The Harvard education professor Howard Gardner once advised Americans, “Learn from Finland, which has the most effective schools and which does just about the opposite of what we are doing in the United States.” Following...
Nikola Motor Company Announces U.S. and Canadian Class 8 Trucks Will Be Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered and 100% Emission Free. Nikola is announcing that the electric drivetrain used in the U.S. and Canadian markets will...
A landmark building in Bergen, and a world class hub for innovation and science for the media industry and the University of Bergen. In September 2017 TV2, NRK, Vizrt, The University of Bergen (Dept. of...
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation was established in 2010 with the aim of accelerating the transition to the circular economy. Since its creation the charity has emerged as a global thought leader, establishing circular economy on...
In 2008, Masdar City broke ground and embarked on a daring journey to develop the world’s most sustainable eco-city. Through smart investments, Masdar City is successfully pioneering a “greenprint” for how cities can accommodate rapid...
AskNature is the world’s most comprehensive catalog of nature’s solutions to human design challenges. This curated online library features free information on more than 1,800 (and growing!) natural phenomena and hundreds of bio-inspired applications. Think...
TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks. TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics...
The world’s first large all-electric car ferry started operating in january 2015 and is a 100 % battery driven catamaran in aluminium. The 80-meter long vessel can carry 120 cars and 360 passengers across the...
The Wavestar machine draws energy from wave power with floats that rise and fall with the up and down motion of waves. The floats are attached by arms to a platform that stands on legs...
Laser Power Systems from Connecticut has created its own thorium engine, which weighs around 500 pounds and could power a car for 100 years on only eight grams of thorium. The key energy source is...
In 1997 Samsoe became Denmark’s (first) Sustainable Energy Island and achieved self-sufficiency in sustainable energy within 10 years. 100% of Samsoe’s electricity consumption is generated by 11 land-based windmills, and 70 % of the heat...
LIFESAVER BOTTLE It will remove all bacteria, viruses, cysts, parasites, fungi and all other microbiological waterborne pathogens from dirty water, including that contaminated with sewage. This makes it ideal for use in Third World Countries...
Limitless Energy Burning fossil fuels and creating nuclear reactions to generate electricity comes at a high cost – politically and environmentally. Alternative methods are limited and come with tradeoffs. The answer to these problems is...
The village features energy-positive homes, mixed renewable energy sources, energy storage, organic food production, vertical farming, and aquaponics, water management and waste-to-resource systems. Vision: Engineering and facilitating the development of integrated and resilient neighborhoods that...
Dr. Yogi Goswami’s notable career in solar energy collided with indoor, in 1995 when his efforts to aid his son’s debilitating asthma symptoms were met with frustration and disillusion. What he found were products attempting to...
SeaOrbiter is the only vessel in the world allowing a 24/7 exploration on long-term missions of the open sea and the abyss. An exploration vessel and a universal scientific laboratory dedicated to the discovery of the...
By using a high efficiency Multijunction cell, the cell surface is reduced down to 1 % compared to the same power output as a conventional silicon cell in optimal conditions. In combination with dual...
This project is the largest of its kind in Norway. The development consists of about 700 new dwellings, a kindergarten, and some commercial buildings, and is located at Ådland, near the Bergen airport. The project...
The Seabin is an automated rubbish bin that catches floating rubbish, oil, fuel and detergents. It designed for floating docks in the water of marinas, private pontoons, inland waterways, residential lakes, harbours, water ways, ports and...
Mindvalley HQ is situated in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Founded in 2003 by Vishen Lakhiani, Mindvalley is a learning experience company that publishes ideas and teachings by the best authors in personal growth, health and fitness,...