PG&E Says It Will Bury 10,000 Miles of Power Lines to Reduce California Fire Risk
To help mitigate the risks of sparking wildfires, over the next several years PG&E will bury 10,000 miles of power lines in California.
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Google Gives $23 Million To 7 Charities for High Tech Innovations
Asserting that nonprofits now lag behind industry in technological innovation due to lack of funding, Google unveiled its remedy yesterday. It announced $23 million in grants to organizations that are advancing society but asking nothing in return.
Boat-Plane Hybrid That Needs No Runway Could Transform Travel from LA to San Diego, Boston to NYC
Short trips along coastlines will become incredibly short thanks to the REGENT seaglider, a plane-hydrofoil hybrid with zero-emissions.
In Hurricane Stricken New Orleans, a Solar Microgrid Kept the Lights on in This Apartment Building for Low Income Vets
While most of the city lies is struggling to get the power back, St. Peter Residential, thanks to its solar microgrid, can relax.
Barnacle Glue Inspired MIT Scientists to Make a Paste that Can Stop Heavy Bleeding in Seconds
A glue inspired by the oil used by barnacles sealed a cut in a rat's heart in 10-seconds, blowing surgeons away with its effectiveness.
Irrigation System Talks to Plants to Find Out When they Need Water - Cutting Water Use by 30-50%
Compared with drip irrigation, a new technology that "listens" to when plants are thirsty could cut water use on farms and lawns by 30-50%.
The Steve Irwin of Mushrooms: Paul Stamets Works to Save Rare Ancient Fungus to Protect Us From Pandemics
Mycologist Paul Stamets is working on Cortes Island in BC, Canada, hoping to use save and use the agarikon mushoom as a COVID-19 defense.
Inventor Creates a Machine That Turns Any Alcoholic Drink Into Soft Scoop 'Ice Cream'
An inventor has created a machine that turns beer into alcoholic soft scoop ice cream, and the device has been such a hit.
Honda is Designing an Ingenious In-Shoe Navigation System For The Visually Impaired
Honda is designing a GPS-based navigation system that will help the visually impaired get around through vibrations that touch their feet.
Researchers Use Wastewater to Generate Electricity - While Cleaning It Up
University of Washington in St. Louis researcher Zhen (Jason) He has discovered a way of cleaning up wastewater and turning it into electricity.
World's First Underwater Vegetable Garden Reopens Growing Lettuce and Basil in Perfect Temperature
Off the Liguria coast in Italy, 6 floating pods crow basil, lettuce, and other vegetables as the worlds first underwater garden.
100-Year-old Dreams of Airship Travel Through Europe are Revived With This Modern Zero-Emissions Dirigible
Hybrid Air Vehicles are bringing the dirigible airship back into the European travel sector with a zero-emissions airship in 2025.
Youth is Fighting Microplastic Pollution with Magnetic Liquid After Winning Google Science Fair
Fionn Ferreira is young, but that hasn't stopped him from creating a potentially-groundbreaking cleaning method of microplastics in the ocean
Wood Alternative Made From Sustainable Kombucha Waste Wins 2021 Dyson Award
A wood alternative sustainably made from kombucha waste has won the American 2021 Dyson Award for Gabe Tavas.
Football Fans Can Now Eat Their Coffee Cups After They're Done Sipping
Etihad Stadium in Manchester is offering fans edible coffee and tea cups made of vegan wafer that hold together for 12 hours.
German Company Makes Concrete to Charge Electric Vehicles From Roads With 95% Efficiency and Low Cost
For about the same price as normal highway construction, a German firm say they can build a wireless EV charging road in Indiana.
New Solar-Powered Beach Robot Filters Even Tiny Plastic - And 30x Faster Than Humans
The BeBot beach cleaning robot is 30x faster than hands, and will help 4Ocean pull their 20 millionth pound of trash out of the ocean.
Breathing With This Device for 5 Minutes May Lower Blood Pressure as Much as Exercise or Drugs: Study
A 5-minute breathing exercise can lower your blood pressure as much as medication or exercise, says a new small study from UC Boulder.
Professor Develops Technology That Cools People Down - Without Electricity or AC
A radiative cooling film developed by a UCLA scientist can cool the air around it by 10°F by reflective infrared radiation from the sun.
Massive Balloon the Size of a Soccer Stadium to Launch Telescope to Edge of Space to Study How Stars Form
A collaboration between NASA, the Canadian Space Agency, Durham, Toronto, and Princeton universities, SuperBIT will launch in April.
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