To harness the inexhaustible fuel provided by our star, engineers are constantly improving devices other than photovoltaic panels. Concentrating solar power in particular has a major advantage: it can produce electricity at night.

The American company Sage Geosystems designed a low-priced energy storing system thanks to the heat contained within the Earth. With an 18-hour life, it should be used to support renewable energies.

A bacteria that "swallows" methane and could reduce the impact of global warming? According to a study, a group of bacteria called methanotrophs –– commonly found in environments with high methane levels –– could have the ability to eradicate greenhouse gasses, which are responsible for almost a third of the climate change phenomenon. Thanks to […]

Researchers have designed a new material: a salted gel whose function is to extract pure water from very dry air. This invention could represent an alternative solution to the lack of drinkable water in certain areas affected by droughts.

Green facades provide insulation and cool down the surrounding area of a building. In addition to the much welcomed green touch it brings to urban landscapes, and the freshness and new homes for biodiversity they provide to the city, these “vertical gardens” also contribute to the buildings' insulation. According to a study by the University […]

By pumping water from the ground to the surface, humanity moved a mass of water so large that the Earth tilted almost 80 centimeters to the east between 1993 and 2010, according to a new study. published in Geophysical Research Letters.

Water is not an inexhaustible resource as one often hears. Because of global warming, several regions in the world are victim of water shortage. In France, everything is not allowed when you turn on the tap.

What is intelligent glass? Intelligent glass is an advanced form of glass pane whose characteristics and performance are set to suit the consumer’s needs. This innovation offers a multitude of advantages and features, some of which aim the individual customer and others are more adapted to industrial use. This allows particularly to make the best […]

Thousands of pages to sum up thousands of scientific articles that have been published since 2014. It is this collection which has recently been publicly disclosed on March the 20th, in Interlaken in Switzerland. This review of the 6th report constitutes the most complete inventory on the physical functioning of our planet, the alterations induced […]