Flood of 'Right to Repair' Bills For Autos, Phones, and Tractors Equals DIY 'Watershed Moment'
The "Right to Repair" movement has been growing in urgency and size since the turn of the millennium, and dozens of laws are now on the books
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New Bank in The Spirit of Walden Will Lend and Invest Only in Local New England Agriculture
The key difference between Walden and other banks is that Walden takes clients' deposits and invests them in local northeastern agriculture.
Turning Problematic Sea Algae into a Replacement for Plastic in Common Products
Fertilizer runoff into the ocean causes blooms of chocking bacterial algae, which this scientist is turning into a big green business.
Making Building Materials Out of Fast-Growing Grasses Capture More Carbon Than Trees for US Startup
It turns out that with sophisticated laminating and molding machines, the fibers of certain grass species can be just as strong as wood
Design Company Invents Ceramic-Like Tiles But Made Entirely of Fish Scales and Completely Recyclable
Scalite, and it separates then combines naturally-occuring minerals and the collagen in the fish scales to create a beautiful, durable tiles.
Aviation Startup ZeroAvia Flies Largest-Ever Hydrogen Electric Aircraft
A 19-seat aircraft powered by green hydrogen energy become the largets hydrogen-powered aircraft to ever complete a take off and landing.
Watch This Cargo Ship Fly a Giant Kite to Save Fuel and Cut Emissions
It's tempting to call it a sail, and the activity sailing. However even the word kite belies the technological sophistication of the Seawing.
New AI-Powered Farming Robot Trundles About Inspecting 50 Acres of Crops per Day for Pests and Disease
Most people imagine robots at work in a factory, but there's no less innovation going on at the farm—take this spoke-wheeled robot scout.
Scientists Find the Secret to 'Unhackable' Security Systems on the Wings of Butterflies
The scales of a butterfly are so unique under a microscope that they are being used in Serbia as the next revolution in security coding.
'Vast Canyon of Books' Splits Open in Stunning New Public Library in China
Just as the water from the Yangze and Han rivers are pulled into a central channel, visitors are swept into library as if into a canyon.
Genius UK Business Uses Christmas Trees to Protect the Region From Flooding
After three Christmas seaons, the rented trees grow too big for further holiday decor, and are transfered to the hills to stop flooding.
Canstruction Makes Creations Out of Cans and Donates the Food
Designers and architects showcase their ingenious talents while feeding the hungry during annual "Canstruction" competitions where design firms test their mettle to see who can build the most astounding structure made entirely from full cans of food. Canstruction® events over the past ten years have combined the competitive spirit of a design/build competition with a […]
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