10.14.2009 A small town in Saxony has figured out how to run entirely on biomass—and create an energy surplus.
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Synthetic biologist Reshma Shetty predicts that we will eventually engineer organisms to grow everything that we manufacture today. 10.12.2009
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It's taken 25 years, but a new solar-thermal plant in New Mexico has finally broken the old efficiency record. 10.08.2009
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As computers get smaller, keeping them cool has become a major problem—until now. 09.01.2009
The metals of modern technology lie hidden in a handful of unlikely spots, from frozen Russian plains to sweltering African valleys. 08.17.2009
One company sets out to domesticate the wild, oil-producing weed. 07.21.2009
Are There Pesticides in Your Soup? Dunk a Pollution Dipstick to Find Out.
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