Most of today's gadgets are powered by lithium-ion batteries. While they are incredibly efficient and also rechargeable, they come with an array of disadvantages, including soaring prices and proper disposal. Consequently, a team of nine scientists from South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has come up with a new and innovative…
Spread over a sprawling 20-hectare area in the South Australian desert, Sundrop Farms is the first of its kind in the entire world to grow vegetables using only seawater and sunlight. The result of six, long years of research, the amazing indoor farm produces more than 17,000 tons of tomatoes each year, despite being located…
To improve conditions in drought-stricken California, the organizers of this year's Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) recently invited artists, designers and architects to come up with innovative plans for the Santa Monica Pier that could produce energy for electricity as well as clean drinking water, while also being aesthetically pleasing. One of the finalists in…
The 'holy grail' solution of water shortage has always pertained to filtration of salt from the massive quantities of seawater present in our planet. Of course, a few of these desalination techniques already exist in our contemporary technological scope. But this time around, researchers from the University of Illinois may have come up with a…