A recently developed thermal brick has the capability of providing affordable energy and shelter for developing countries or temporary communities. An international team of [...]
We’ve seen a lot of media coverage about the detrimental effect of cooling buildings, especially in increasing hot climates, which significantly contributes to global [...]
The crypto craze has had its ups and downs, but blockchain, the technology behind such currencies as Bitcoin and Ethereum, is gaining in steam across multiple industries, [...]
If you’re looking for the next wave of energy technology that’s just over the horizon, you don’t have to go much farther than Plug and Play’s Summer [...]
The amount of time we spend indoors (90% of our lives) in our homes, offices and schools has recently received a lot of attention, in part because air quality is typically 5 [...]
Styrofoam, a trademarked product of Dow Chemical and a form of polystyrene foam, has been a necessary evil for many years, offering a lightweight insulation for many [...]
We often think of wood as a natural resource that may be chopped for kindling or hammered together for construction. However, engineers at the University of Maryland [...]
The Concept: a Finnish company uses an innovative combination of nano-coatings, improved mechanical design, and larger panels to provide unprecedented solar thermal [...]
It’s hard to think of wood as anything but an opaque material, but engineers at the University of Maryland (UMD) demonstrate in a new study that windows made [...]
Your next water heater may be able to pull much of its heat from the surrounding air for maximum efficiency. A team of scientists from the Department of Energy‘s Oak [...]