21 points by thunderbong 16 hours ago | 14 comments
Aptera's First Solar Road Trip. 300 Miles, One Charge(aptera.us) Aptera just completed its first-ever solar-supported road trip—driving over 300 miles on a single charge and proving that a solar EV isn’t just a concept for the future, but a real-world solution ready for the present.
Please stop planting only corn(virtualize.sh) If you’ve ever watched a nature documentary (one of those where David Attenborough quietly whispers the doom of an entire species) you know monocultures are bad.
Post Apocalyptic Computing(thomashunter.name) In a world increasingly dominated by planned obsolescence and disposable technology, the idea of a general-purpose computing machine designed to last a century feels both radical and necessary.
The Compressed Book Edition(lowtechmagazine.com) To address these issues, and to keep practicing what we preach, Low-tech Magazine has now made a “compressed edition” of the chronological book series.
Honda's F1 engine technologies that enable >50% thermal efficiency(global.honda) Rather than being unrestricted, the development of power units for Formula 1 racing is governed by regulations. In 2014, the F1 adopted regulations that restricted fuel flow to a maximum of 100 kg/h to reflect the global spread of increasing environmental awareness. This meant that development had to focus on how to generate the most energy from a limited supply of fuel. In other words, it created an even greater need to pursue combustion efficiency.
Global population datasets underrepresent rural population(nature.com) Numerous initiatives towards sustainable development rely on global gridded population data. Such data have been calibrated primarily for urban environments, but their accuracy in the rural domain remains largely unexplored.
EuroStack(euro-stackletter.eu) The EuroStack initiative is calling on leading organisations to take action. By becoming a supporter, your organisation joins a growing coalition committed to accelerating a European digital stack, strengthening Europe’s competitiveness, and shaping a future where technology drives sustainable growth.
Next generation LEDs are cheap and sustainable(liu.se) Cost, technical performance and environmental impact – these are the three most important aspects for a new type of LED technology to have a broad commercial impact on society. This has been demonstrated by researchers at Linköping University in a study published in Nature Sustainability.
Boston Metal shows industrial reactor that uses electricity to make steel(technologyreview.com) Green-steel startup Boston Metal just showed that it has all the ingredients needed to make steel without emitting gobs of greenhouse gases. The company successfully ran its largest reactor yet to make steel, producing over a ton of metal, MIT Technology Review can exclusively report.
4 points by alamortsubite 17 days ago | 2 comments
Some Geniuses Are Swapping 200-Mile Battery Packs into BMW I3s(theautopian.com) BMW sold over 250,000 i3s between 2013 and 2022, and with those cars having carbon fiber bodies and aluminum frames that don’t rust; plastic and carbon fiber panels that don’t dent; and interiors that hold up to abuse, there are naturally many i3s still on the road, looking good.
39 points by JojoFatsani 18 days ago | 12 comments
Why do transit agencies keep falling for the hydrogen bus myth?(cleantechnica.com) In recent months I’ve assembled a long, long list of hydrogen bus trials that ended up with the transit agencies realizing what should have been obvious before they started: hydrogen buses are a lot more expensive and battery electric buses are much cheaper and more reliable.
8 points by tambourine_man 19 days ago | 0 comments
Artificial photosynthesis directed toward organic synthesis(nature.com) Inspired by natural photosynthesis, artificial photosynthesis has been gaining increasing interest in the field of sustainability/green science and technology as a non-natural and thermodynamically endergonic (ΔG° > 0, uphill) solar-energy-driven reaction that uses water as an electron donor and a source material.