Source: sciencedaily.com Published: September 26, 2016 Finger millet field. Source: University of Guelph Summary: Plant scientists have shown for the first time how an ancient crop teams up with a beneficial microbe to protect against a devastating fungal infection, a...
Source: boston.com Published: July 29, 2016 Making food more sustainable and helping farmers turn a profit are two of Indigo’s main goals. –Reuters Indigo is using microbes to make super healthy, hardy crops. By Justine Hofherr, Staff Writer Tyler McClendon,...
Source: popsci.com Published: July 5, 2017 The ocean didn’t break it down— it only made it stronger. A microscopic image of concrete. C-A-S-H stands for the calcium-aluminum-silicate-hydrate material that forms when volcanic ash, lime, and seawater mix. The...
Source: treehugger.com Published: September 12, 2016 © Energy Observer The Energy Observer has been dubbed “The Solar Impulse of the seas” and could usher in a new era of ocean travel. When the futuristic catamaran Energy Observer sets sail for its round-the-world...
Source: independent.co.uk Published: October 6, 2016 The kite is flown in a figure-of-eight pattern with the tether driving a turbine as it rises Kite Power Solutions Ltd 2015 Ian Johnston One of the world’s first commercial-scale, kite-driven powerstations is set to...
Source: cio.coms Published: May 31, 2016 Makani’s energy kite is an airborne wind turbine that aims to generate more energy, using less materials, at a lower cost. By Magdalena Petrova Kites aren’t just toys anymore. Just ask Makani Power, which is developing a...
Source: wired.com Published: March 21, 2016 Getty Images Sarah Zhang Organics are in. Chemicals are out. With today’s food politics, the chemical fertilizers and pesticides that fantastically increased agricultural yields in the 20th century are looking…not so...
Source: hazardexonthenet.net Published: September 20, 2016 A 30-metre catamaran, powered by solar, wind and self-generated hydrogen, will be launched next February to sail around the world as a floating exhibition and clean energy laboratory. The Energy Observer is...
Source: modelon.com Published: May 11, 2016 Jonas Malmqvist I have the privilege to tell the story of this project from two perspectives. Minesto’s and Modelon’s. One and a half years ago I first started to work on tidal kite systems simulation. At that time, I was a...
Source: technologyreview.com Published: May 10, 2016 By Ryan Bradley Startup Hyperloop Technologies has started shooting magnetically levitated capsules along a track in Las Vegas to show off a radical idea for the future of freight and mass transit. The tube is out...
