Bahrain welcomes first solar panel manufacturer
Solar One has already contributed over two megawatts of solar to the country’s energy mix enough to power around 380 US homes.
Technology & innovation
Oslo ahead in reaching no-emission travel by 2030
New research from Clean Cities Campaign has named Oslo the most progressive in terms of getting rid of mobility emissions, followed by Amsterdam and Helsinki.
Ingenious electric train fully charges itself by rolling downhill with heavy load
Australian mining company Fortescue is looking to reduce the carbon footprint of its operations by allowing a specially designed electric “Infinity Train” to roll down a hill to recharge its massive batteries.
New animal-free dairy milk set to finally hit U.S. retail shelves
A new kind of milk will soon hit US shelves, but it isn’t some plant-based product designed to resemble dairy milk. Instead, it is made from whey proteins produced by microflora engineered.
New fusion tech set to unlock near-limitless ultra-deep geothermal energy
MIT spin-off Quaise says it’s going to use hijacked fusion technology to drill the deepest holes in history, unlocking clean, supercritical geothermal energy that can re-power fossil-fueled power plants all over the world.
All new Jeep, Chrysler, Ram products will be electric from 2026
Stellantis’ forward plan advances carbon-neutral manufacturing and the “cradle-to-cradle” business model to Reduce tailpipe emissions. The plan calls for a 50% carbon emissions reduction by 2030, with a carbon net-zero target of 2038.
New pregnancy risk tool cuts baby loss in Black and Asian women
In a study of 20,000 pregnant women, baby death rates in ethnic groups were three times lower than normal when the tool was used.
New method allows vaccines to be stored for months without refrigeration
The World Health Organization has estimated that more than 50 percent of vaccines go to waste every year, often due to the challenge in keeping vaccines at stable cold temperatures.
“Revolutionary” pacemaker tackles heart failure by listening to the lungs
The University of Auckland team has spent more than a decade developing what they describe as a “bionic” pacemaker, a device designed to respond to the body’s signals in real-time.
Nuclear fusion heat record a ‘huge step’ in quest for new energy source
Researchers at the Joint European Torus in the U.K., generated 59 megajoules of heat more than doubling the previous record of 21.7 megajoules set in 1997 by the same facility.