Teen Invents Clever Fire Extinguisher to Save Your Home When You're Away - and He's Donating All the Profits
Arriving in the fire-prone region around San Francisco, Arul Mather promptly invented a fire activated stationary extinguisher to help.
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Flying Car Gets Closer to Reality with Test Flight - the New York Auto Show is Next
Instead of driving through morning rush hour, what if you could fly over it? Terrafugia Inc. said that it hopes to begin selling its 2-seat flying car with folding wings within the next year. On March 23, its production prototype flew its successful maiden voyage for eight minutes at an altitude of 1,400 feet.
Company Mimics Spiders to Create Lustrous Faux Silk That is 1,000x More Energy Efficient
Mimicking how spiders spins silk, Spintex has created a high performance, biodegradable textile 1,000x more efficient than man-made fabric.
Warren Buffett Gives Another $4.1 Billion to Charity as 'World's Most Successful Investor'
Billionaire philanthropist Warren Buffett announced on Wednesday that he would be donating $4.1 billion to various charitable foundations.
Eco-Warrior Makes Toys, Mosquito Repellent, and More With Recycled Cigarette Butts - The Most Littered Item
Naman Gupta in India makes money by recycling cigarette butts into toys, mosquito repellents, and fashionable items for sale.
LEGO Lovers Will Swoon Over This New Typewriter Set, With Keys That Actually Move Like the Real Thing
LEGO has just released a new model in its 'Ideas' range—a vintage typewriter with real moving keys.
They Found World's Largest Intact Mosaic at Site of Turkish Hotel - Where it's Now a Stunning Feature
The Museum Hotel undertook one of the most extensive archeological excavations in the city's long history to dig up the mosaic.
IKEA Will Start Selling Solar Panels in Some U.S. Stores This Fall
IKEA is stepping up its commitment to a green future, as solar panels from SunPower Corp will soon be available for sale to U.S. customers.
New Google Headquarters Uses 'Dragonscale' Solar Panels to Capture Sunlight From All Angles
A new Google campus is fulfilling its goal of using green energy 90% of the time-in part by powering it with dragonscale solar panels.
World's First Ocean-Assisted Carbon Removal Plant Launched in Hawaii
Carbon capture from the oceans has major advantages over taking it out of the air, something that Hawai'i-based Heimdal is pioneering.
Portable Wind Turbine Fits in Your Backpack to Charge All Your Electronics - And Only Adds 3 Lbs
40-watt portable wind turbine allows portable electricity wherever you go, hiking, camping, or homesteading.
LEGO Brings Van Gogh's Most Famous Painting Into the Third Dimension With 2,316 Fan-Designed Bricks
By presenting the painting in 3D, it both emulates the style of Van Gogh's brushstrokes, and the world that he was painting at the time.
Call of Duty Game Hits Milestone of 100,000 Veterans Placed in Meaningful Jobs-And Blizzard Gives $30 Mil More
The charity, Call of Duty Endowment, reached its goal of placing 100,000 veterans into meaningful employment two years ahead of schedule
Morel Mushrooms Have Finally Been Reliably Cultivated Indoors For the First Time
It took four decades of research, and more than 350 genetic individuals, but Danish mycologists have finally grown morels indoors.
New MRI Machine Offers Breakthrough Advancements in Almost Every Aspect
New technology is breaking down five of the most common problems/barriers between patients and the accuracy of the MRI machine.
Hundreds of US Cities Composting Their Food Waste Helps Farmers and Cuts Tons of Emissions
Over 200 US cities are recycling their food waste, cutting tons of methane emissions while giving farms compost to grow food with less water.
Sci-fi Selfie: Social Media Giant Creates Selfie Camera That Flies Around Your Head
Snapchat has created a selfie camera named Pixy that can fly around your head taking videos and land back in your hand.
Facebook, Google, Stripe, Shopify Investing a Billion Dollars in Pre-Orders for Captured Carbon
Four of the biggest tech companies are uniting to expand carbon capture market to funnel big business investment into climate change action.
Scientists Invent De-icing Coatings to Cut Airline Delays by Lasting Longer Without Toxic Runoff
UIC researchers developed a longer-lasting and non-toxic alternative to conventional deicing for airlines and runways.
French Town to Light its Streets With Bacteria Luminescence That Needs No Electricity
A French town has invested €100,000 in a company looking to replace LED street lighting with tubes of bioluminescent bactera.
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