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Solar farm

A symposium that explores the fiftieth anniversary of the 1973 energy crisis, the present-day challenges associated with climate change, and the...

A planet earth globe with a green-hue is being plugged into a USB outlet.

In honor of Earth Day, the Lemelson Center celebrates inventors whose problem-solving has resulted in greener, more sustainable energy solutions.In...

Lonnie Johnson with Super Soaker and Nerf toys

One of the best aspects of my job is meeting inventors from myriad fields who always have inspiring stories to share about their lives and inventive...

Lemelson Lightbulb Graphic Identity

I was saddened to read about the death last month of Paolo Soleri, the Italian-American architect who was one of the godfathers of the eco-city...

Diagram of a qanat, or water tunnel, used with a wind tower for cooling

So many of the sustainable environmental technologies of today hold promise but are distinctly futuristic--from nanotechnology-based photovoltaics and...

Governments and corporations are spending billions of dollars today on research and development to find energy alternatives to oil. Some are even...