Climate

Many airlines and shipping companies say they'll hit net zero carbon emissions by 2050, but right now they have no clear path toward hitting that target.  From a scientific perspective, ridding those industries of fossil fuels is possible; economically, it's not. Or at least not yet,

“It's not the heat that gets you, it's the humidity,” said a dad, somewhere. His kids might be rolling their eyes, especially if they've spent any time in the desert Southwest during the summer, but their dad is at least partly correct: Not only does high humidity make people less

Slag is the molten runoff created while producing steel in a traditional blast furnace. The material has been prized as a greener cement alternative for creating concrete, the Earth's most abundant human-made material. The runoff is facing supply chain issues, however, as the steel industry loo

A nuclear fusion experiment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has set a record for the strongest steady magnetic field confining a plasma, ushering in new hope that forthcoming demonstration reactors will deliver on their promises to produce more power than they consume. The new magnets came

Would-be nuclear fusion pioneer Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) is shipping a pair of its specialized magnets to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the startup exclusively told technewss. The move comes years before CFS anticipates starting its demonstration reactor, SPARC. It's the first

Fast-food chain Whataburger’s app has gone viral in the wake of Hurricane Beryl, which left around 1.8 million utility customers in Houston, Texas without power. Hundreds of thousands of those people may remain without power for days as Houston anticipates a heat wave, with temperatures climb

Google has issued its 2024 Environmental Report, a more than 80-page document describing all of the massive company’s efforts to apply tech to environmental issues and to mitigate its own contributions. But it totally dodges the question of how much energy is AI using — perhaps because the

Hannah Sieber knows just how transformative batteries can be. At her previous startup, EcoFlow, she used them to replace generators, whether for powering homes after a bad storm or RVs at a campsite. The experience made her wonder what else batteries could do, especially smaller ones.  “Wha

Gorilla, a Belgian company that serves the energy sector with real-time data and analytics for pricing and forecasting, has raised €23 million ($25 million) in a Series B round led by U.S. venture capital firm Headline. Founded in 2018, Antwerp-based Gorilla works with energy providers across Eu

Climate change might be the most significant environmental disaster facing humanity, but it's not the only one. In fact, humanity already faces five others out of a total of nine possible doomsday scenarios. With each line we cross, we jeopardize the planet's ability to self-regulate. This

Since the shock of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, solar energy has been having a moment in Europe. Electricity prices have been going up while the investment required to get solar panels installed on your roof has been going down. This is due to new subsidies, better technology and severa

Early attempts at making dedicated hardware to house artificial intelligence smarts have been criticized as, well, a bit rubbish. But here’s an AI gadget-in-the-making that’s all about rubbish, literally: Finnish startup Binit is applying large language models’ (LLMs) image proces

Climate tech couldn't escape the frothiness that engulfed the startup world earlier in the decade. For both founders and venture capitalists, it was tempting to raise money. Interest rates were low, money was cheap and investors looking for better returns were hungry to get in the game. Instea

Thrift shopping is always a gamble. That cool shirt could wash out sooner than later, and there’s no knowing where those rugged jeans have been. Sure, some stores or websites try to filter out the bad apples, but it’s hard to get a good deal on the internet when there are so many option