In Brief A prototype car took home the top trophy for a fuel efficiency competition organized by Shell: it gets an incredible 2,713 miles per gallon. Extreme Fuel Efficiency While electric vehicles (EVs) are steadily gaining ground, the majority of the cars on the road today are still gas-powered. Gas prices, however, aren’t exactly getting cheaper….
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Futurism |We May Have an Entirely New Source of Energy – “Flammable Ice”
In Brief China has successfully extracted methane hydrate from trial mining sites in the South China Sea. This so-called “flammable ice” could potentially be a new source of energy that China could industrialize, but while cleaner than coal, methane is still a fossil fuel. China’s Digging Since the industrialization of coal, the world has sourced…
Futurism | The Solar Industry Is Creating Jobs 17 Times Faster Than the Rest of the U.S. Economy
In Brief Jobs in the solar field in the United States grew at a rate 17 times faster than the overall economy. This was part of a larger trend towards jobs in renewable energy and away from more dangerous, less sustainable jobs in fossil fuels. Jobs in Solar Power A new report released by the…
Futurism |Soon, Your Windows Could Power Your Home
In Brief Researchers have developed a technique to use silicon nanoparticles to trap and collect the useful frequencies of light that shine through windows, turning them into energy harvesters. These energy-harvesting window panes could eventually be integrated into skyscrapers, turning entire cities into solar farms without impacting their aesthetics. High-Tech Windows Light streaming through windows can do…
Science Daily |Ball-rolling bees reveal complex learning
Date: February 23, 2017 Source:Queen Mary University of LondonSummary: Bumblebees can be trained to score goals using a mini-ball, revealing unprecedented learning abilities. Bumblebees can be trained to score goals using a mini-ball, revealing unprecedented learning abilities, according to scientists at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). Their study, published in the journal Science, suggests…
Futurism |For $500 Billion, Scientists Think They Can “Refreeze” the Arctic
In Brief Scientists have proposed a $500 billion plan to use 10 million wind-powered pumps to bring water from beneath the ice to the surface in an effort to thicken the Arctic sheet. While some argue the effectiveness of this plan, we must do something soon as Arctic melting disrupts both the ecosystem of the…
Futurism |The Cities of the Future Will Be Efficient, Sustainable, and Smart
In Brief Smart cities can a great booster to many factors helping a city to thrive economically and environmentally to best serve its residents. The goal of smart cities are to provide a greater sense of ease the lives of its residents, so they must remain vocal and demand any innovation will accomplish that. By…
Futurism |Norway Just Added 50,000 More Seeds to Its “Doomsday Vault”
In Brief A shipment of 50,000 seeds have made their way to a vault in a mountainous area of Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago. The vault serves as the Global Seed Vault and stores virtually every kind of seed to ensure biodiversity. Buried in the side of a mountain in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago between mainland Norway…
Futurism |Humans Are Changing the Climate 170x Faster Than Natural Forces
In Brief Researchers behind the ‘Anthropocene equation’ report that climate change driven by humans on Earth far exceeds that of natural events spread across millennia. Attaching a specific number to demonstrate how much humans are affecting the climate in such a short time frame clearly shows the impact we have on the environment. A New…
Futurism |The Antarctic Ice Sheet Is the Smallest It’s Ever Been
In Brief A few days ago, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center announced that the Antarctic sea ice contracted to just 883,015 sq. miles, which is the smallest on record. Experts assert that, if changes are not made to pollution and our fossil fuel industry, a number of species will be threatened as…
Futurism |We Are Closer Than Ever to Unlimited Clean Energy
In Brief Fusion energy represents a new era in energy generation. Fusion reactors create miniature suns from which we can draw enough energy to power 150,000 homes. Both government agencies and private enterprise are working tirelessly to make this a reality. For centuries, humans have dreamed of harnessing the power of the sun to energize…
Futurism |Biologists Plan to Bring the Woolly Mammoth Back to Life by 2019
In Brief A team of researchers believe they could bring back the woolly mammoth from extinction within the next two years. The project has two main goals: securing an alternative future for the endangered Asian elephant and helping to combat global warming. Back From the Dead CRISPR/Cas9 has allowed for some pretty significant developments. Researchers have…
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