The frigid waters of a bay in northeastern China are the site of a remarkable feat of engineering that’s won global recognition for its accomplishments. Bolted to the seafloor in six individual segments, the Dalian Bay Undersea Tunnel spans over 2 miles of water and connects the peninsula-bound city of the…
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Meet the little buggie that’s going to take the nation Down Under, up and over. This is the ‘Roo-ver’, Australia’s first major contribution to robotic space exploration as the first Lunar rover ever launched by the prosperous country. A consortium of 21 different private firms, universities, and small startups has been…
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From Switzerland comes a new technology that aims to decarbonize the transportation methods we use right now. Through a thermochemical process driven 100% by solar power, the energy startup Synhelion can synthesize gasoline, diesel, kerosene, or any other fossil fuel currently in use. Their colloquially termed ‘solar fuels’ are carbon neutral,…
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An energy sector think tank has reported that for the first time ever, the UK has used more renewable energy than fossil fuels across an entire calendar year. Fossil fuels only produced 97 TWh of electricity, amounting to 35% of the UK’s total grid usage, a steep fall of 11% since…
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In rural Indiana, a couple are selling around 1,000 stately fir and pine trees for Christmas to help fund the education of their 8 grandchildren. Shawn and Bruce Carpenter planted around 5,000 tiny trees a decade ago, reasoning that by the time they reach between 6 and 10 feet tall, their…
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A woman from Trinidad and Tobago has created a startup that’s turning heaps of smelly seaweed and other waste from the island’s rum distilleries into a new, low-emission fuel for cars. Along with members of her team, she is working on creating the first product under the brand name Rum and…
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How do you know if you have financially ‘made it’ in life? Well, almost one-third of Americans (31%) believe they have, according to a new poll. The survey of 2,000 employed Americans split evenly by generation revealed that more millennials than any other (34%) believe they’ve already made it. But many…
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