Some of the hardest sectors to decarbonize are industries that require high temperatures like steel smelting and cement production. A new approach uses a synthetic quartz solar trap to generate ...

Farmers of Patuakhali are getting the opportunity to use the solar-powered insect trap that kills most of the pests that wreak havoc on crops. A solar-powered insect trap stores power in a battery, ...

If you’re spending more time in your garden this spring, you might have noticed the warmer weather has encouraged wasps to spend more time in it too. Fortunately, you can keep yourself and your ...

A newly developed aerogel made mostly of air surrounding a silica structure is so transparent you can barely see it. But it could hold the key to unlocking new applications for solar heating. It traps ...

Abdul Khaddar was driven to quit his sales job after he developed unbearable back pain due to long hours of travel. That was almost seven years back in 2011, recalls Khaddar, talking about his venture ...

Although the Zika virus may be in the headlines a lot lately, malaria is still a much more common mosquito-borne illness. That's why in many parts of the world, insecticides are used to kill the ...

A horticultural official working in Tirunelveli district has come out with a device that uses light to trap pests. The motivation to develop a simple, cost-effective trap was the persistent pest ...

WASHINGTON - In a U.S. patent application, a little-known Maryland inventor claims a solar-energy breakthrough that promises to end the planet’s reliance on fossil fuels at a fraction of the current ...