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This one trick could slash cooling energy use on server farms by up to 56%

Instead of looking for new ways to cool data centers, a new study found massive energy savings in redesigning servers to operate at hotter temperatures

40 million tons of chicken feathers are incinerated each year. Why not make renewable energy from them?

Researchers used chicken feather waste to make membranes for hydrogen fuel cells. The inventive membranes are non-toxic and cost less than traditional ones.

Can we have a low carbon food system and a burger and shake too?

We’ve been told to give up meat but innovations in agriculture could end up taking a bigger bite out of global emissions

Solar farms in space could be commercially viable

Engineers sent novel low-cost, lightweight solar cells into space and found that they worked for six years--the mission was meant to last for one.

Artificial intelligence, it turns out, excels at the humble pursuit of counting fish

Drawing on cutting-edge technology, two research groups have independently demonstrated the potential for tracking salmon with AI in one case and DNA floating in the water in the other.

The world has already crossed a solar power tipping point

A new study suggests it no longer makes sense to consider the continued dominance of fossil fuels a “business as usual” scenario.

Researchers fine-tune fermentation to impart meat and dairy flavors to plant-based foods

In total, they developed 13 fungi-food combinations that produced meaty scents; the meatiest combination came from onions mixed with Polyporus umbellatus.

Sustainable AC is possible, even with Covid ventilation

Architects show that it is possible to cool a ventilated building below outside temperatures using an uninsulated roof that sends heat to the sky day and night, while regularly changing indoor air for health