Last year we covered how “&Open” (yes, “ampersand open,” pronounced “And Open”) had raised a raised $7.2 million seed to make it easier for brands…
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Germany’s Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin has confirmed that Longi’s new heterojunction solar cell has achieved a power conversion efficiency of 26.5% – an…
A new MIT-led study suggests that degraded sensory input is beneficial, and necessary, for auditory development. Credit: Jose-Luis Olivares, MIT, with images from iStockphoto A…
Virtual reality is all well and good, but decent haptics and a bit of force feedback are essential for it to be truly immersive. The…
Over the last few years, developers and authorities have questioned Apple and Google’s power over app distribution on mobile operating systems. If you have an…
Scientists have announced the experimental discovery of a tetraneutron, a new and exotic state of matter that could also have properties that are useful in…
This week’s run time is 1:04:00. WEEK IN REVIEW (6:20) FEATURES Microsoft’s foray into sustainability software (25:15) Earlier this year, former Shell new energies executive…
Princeton University researchers have developed a new way to accelerate solar cell longevity testing. From pv magazine USA Researchers around the world have been “tuning…
Australian renewables startup Okra Solar has raised $3 million to scale up distribution of its solar-based hardware and software solutions. It aims to electrify more…
Sun Cable’s massive AUD 30 billion ($20.7 billion) Australia-Asia PowerLink project has passed another major milestone by obtaining approval from Infrastructure Australia. From pv magazine…
In recent months, there has been a lot of activity to address food packaging safety. There were the lawsuits against Burger King and McDonald’s, focused…
Resale, rental, repair and remaking are four business models with untapped potential. This is confirmed by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in the report Circular Business Models: Redefining Growth for a Thriving…
As companies grow they expose more of themselves online and become harder to defend in terms of cybersecurity. One report estimates that 30%-40% of a…
Artist’s impression of one potential source of continuous gravitational waves – Asymmetric accretion onto a spinning neutron star. Credit: Mark Myers, Ozgrav-Swinburne University In the…
This article was originally published in Circulate News. Read it here. The transition to renewable energy is an essential part of the fight against climate…
Unilever is sinking millions of dollars into a plan to scale up the production of a plant-based ingredient that could curb the use of palm…
For nearly all fintech startups, lending has long been the end game. A notice from India’s central bank this week has thrown a wrench in…
National Grid Renewables and First Solar have partnered on multiple projects in the past, including the 200 MW Prairie Wolf Solar Project in Illinois and…
The European Investment Bank says a new €10 million ($10.5 million) loan will offer electricity access to almost 650,000 people in Benin. Image: Wikipedia/Wegmann French…
Simulation of glowing gas around a black hole’ Credit: Chris White, Princeton University Looks can be deceiving. The light from an incandescent bulb seems steady,…