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6 ideas to improve clean water shortage
Environment

6 ideas to improve clean water shortage

With 300 million prizes, 6 winners of the Summer Water Contest will coordinate with the Green Summer campaign, to provide clean water to thousands of people.

December 16, 2018
Solar Impulse 2 solar plane ends flight test
Environment

Solar Impulse 2 solar plane ends flight test

On June 2, Solar Impulse 2 solar powered aircraft successfully completed the first test flight, surpassing the biggest obstacle to the goal of making a round-the-world f…

December 16, 2018
The world's first solar toilet
Environment

The world's first solar toilet

The US said it has successfully built a solar toilet that can recycle human waste into biochar.

December 16, 2018
Increase solar energy efficiency
Environment

Increase solar energy efficiency

Chinese experts use small-sized processing machines to make almost completely flat Fresnel lenses, capable of increasing the efficiency of solar panels.

December 16, 2018