Category Archives: technology

Buycott app helps keep your money out of the hands of Monsanto, Koch Bros., and more

This app helps you put your money where your mouth is by only buying products from companies that reflect your principles.

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The green 3D printing materials we’ve been waiting for

Although the technology has quickly become quite sophisticated, the materials used in 3D printers have been slow to catch up… Until now.

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Want healthier tomatoes? Grow ‘em with LEDs

Recent research shows that growing tomatoes indoors with LEDs produces more nutrient-rich fruit than when growing with fluorescent lights.

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Monitor your world from your smartphone with these tiny wireless sensors

Keep an eye on temperature, humidity, light levels, and more in your garden or home with these rugged little wireless sensors.

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London is building a power plant that burns waste fat from sewers

The discarded fat that can clog the sewer system will now be used as a renewable energy source.

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Meet Earl, your solar-powered backcountry survival tablet

This rugged Android tablet could bring backcountry travel and emergency survival into the 21st century.

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Big Data will provide accurate analysis of wind/wildlife impacts

A new centralized database being developed by the American Wind Wildlife Institute will help wind energy developers minimize the impact of future projects on wildlife.

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Researchers discover new way to harvest electricity from plants

Scientists at University of Georgia have developed a way to harvest energy from photosynthesis before the plant uses it.

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Google’s new timelapse project shows 30 years of disappearing rainforest in just seconds

Using Landsat imagery taken from as early as 1984, Google Earth’s animated GIFs are potent proof of how quickly our world changes.

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40+ gadgets in your pocket, without the e-waste

E-waste is a big problem, but there is also a counter-trend that helps fight it.

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