Electricity
A Football Stadium Covered in This Solar Cloth Could Power a Small Town
Perry Carroll, founder of the Solar Cloth Company, has integrated super-thin photovoltaics into flexible fabric
Generating Power One Step At a Time
The Pittsburgh-based startup SolePower is developing an insole that collects kinetic energy as you walk to power your mobile phone
An Electric Fence Wards Off Sharks
South Africa has begun testing a humane way to make its beaches safer
A Bike Path Near Amsterdam Is Now Generating Solar Power
As cyclists ride above, solar panels embedded in the pathway pump energy into the power grid
The World Is What It Is Today Because of These Six Innovations
In a new book, Steven Johnson describes the many technologies that glass, refrigeration and other fundamental inventions have made possible
This Smart Lightbulb Adjusts To You
Armed with motion and ambient light sensors, Stack's Alba bulb learns and follows your patterns
Google Thinks These 18 Teenagers Will Change the World
The global finalists of this year’s Google Science Fair take on cyberbullying countermeasures, tar sands cleanup and wearable tech
Airbus Demos A Near-Silent, Zero-Emission Plane
The E-Fan 2.0 is the first step on the road to all-electric and hybrid flight
Chicago Is Trying to Blackout-Proof Its Downtown
Chicago is installing a cable that will prevent blackouts, at least within the Loop
This Bench in Boston Will Charge Your Phone While It Collects Environmental Data
These solar-powered benches aren't just made for sitting
Chile Sides With Environmentalists and Communities, Rejects $8 Billion Dam Proposal
Environmentalists are calling the decision "a land-mark"
No Outlet, No Problem: This New Technology Could Power Your Gadgets Wirelessly
A startup says its innovative system can deliver power to devices up to 7 feet away
This Flashlight Is Powered by the Touch of Your Hand
A high school student has invented an LED device that uses body heat to light up
Do You Live Within 50 Miles of a Nuclear Power Plant?
A new interactive map tells you exactly how far you live from a nuclear reactor
Can Volcanic Magma Power The Future?
Scientists in Iceland have figured out how to create geothermal energy from super-hot molten rock
This Orb-Shaped Solar Power Device Works On The Cloudiest Days
The use of a clear "ball lens" to concentrate light into a beam of energy may improve solar power efficiency by up to 50 percent
Switching to This Flat LED Light Bulb Could Be an Easy Resolution to Keep in the New Year
With its radical new design, the Philips SlimStyle may be the cheapest LED yet
Is the Future of the Internet in Iceland?
With free air cooling and 100 percent renewable electricity, does it make sense to outsource our data to Iceland?
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