China has the largest solar industry in the world and now it has reached grid parity. This expansion means solar generation costs the same as electricity from the grid.

Josh Gabbatiss · Carbon Brief 19 Aug 2019

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

Indian scientists have found an ingenious way to cut smog

The new seeding device could allow farmers to plant their next crop without burning off stubble from harvested rice.

Thin Lei Win · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 15 Aug 2019

Water

This is Singapore's plan to avoid running out of water

Singapore uses 141 litres of water per person every day and is the fifth most likely country in the world to face extremely high water stress by 2040 - but tech innovations are helping to...

Michael Taylor and Claudio Accheri · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 13 Aug 2019

Future of Mobility

Look no hands: self-driving vehicles' public trust problem

Autonomous vehicles could have a transformational impact on society. But they never will unless the general public overcome their current fear of them

Louis Stewart, Moh Musa, and Nicola Croce 12 Aug 2019

Technological Transformation

Frontier tech like AI is changing the world – here’s how we can keep up and prosper

Companies are already employing AI to drive innovation forward for the benefit of the economy. However, an increasing amount are also using it for the wellbeing of their employees - but h...

Jacques Bughin and Christopher Pissarides · Project Syndicate 06 Aug 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

NASA worked out how to make food out of thin air - and it could feed billions

The Finnish company, Solar Foods, has designed a high-protein powder made from CO2, water and electricity.

Robby Berman · Big Think 05 Aug 2019

Future of Energy

This new solar technology can be printed or woven into fabric

Silicon-based solar cells have made great strides in terms of its cost and availability, but their manufacture remains energy-intensive and ill-equipped to meet future demand for renewabl...

Shahzada Ahmad 02 Aug 2019

Cities and Urbanization

5 ways living buildings will be the homes of the future

In the face of the climate crisis, more needs to be done to rebuild our environment, including assessing the eco-friendliness of the homes we live in. Harnessing the power of biology to c...

Martyn Dade-Robertson · The Conversation 31 Jul 2019

Switzerland

Chart of the Day: These are the world’s most innovative economies

Switzerland has been named the world’s most innovative economy for the ninth year in a row.

Rosamond Hutt 30 Jul 2019

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

Indonesia plans cloud seeding to avoid crop failure

20,269 hectares of agricultural land is at risk of harvest failure because of drought. Spokesman Agus Wibowo said an estimated 3 trillion rupiah ($215 million) loss could occur if the dro...

Thomson Reuters Foundation · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 26 Jul 2019

Emerging Technologies

Work with a robot to create a stronger team, a study says

Researchers have found that team performance in the workplace can be improved through developing emotional relationships with robots. Humans build trusting relationships with the technolo...

Laurel Thomas-Michigan 26 Jul 2019

Innovation

The naked mole rat could teach us how to beat cancer - here's how

Looking to the animal kingdom may be a good place to find new ways to prevent and treat diseases, due to the similarities and crucial differences between human and animal DNA.

Adam Taylor · The Conversation 26 Jul 2019