A recently discovered form of carbon graphite – the material in pencil lead – has turned out to have a completely unexpected property which could revolutionize the development of green energy and electric cars. Researchers have discovered that graphene allows positively charged hydrogen atoms or protons to pass through it despite being completely impermeable to... Continue Reading →
Food is Free Project: The Open Source Teaching Farm
The Food is Free Project (501c3 Nonprofit) grows community and food, while helping gain independence from a broken agricultural system. The Food is Free Project is a community building and gardening movement that launched in January of 2012. We teach you how to connect with your neighbors and line your street with front yard community... Continue Reading →
Bio-Bus, UK’s First Poo-Powered Transport Service
In what is a first for the country, the "Bio-Bus", a 40-seat bus that uses biomethane as its fuel, is now operating in the UK, and could be a harbinger of a greener, more sustainable, public transport system. The biomethane that fuels the Bio-Bus is generated from sewage and food waste (waste which is unfit... Continue Reading →
Harvard Researchers Build $10 Robot That Can Teach Kids to Code
Mike Rubenstein wants to put robots in the classroom. Working with two other researchers at Harvard University, Rubenstein recently created what they call AERobot, a bot that can help teach programming and artificial intelligence to middle school kids and high schoolers. That may seem like a rather expensive luxury for most schools, but it’s not.... Continue Reading →
She Hasn’t Made Any Trash In 2 Years. This Is What Her Life Is Like
What if you could live without producing any trash? Would you do it? At first you might think this is impossible or very hard, and it may very well be depending on your life situation. But one inspiring girl is not only doing this, but sharing how we can all try doing the same thing... Continue Reading →