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Adele PetersFast Company |
AI is boosting fossil fuel production with “enabled emissions” that could be up to 13 times greater than emissions from data centers.
Made from cellulose, the sustainable material is an alternative to titanium dioxide. Ikea is already experimenting with it.
For aid organizations with strained budgets, AI is making it possible to help more people—but it has to be used carefully.
Commonwealth Fusion Systems is still building its first demonstration project, but it’s simultaneously moving forward with a plans for a fusion...
In the San Francisco Bay, it’s increasingly common for whales to be hit and killed by ships. A pilot is testing technology that could help.
The grid can seem abstract. This map lets you see it all in one place.
Unlike the U.S., China is making clean energy a core part of its AI infrastructure buildout.
Existing methods of PFAS cleanup are expensive. A new approach is an order of magnitude cheaper—and could also help fight climate change.
Taking one doesn’t just benefit you—it can benefit the company, too.
For more than a century, conventional fertilizer has relied on natural gas—and fragile supply chains. Startups are beginning to change that.
Even if you can’t smell it, long-distance wildfire smoke is dangerous.
Mireta’s software taps into slime mold’s natural ability for urban planning.
New York enacted the first statewide moratorium on large new data centers, joining a growing patchwork of local bans, zoning restrictions, and...
Quaise Energy is building the world’s first ‘superhot’ geothermal power plant.
Air conditioning New York’s subway system would require major renovations. A new pilot will test whether simple-to-install radiant cooling can make...
More than 200 major clean energy projects have been canceled or downsized since he took office, costing nearly half a million jobs and $55 billion in...
The home composting startup has a new commercial trash bin that analyzes food scraps as they’re thrown inside.
Fieldston Power helps apartment buildings install solar panels that they otherwise couldn’t afford—and helps lower electric bills for New Yorkers.
Suri made its name by building a better-designed, more sustainable electric toothbrush. Now it wants to do the same for refillable toothpaste.
A cute new electric buggy from a startup called Amble was designed for resorts—but also low-speed use on city streets.
Call it the perfect car for the affordability era. To build it, the Bezos-backed startup led by veterans of Amazon, Chrysler, and Tesla had to rethink...
Bidirectional charging can send power to the grid when it’s under stress, and earn money for EV owners. But rolling it out is a challenge.
With a $26 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund, FireSat is launching three satellites specifically made to track fires. By 2030, the network will...
Electric “automowers” save energy and keep your lawn healthier. They also can be very hard to set up.
The startup Twelve has launched production of its CO2-based jet fuel and started delivering it to airlines.
Apeel was quickly growing until a wave of social media attacks spread by wellness influencers. Here’s how it survived.
Americans are quickly turning against artificial intelligence.
A startup called Red Metals is trying to make better use of the copper discarded in old products.
The popular passenger rail company is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.
In centimeter-level detail, a new 3D visualization shows a glacier that’s quickly disappearing in Indonesia.
Radical AI’s ‘self-driving’ lab designs and tests new alloys, speeding up a material R&D process that often takes human scientists 20 years or more.
Nvidia, Google, and a growing list of startups are using AI to make weather reports more accurate—and show the world how powerful the technology is.
Colossal’s first-of-a-kind 3D-printed eggs function like the real thing.
These green corridors ditch parking and instead capture stormwater, reduce heat, and put people first.
SpaceX and startups like Starcloud want to put solar-powered data centers in orbit. There are challenges.
Away is launching its new Topside luggage in partnership with Amtrak. It’s part of the railroad company’s push to reimagine train travel.
Abel Fragrance is turning to biotech to capture scent from food waste streams.
Castomize’s open cast is breathable, lightweight, and fully waterproof.
Redwood Materials founder JB Straubel transformed what batteries could do at Tesla. Now he’s doing it again, changing the way data centers—and the...
AI outperforms traditional weather forecasting in many cases. But a new study shows that when it matters most, current AI models still need to...
Installations are beginning now in a neighborhood where residents typically can’t afford solar.
Old-fashioned electric resistance heat is around three times less efficient than a heat pump—and making the switch could make a major difference on...
The nascent industry just lost its biggest buyer, at least temporarily. But some carbon removal technology is designed to survive without corporate...
A new calculator from the nonprofit Bright Saver estimates potential savings from plug-in solar panels.
Afresh just raised $34 million to expand its AI tools that help supermarkets cut food waste.
At three quarters of a mile in length, the Kruunuvuorensilta, or crown bridge, is likely the longest of its kind in the world.
The new energy storage system will utilize batteries previously used in Rivian trucks and SUVs.
Mumumelon is a store in London full of ‘deliberate shameless dupes’ of the activewear giant, designed to push it to cut emissions faster.
Used EVs are increasingly a bargain—and the data shows that you don’t need to worry about battery life.
While the issue is less in the news cycle, many native bees are still on their way to extinction. And commercial honeybees are dying at rates that...