguably its most secretive flight.

Cities are moving toward clean, renewable energy

Today, more than 50 cities and towns in the United States have committed to move to 100 percent clean, renewable energy.