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natick data center

Microsoft submerges data center off Scotland's Orkney Islands

This is the second deployment of the tech company's underwater data center project.

By Megan Treacy in Clean Technology June 7, 2018

geotech

New heat pump technology heats and cools houses at lower cost

Clean Technology

By Megan Treacy June 21, 2018

fairphones

Fairphone 2 is the world's first ethical, modular smartphone

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter June 21, 2018

whale disentanglement

Drones help scientists save entangled whales

By Megan Treacy May 31, 2018

Amazon dash beside the toilet

Now you can buy "Alexa-enabled smart homes"

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter May 11, 2018

Solar sprawl

California feeds the duck with mandatory solar panels on new houses

Solar Technology

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter May 10, 2018

bioluminescent algae

Algae could light up our cities at night

Clean Technology

By Megan Treacy May 3, 2018

ge haliade x turbine

World's largest wind turbine to be built in the UK

Wind Technology

By Megan Treacy April 26, 2018

570 Broome closeup

Do photocatalytic finishes really clean the air?

Clean Technology

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter April 12, 2018

oil spill

Oil-eating bacteria could clean up the next spill

Clean Technology

By Megan Treacy April 10, 2018

Qsun and app

QSun wearable nags you about putting on your sunscreen

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter April 3, 2018

coral reef film shield

"Sun shield" film could protect coral reefs from bleaching

Clean Technology

By Megan Treacy March 29, 2018

Fog harp

Fog harps could wrest water from the clouds

Clean Technology

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer March 28, 2018

raspberry pi 3 b+

New Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ brings new features to the tiny computer

By Megan Treacy March 15, 2018

staring at smartphones

Can you unplug for 24 hours? Join National Day of Unplugging 2018 at sundown tonight

Derek Markham

By Derek Markham March 9, 2018

Smart bulbs

Smart Home technology won't save energy; it wastes it.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter February 27, 2018

wind turbines

Recyclable resin makes wind turbines more eco-friendly

Wind Technology

By Megan Treacy February 22, 2018

space colony

Should we be building space stations on the high frontier?

Clean Technology

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter February 15, 2018

great white shark

Shark skin could carry the secrets to more efficient airplanes and wind turbines

Clean Technology

By Megan Treacy February 8, 2018

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fairphones

Fairphone 2 is the world's first ethical, modular smartphone

geotech

New heat pump technology heats and cools houses at lower cost

Front view Kirimoko House

'Teeny tiny' houses are becoming a big thing in New Zealand and Australia

decorated tiffins

11 easy ways to reduce your plastic waste today

Downy fabric softener

Fabric softener sales plummet, thanks to disinterested Millennials

Olivine

Hawaiian volcano offers gifts of gemstones delivered from the sky

Baby chicks

Hundreds of chicks hatch from 'spoiled' eggs dumped at landfill (video)

Laura Secord and cow

Why is Donald Trump so mad about Canadian milk?

fireflies

What’s happening to the fireflies?

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