White House installing solar panels on first family residence 16/8/2013

The White House has started installing solar panels on the first family residence as part of an energy retrofit that will improve the efficiency of the building, a White House official said on Thursday. ...more

Burj Doha and Qatar’s first vertical garden 14/8/2013

Cousin to the world’s tallest building, the rounded silhouette of Burj Doha soars over the capital of Qatar’s skyline. Designed by Jean Nouvel, it is the first building in the emirate with a vertical garden, and a modern mashrabiya. ...more

Breakthrough technology in diesel combustion results in cleaner engines 14/8/2013

While diesel engines are more efficient than gasoline-powered engines, they have serious emissions problems. A breakthrough in diesel combustion technology may soon lead to cleaner diesel engines. ...more

Wireless Charging Could Improve Electric Car Efficiency 14/8/2013

One of the primary barriers to electric cars being adopted by the mainstream is their limited range. The need to find charging stations after short distances keeps many drivers from taking the plunge. ...more

Sugar is sweet and so are batteries 14/8/2013

In the search for a better battery, the Sony Corporation has come up with a startling innovation: a battery that runs the way the human metabolism does, by turning sugar into energy ...more

Scientists develop new model to estimate poaching in animal populations 14/8/2013

Keeping track of the number of wild animals killed illegally has never been easy. Now, a recent paper in the journal Biological Conservation has suggested simple recipe-book mathematics as a tool to get more accurate numbers. ...more

Looking to the skies for early warnings of red-tide danger in the Gulf 13/8/2013

Satellites could soon be providing early warnings of harmful algal blooms - rapid increases in algae populations - in the Arabian Gulf. ...more

Cathedral sees light with solar stained-glass windows 13/8/2013

Canadian church could be first in world to produce power from stained-glass windows. ...more

Hope rises as new malaria vaccine shows promise 13/8/2013

Last week U.S. scientists with the biotech company, Sanaria, announced a possible breakthrough on an experimental malaria vaccine: an early trial led to a success rate of 80 percent for the two highest doses. ...more

U.S. system for flagging hazardous chemicals is widely flawed 13/8/2013

A 27-year-old U.S. program intended to warn the public of the presence of hazardous chemicals is flawed in many states due to scant oversight and lax reporting by plant owners, a Reuters examination found. ...more