Posted Fri Nov 20, 2009 01:33 PM ET | 0
Think thin-film solar is still eons away from ubiquity? Think again. Seattle-based company LivinGreen has some sweet solar tech that could make manufacturing solar cells cheaper and easier. Dye sensitized solar cells work like photosynthesis in... Read more
Posted Wed Nov 18, 2009 01:18 PM ET | 0
Figuring out where to designate marine protected areas so fish populations can bounce back sounds simple. Heck, we just found water on the moon! But it's no easy task, which is why we're going to need water-ready robots. In California, ... Read more
Posted Mon Nov 16, 2009 02:27 PM ET | 0
Solar power has been around for decades so I was surprised to discover that the industry lacks some standards. If the solar industry is still a Wild West, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory might just be the straight-shooting sheriff. NREL, ... Read more
Posted Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:00 AM ET | 0
Wheat growing and processing creates wheat straw--a byproduct that's usually discarded. Boo! Fortunately, this straw just hit the lottery and will start a new life reinforcing resin parts in Ford vehicles. The automaker collaborated with academic... Read more
Posted Mon Nov 09, 2009 03:08 PM ET | 0
Recently I had an opportunity to visit Washington, DC for the Solar Decathlon--an intense competition where student teams from around the world are given enough dough from the U.S. Department of Energy to build innovative solar-powered homes. The... Read more
Posted Mon Nov 09, 2009 12:35 PM ET | 0
This day has finally come! After months of hard work and anticipation, we have a new dedicated Discovery News site. YES! Why should you be as excited as I am? Because you love Discovery and you love news. Plus you ... Read more
Posted Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:28 AM ET | 0
UC Davis scientists who have been sussing out mosquitoes’ sniffers have made a discovery that could lead to really killer bug traps. Chemical ecologists Walter Leal and Zain Syed identified a chemical called nonanal in humans—and, crucially,... Read more
Posted Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:23 PM ET | 0
Sounds trippy, but it's true: mushrooms and lotus leaves are the inspiration for a superhydrophobic surface created by Duke University scientists that has the potential to make power plants super-efficient. "In power plants, the majority of the space... Read more
Posted Mon Nov 02, 2009 04:39 PM ET | 0
I've had the bamboo fiber pulled over my eyes. Following a settlement with a clothing maker, the Federal Trade Commission announced that fabrics made from processed bamboo can't be pedaled as green--they're as synthetic as the rayon shirt hiding in... Read more
Posted Mon Nov 02, 2009 04:37 PM ET | 0
Scientists have been tagging turtles for a little while to see where they go, but a new combined effort could mean fewer turtle tragedies in the open water. Juvenile loggerhead turtles, which are a threatened species, can unintentionally become... Read more
Posted Mon Nov 02, 2009 03:06 PM ET | 0
The idea has been thrown around for a while: Let's put a bunch of mirrors--the most ever!--in the desert to provide massive amounts of electricity to faraway places. A newly-formalized consortium is going to do just that, in the Sahara ... Read more
Posted Tue Oct 27, 2009 03:00 PM ET | 0
Recently the winner of a shelter design contest organized by the Guggenheim Museum and Google's 3-D modeling arm SketchUp was announced--a Danish tidal sea space. But a finalist's garbage-transportation shelter really captured my imagination. The... Read more
Posted Tue Oct 20, 2009 12:10 PM ET | 0
Geotechnical engineer Yumei Wang, who works for Oregon state, warns that it's only a matter of time before a tsunami hits the Pacific Northwest. Yikes. I mean, YIKES!!! Fortunately for the vulnerable populace, Wang has a plan. She proposes that ... Read more
Posted Fri Oct 16, 2009 02:10 PM ET | 0
On the final, rainy, day of judging at the fourth Solar Decathlon in Washington, DC, I found myself busting a move with the German team in their solar house. Maybe that was what pushed them over the top. Today, the ... Read more
Posted Fri Oct 16, 2009 01:35 PM ET | 0
A few weeks ago, researchers at the University of Warwick in Coventry, UK, unveiled a crazy-green Formula 3 racing car constructed with root veggies and fueled by a cocoa blend. This month, the WorldFirst car faces its first race. You ... Read more
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