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Adele PetersFast Company |
Tech companies say typical AI prompts use little energy. Zeke Hausfather’s experiment suggests AI agents are a different story.
The development pairs lithium-ion and zinc batteries in an effort to stretch renewable energy deeper into the night.
Amber Shultz, secretary of Labor, has led technological change at the agency—making it easier for employees to assist more people.
The 30-year-old app is currently the number one navigation app in the Apple App Store.
The retail giant’s charger network is growing faster than everyone but Tesla.
Waymo’s newest robotaxis are imported from China at a time when other Chinese EVs are shut out of the U.S. market.
I knew Rivian’s latest EV would be good. It was even better than I expected.
A startup called Paddy Paper is trying to solve two environmental challenges at once.
The American cookware retailer is joining the resale game, so now you can buy that coveted copper pot for much, much less.
Fervo Energy can deliver always-on energy generated from the Earth’s heat. Now its first utility-scale power plant will test what it takes to turn...
As supermarkets adopt new tools to predict demand and reduce food waste, food banks say that donations are also shrinking.
A startup called Wtrlss designed a better way to make blue jeans.
A combination of abundant rooftop solar, subsidized home batteries, and far less red tape is pushing power prices down—and changing when and how...
Hundreds of fires have burned in Canada and the northwestern U.S. This visualization shows exactly how far the pollution travels.
Vivodyne’s AI experiments on lab-grown human tissue could soon replace the need to test drugs on mice or dogs—and the approach has the potential...
Reservoir’s ultra-efficient water heater can save you money by running when electricity is cheap—and help the grid make better use of renewable...
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.