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biorpinter

3D printing grows up, heals wounds by printing skin

Scientists have created a mobile bioprinter that when filled with a patient's cells, prints skin directly into a wound.

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer in Gadgets March 1, 2019

horn

Young people are growing horns, thanks to phones + tablets

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer June 21, 2019

Tap map view

Carry a water bottle? Get the Tap app

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko June 12, 2019

Neo the robot

Meet Neo, the floor-scrubbing robot

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter March 22, 2019

Tesla House

Is Elon Musk's SolarCity circling the drain?

Solar Technology

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter March 21, 2019

xenon thruster

Does this new rocket engine threaten to fill the atmosphere with mercury?

Clean Technology

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter November 21, 2018

coal emissions photo

Are negative emissions technologies about to go mainstream?

Clean Technology

By Sami Grover November 19, 2018

Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel station

Is hydrogen back in the energy picture? Or is it all just shilling for oil companies?

Clean Technology

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter November 13, 2018

Jimmy Carter with solar panels

Whatever happened to Jimmy Carter's solar panels: The sequel

Solar Technology

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter October 29, 2018

orkney island view from coast out to sea

Innovative floating tidal-power turbine generates 3 GWh of energy in its first year of testing

Clean Technology

By Megan Treacy October 16, 2018

tilos greece

Greek island Tilos on its way to becoming fully powered by renewable energy

Clean Technology

By Megan Treacy October 10, 2018

Just what we needed dept.: An air-filtering diesel bus

Clean Technology

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter September 27, 2018

server setup

Low-Tech Magazine switches to a low-tech, low carbon website

Solar Technology

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter September 26, 2018

solar roadway in france

Solar road in France generates half the power expected

Solar Technology

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter September 24, 2018

iphone

Resist disastrous planned obsolescence by making old iPhones sexy again

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer September 11, 2018

nasa icesat-2

NASA launching a new ice monitoring tool that can identify changes the width of a pencil

Clean Technology

By Megan Treacy August 28, 2018

sand tiger shark

Laser-toting robots monitor vulnerable sand tiger sharks

Clean Technology

By Megan Treacy August 13, 2018

Naturally green

How can people demand a "naturally green" environment and hate wind turbines?

Wind Technology

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter August 6, 2018

female scientist

This computer program could make animal testing obsolete

Clean Technology

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko July 13, 2018

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Streetmate

Volkswagen designs "micromobiles" for life after traffic collapse

Crossley ad

12 tips for getting more out of your air conditioner

campfire

Why camping is so good for kids

girl napping with headphones outside

This is the world's most relaxing song

tray of cheesebirgers

US meat eaters need to cut back on beef by nearly half

Carnival cruise ship

Don't bother with cruise ships

packaged sweet snacks

Avoid these 6 foods linked to cancer

frankincense from Somalia

Frankincense is endangered

McDonald's restaurant

Kids ask McDonalds to ditch plastic Happy Meal toys

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