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A chalk-based coating attaches to various commercially available textiles, including cotton and synthetic fiber, to create cooling fabrics, such as the treated synthetic material (right) that’s brighter than the untreated fabric (left).

Discover the Chalk-Based Fabric Coating That Cools by 8°F—A Sustainable Solution for Extreme Heat

Individuals who are outdoors during the hot summer months, such as athletes, landscapers, children playing in parks, or beach visitors, can now take advantage of a newly developed cooling fabric. While there

Tejal Somvanshi

September 7, 2024

First generation Photo Energy System. Photo source - wavja.com

Energy·Sustainability·Technology

WAVJA’s PES Delivers 200x More Efficiency Than Solar Panels, Powering Through Day and Night With Sun and LED Energy

The world has again taken one step towards its ever-changing landscape of renewable energy. WAVJA, a US-based company, introduced PES (Photon Energy System). PES is a green energy system that converts light

Smeeti Bhanu

August 12, 2024

An electric car equipped with foldable solar panels covering the hood, roof, and windshield area. Photo Source: GoSun

Design·Energy·Sustainability

GoSun’s Solar Charger Delivers 30 Extra Miles of Power Daily—Why 44% of EV Owners Need This Solution

As EV technology gains significant popularity worldwide, the limited availability of charging stations tends to be the major reason why people refrain from buying it. Studies revealed up to 44% of EV

Smeeti Bhanu

August 4, 2024

The 3D perovskite aligns with the 2D perovskite, providing compression that stabilizes the material, transforming it from a yellow non-solar phase to a black light-absorbing phase, making it stable against temperature, light, and humidity. Photo Source- Rice University

Energy·Science

Discover How Rice University’s Solar Cells Achieve 97% Efficiency After 1000 Hours at 85°C

Interestingly, solar panels stand as the quickest-booming electric-generating technology with equally exciting cost margins. Right until 2023. Solar will add more than twice as much new electricity generation globally compared to coal.

Pritesh Gaikwadand

Karmactive Staff

July 20, 2024

Climate·Disaster·Science

The Vicious Cycle of Wildfires and Climate: Black Carbon’s Role in Fueling More Fires

Soot from large wildfires in California traps sunlight, making days warmer and drier than they ought to be, according to a new study by the University of California Riverside. The effect of

Rahul Somvanshi

June 21, 2024

A plastic particle (red) is colonized by the marine fungus Parengyodontium album

Ocean·Plastic·Pollution·Science

Marine Fungus Solution to Plastic Pollution: Breaking Down Polyethylene at 0.05% Daily—What This Means for Our Oceans

Researchers at the NIOZ (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research), among others, have discovered that a marine fungus can break down polyethylene, the plastic found at the bottom of the sea, as

Rahul Somvanshi

June 10, 2024

Colourful plastics may lead to more microplastics: new study. Photo Credits: University Of Leicester

Plastic·Pollution·Science

Study Reveals Red, Blue, and Green Plastics Degrade into Microplastics Quickly—What You Need to Know

As the world is gradually gripped by the effects of climate change and man made blunders, researchers have warned that brightly coloured plastics—red, blue, and green—are more dangerous than plain colours. This

June 3, 2024

Pininfarina’s AC Future eTH: A Mobile Home with 37 sq m of Luxury Space and a Week of Green Power

The AC Future eTH, designed by Pininfarina, is a curious automotive solution: an electric camper that transforms into a house. Presented at CES 2024, the Electric Transformer House (eTH) aims to be

Karmactive Team

May 31, 2024

UK's innovative thruster could potentially keep satellites operational indefinitely by utilizing only solar power and atmospheric air. {Photo Credit: University Of Surrey}

Space·Technology

UK’s New Thruster Could Extend Satellite Life Indefinitely Using Only Solar Power and Air

The British Space Agency has awarded scientists at the University of Surrey a grant of £250,000 to develop an extremely low orbit propulsion system that captures air in the highest layers of

Rahul Somvanshi

May 31, 2024

In 2015, three billion miles away, Pluto sent a “love note” back to Earth, via NASA's New Horizons spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SWRI

Science·Space

Pluto’s Secret Ocean: Discover the Depths Revealed by NASA’s New Horizons Mission

Mathematical models to explain the cracks and protrusions observed by NASA’s New Horizons mission in Pluto’s Sputnik Planitia support the existence of a deep ocean. This basin was the site of a

Rahul Somvanshi

May 25, 2024