The Next Big Thing In Home Insulation? Mushrooms
A startup in the UK has found a way to use mushrooms to create a new, greener kind of home insulation. But don't worry, it isn't just growing mushrooms inside the walls of your house.
A Nigerian Energy Startup Literally Gives Power To The People
Reedii rents out energy “capsules” to those who need to charge cellphones, plug in lights or use other powered devices. And the "capsules" are charged with solar power.
These Sneakers Are Carbon-Negative, Because They’re Made Of Carbon
Nike and biotech company NewLight have started developing a shoe made from a polymer derived from carbon, bringing some greenness to an often carbon-intensive industry.
Ora Nichols Took Radio Sound Effects To The Next Level
Today is National Radio Day, so it's a good day to talk about one of the legends of old-time radio: sound effects virtuoso Ora Nichols.
Want To Save Water? Put Solar Panels Over Canals
Summer in California can mean drought, so every drop of water counts. A research project there says putting solar panels over the state's many miles of water canals could save tens of billions of gallons of water a year.
Bioprinting Clothes (And More) Out Of Algae
A research team at the University of Rochester and the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has found a way to bioprint a strong, flexible and eco-friendly material that could one day serve as fabric for t-shirts, energy storage for space missions and much more.
Waterways Could Get Extra Clean After They’re Cleaned By These Drones
A device in Denmark, WasteShark, has been roaming through water to scoop up floating debris. Now it's going to have a flying companion drone to help spot waste and maybe even clean up oil spills.
Classic Cars Can Also Be Green Cars, With A Little Work Under The Hood
A California company is building an all-electric platform designed specifically to keep classic and vintage cars with gas engines on the road, with much smaller carbon footprints.
Eco-Friendly Latex Could Keep A Lot of Gloves Out of Landfills
We use hundreds of billions of latex gloves a year, for a lot of important reasons. Scientists at Cranfield University in the UK are developing an eco-friendly latex glove that uses less energy to produce and will biodegrade in weeks rather than centuries.
These Biodegradable Shoes Have An Expiration Date
Shoes only last for so long, but they're made from materials that last seemingly forever. Designer Shahar Asor has an alternate idea: shoes for kids with an expiration date.