May 16th, 2012 | by Breath on the Wind
Meta-materials (MM: materials beyond the imagination) have been largely confined to tricks in the lab because the required components of silver and gold are not well adapted to semiconductor manufacturing processes and too much of the material is lost. These MM have the ability to bend narrow wavelengths of light, sound, and seismic waves. They have been used to make objects seem to “disappear.”
February 27th, 2012 | by Susanna Schick
BIL (Benevolence. Inspiration. Life.) is a tounge-in-cheek name for a great un-conference to the TED conference happening in Long
January 28th, 2012 | by Tina Casey
Mitt Romney had a chuckle over Newt Gingrich’s proposal to build a colony on the Moon but DARPA is already working on the interstellar 100 Year Starship project
October 20th, 2011 | by Breath on the Wind
Science fiction has suggested artificial limbs stronger than biological counterparts. We are beginning to see this reality in present day research. Carbon-nanotube muscles can be 100 times stronger than the biological variety. Now they have been shown to twist 1000 times more than other materials and suggest a potential as strong as a commercial electric motor
October 18th, 2011 | by Silvio Marcacci
Climate change threatens an increasing list of worst-case scenarios: melting ice caps, rising sea levels, longer droughts, and more violent storms. Climate scientists have largely focused on reducing emissions to counter global warming, but a growing number view geoengineering as the Earth’s last, best line of defense. However, the concept is controversial and unproven, and it’s unclear if it could work. energyNOW! correspondent Josh Zepps explores geoengineering, from simple measures to complex atmospheric efforts, to find out if it can combat climate change.
September 29th, 2011 | by Charis Michelsen
The idea of parking solar panels in orbit and letting them rain energy down upon Earth has been explored both in science fiction and in research laboratories for decades. Kyoto University announced this week that it took the first step in actually creating such a satellite, in its billion-yen test facility at Uji Campus
September 24th, 2011 | by Breath on the Wind
Researchers at the University of Arkansas, and Arkansas State, have been developing solar cells that use alternatives to silicone for space applications. Projected efficiencies are over 40%. New funding has just been announced.
August 11th, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
Leading astrophysicist Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson tears into Congress in this video below (from the Bill Maher show) about it's lack of vision or concern for the future and where he thinks the problem stems from. He is not focused on cleantech here, but he might as well be -- it is a great (partial) explanation of of why our Congress won't move our country forward enough with good clean energy, energy efficiency, and other cleantech policies
November 1st, 2010 | by Guest Contributor
This special guest post comes to us from Rebecca D. Costa, author of The Watchman’s Rattle: Thinking Our Way Out
September 18th, 2010 | by Mridul Chadha
A report published by an Indian Defense ministry-backed think tank has proposed for the establishment of an international space-based solar
November 10th, 2009 | by Andrew Williams
[social_buttons] The Japanese space agency has unveiled an incredible new plan to start collecting solar power in space, and zap
September 8th, 2009 | by Ross Kendall
It maybe happening in space but people are still screaming. NASA’s mission to fire a high velocity “impactor” rocket into
