Researchers Build High-Performing Hybrid Solar Converter, Self-Healing Biopolymer, Wave-Powered Boat

US scientists have developed a solar converter that harvests both sunlight and heat at 85% efficiency and a new type of biopolymer could revolutionise soft robotics as it can...

A Watch Made Out of E-Waste, Tigers Making a ‘Remarkable’ Comeback, Englands ‘New Era’ of Cycling

UK fashion label Volleback is working on a watch made out of e-waste; tigers are making an impressive comeback in five Asian countries; and the UK government is handing...

Renewables Overtake Fossil Fuels for First Time in Europe, Soft-Solid Electrolytes Could Boost EV Range

Vietnam Bans Wildlife Trade, India’s Bicycle Boom, World’s Smallest Endoscope

Vietnam is banning wildlife imports and closing wildlife markets; Indians are rediscovering the ‘poor man’s mode of transport’; and researchers have 3D printed the world’s smallest endoscope.

Student Creates Book on How Illnesses Present on Non-White Skin, Fish-Friendly Hydropower Plant

Second-year medical student Malone Mukwende has created a handbook on how skin diseases present differently on black and brown skin; scientists have developed a new power plant designed to...

Seattle Passes Payroll Tax, Portugal Ditchess Coal Two Years Ahead of Schedule

Seattle introduces a new payroll tax meant to combat homelessness; Portugal will end coal-burning two years ahead of schedule; and a molecule found in sea sponges halts the cellular...

Putting Nature First Could Create 400 Million New Jobs, US Startup Is Using Yeast to Clean up Wastewater

Smart Roads Charge Cars While in Full Motion, Cruelty-Free Robot Dolphins, Firm Turns Desert Air Into Water

Piezoelectric Nanofibers Can Help Repair Broken Bones, Slow Checkout Lane for the Elderly

Scientists have invented a scaffold of non-toxic polymer that also generates an electrical field that encourages bone growth; a Japanese supermarket has started a slow checkout lane for the...

New Air Filter Can ‘Catch And Kill’ Coronavirus, Vermont Becomes First US State to ‘Ban’ Food Waste

Researchers from the University of Houston have designed an air filter that can trap the novel coronavirus and neutralise it instantly; Vermont bans throwing food scraps into the trash;...

Supreme Court Deals Major Blow to Keystone Pipeline, Giant Flywheel to Prevent Blackouts in the UK

The U.S. Supreme Court handed another setback to the Keystone XL pipeline by keeping in place a lower court ruling that blocked a key environmental permit for the project;...

Austria’s Trains Take Over Vienna-Salzburg Flight Route, World’s First 3D-Printed Vegan Steak

Bogota to Ban Violent Bullfighting, Startup Gives Renters a Financial Stake in Their Apartments

Bilayer Paint Reflects Heat, Sydney Runs on 100% Green Energy, Indian Startups Team up to Fight Covid-19

Scientists have developed a double-layered paint that reflects heat and keeps buildings cool; the city of Syndey now runs on 100 percent renewable energy; and Indian startups and billionaires...