The Engine, built by MIT: Where Moonshots Get a Combustion Engine
MIT. Three letters that conjure images of gleaming labs, Nobel laureates, and world-altering breakthroughs. But even within this hallowed ground, something different is brewing. It’s not just innovation; it’s tough tech – the kind of world-changing hardware, deep software, and complex systems that take years, sometimes decades, to develop. And the crucible forging these future […]
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Seabased’s Ocean Symphony: Island Nations Race to Harness the Power of the Waves
The sun doesn’t always shine. The wind doesn’t always blow. But the waves? Theycrash against coastlines with a relentless, rhythmic power – a vast, untapped reservoirof clean energy that’s finally ready to be harnessed. While solar and wind havedominated the renewable energy conversation, a quiet revolution is brewing beneaththe surface, led by Seabased, an Irish […]
Plastic Purgatory: We’re Drowning in Waste and Recycling Isn’t Enough. Is Molecular Mining the Answer?
We have a plastic problem. A big one. It’s in our oceans, forming grotesque gyres like the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It’s in our landfills, leaching toxins into the soil. It’s in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and even in our own bodies. Microplastics have been found in human blood, lungs, and […]
Harnessing nature’s energy beyond Solar Farms and Windmills: The Ocean Holds the Key to Our Renewable Future
The future of renewable energy isn’t about chasing the cheapest kilowatt-hour from a single source. It’s about embracing the symphony of nature.That’s the radical idea behind HOME (Hybrid Optimal Mix of Energy), anew paradigm that’s poised to revolutionize how we power ourcommunities – and it’s putting wave energy, long the underdog ofrenewables, center stage. For […]
Planet Home’s “Living Labs”: Where the Sustainable City Gets Its Beta Test
Silicon Valley has long obsessed over disruption. But what if the most radical disruption isn’t about creating a new app, but a new way of life? That’s the audacious bet behind Planet Home’s hush-hush initiative that’s transforming live events into proving grounds for the sustainable cities of tomorrow. And at the heart of this experiment […]
This Startup is Turning the Tide on Plastic Pollution – By Mining the Ocean for Black Gold, With a Little Help from MIT
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It’s a swirling vortex of plastic, a grim monument to our throwaway culture, and a stark reminder of the environmental catastrophe unfolding in our oceans. For decades, we’ve been told that recycling is the answer. But the reality is far more sobering: only a tiny fraction of plastic waste is […]
Clean Transport Sales Rise, Opportunities Grow
Exciting opportunities in the clean transport industry show a promising future for how we move on our planet.
