Materials scientist Jay Whitacre is on a mission to change the way the world uses energy with his innovative, energy-efficient battery.
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The Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize Competition handed awards to the most inventive team of students.
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A new generation of high-efficiency wood stoves are low in emissions and high in energy efficiency.
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A new furniture material promises to be environmentally friendly, using easily available raw materials that are renewable. For Design Week 2012, Calligaris debuted a chair made of liquid wood, a composite of plastic polymer and wood fibers that is 100 percent recyclable, Gizmag reports. Liquid Wood...
Jan 30, 2012 06:09 PM ET //
When you're done drinking a soda, you toss the aluminum can into a recycling bin. When you're done with your shoes, what do you do what that? Swap-O-Matic to the rescue. The swapping vending machine will exchange your donated items for credits, which are used to receive other items it has collected...
Jun 19, 2012 05:43 PM ET //
We've been keeping an eye on the 999Bottles Kickstarter project, and with days left, it seems it's still at least $40,000 away from meeting its funding goal of $99,999 (aka it's looking bleak). 999Bottles is probably the most elegant water bottle you'll come across with its minimalistic design and ...
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