Making a dent in the climate crisis is going to take more than solar panels and recycled toilet paper. Scientists are finding ever more creative ways (pig pee! DIY tornadoes! mini nuclear reactors!) to clean up the Earth
Clever idea but I think that instead of sending solar panels into outer space we should make huge floating solar panel blankets and float them on the surface of the ocean. This does double-duty because the solar panels will create a large amount of electricity and since the ocean absorbs most of the light that hits it (thus contributing to global warming), the solar panels reduce the amount of heat that is absorbed.
Stay up to date on the latest news of the future of science and technology from your iPhone with full articles, images and offline viewing
Featuring every article from the magazine and website, plus links from around the Web. Also see our PopSci DIY feed
Share links with friends, comment on stories and more
In our December issue, Popular Science names the 100 best innovations of the year: bombproof wallpaper, self-parking cars, the fastest helicopter, and 97 more. Plus inventor profiles and videos.
Check out the best of what's new here.