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The hai smart Bluetooth showerhead next to text that says "Best of What's New, 2022, Home."
Technology

The best home innovations of 2022

By John Kennedy, Terri Williams

Solaris Float Proteus floating solar panel array on body of water
Technology

This new floating solar farm follows the sun like a flower

By Andrew Paul

Caltech solar power satellite prototype on space station table with earth horizon in window background
Technology

This space-adapted solar panel can fold like origami

By Andrew Paul

Woman sitting down on couch charging smartphone
Technology

A new experimental fabric can turn a coat into a mini solar farm

By Andrew Paul

After a two-month flight, the Army’s Zephyr drone fell from the sky
Technology

After a two-month flight, the Army’s Zephyr drone fell from the sky

By Rob Verger

Fisker Ocean EV
Technology

Fisker’s sold-out EV has a sun roof that’s also a solar panel

By Kristin Shaw

A solar-powered Army drone has been flying for 40 days straight
Technology

A solar-powered Army drone has been flying for 40 days straight

By Rob Verger

autonomous Mayflower cruising at sea
Technology

A modern AI-powered Mayflower just crossed the Atlantic

By Charlotte Hu

The sun's fiery south pole imaged by the NASA and ESA Solar Orbiter
Science

This novel solar sail could make it easier for NASA to stare into the sun

By Maria Parazo Rose

Jackery 2000 Pro Review
Gear

Jackery Explorer 2000 Pro review: A bigger, better portable power station

By Nick Hilden

Images from the March 1954 issue of Popular Science.
Environment

From the archives: The promising new world of solar power—in the 1950s

By Bill Gourgey

two children watching something on a laptop that is hooked up to a power generator
Gear

The Goal Zero Yeti 1000X power station is almost $300 off at Amazon

By Amanda Reed

The Goal Zero Yeti 1000 Core in the back of a car powering a light
Gear

Get one of the best portable power stations for $100 off right now at Amazon

By Stan Horaczek

Man installing rooftop solar panel.
Environment

Ever heard of a microgrid? Here’s why you should start one.

By Thor Benson

Heron resting on floating solar panel.
Environment

Floating solar panels could be the next big thing in clean energy

By Thor Benson

The best solar generators including Jackery 2000 Pro, Anker 767 and the EcoFlow
Gear

The best solar generators for 2024, tested and reviewed

By Nick Hilden, Stan Horaczek

Urbanista earcup closeup on astroturf
Gear

Urbanista Los Angeles headphones review: Something new under the sun

By Quinn Gawronski

rows of offshore wind turbines
Environment

The US could reliably run on clean energy by 2050

By Nikita Amir

A lineup of the best solar panels on a white background
Gear

The best solar panels

By Timothy Dale

This solar-powered British drone will surveil from the stratosphere
Technology

This solar-powered British drone will surveil from the stratosphere

By Christina Mackenzie

skycool-panels-on-rool
Environment

This California company wants to make modern AC obsolete

By Andrew Zaleski

Airport with green and solar roof.
Environment

Rethinking our roofs, parking lots, and sidewalks could save money and lives

By Angely Mercado

A small, portable solar panel for charging your devices.
Environment

Everything to consider before buying a portable solar panel

By Natalie Wallington

rooftop solar panel on house
Environment

Power companies are lobbying to make rooftop solar more expensive

By Ula Chrobak

Neo Tropic Garmin Instinct 2S Solar on Abby's wrist on a sandy trail
Gear

Garmin Instinct 2 Solar smartwatch review: A highly capable adventure watch

By Abby Ferguson

dcbel power inverter ev charger on black
Technology

This two-way charger turns electric cars into a backup power source for your home

By Stan Horaczek

A conceptual solar canal.
Environment

Solar panels and water canals could form a real power couple in California

By Shaena Montanari

solar panels against a blue sky
Environment

Solar power got cheap. So why aren’t we using it more?

By Ula Chrobak

Solar panels
Environment

The US could shift to 90-percent renewable energy by 2035 at no extra cost

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media

a residential home with solar panels on the roof
Environment

What you need to know about converting your home to solar

By Whitson Gordon

a DIY solar oven baking s'mores
DIY

Stay-at-home science project: Bake s’mores using the power of the sun

By John Kennedy

Does Hyundai’s rooftop solar panel change the fuel-economy equation?
Technology

Does Hyundai’s rooftop solar panel change the fuel-economy equation?

By Rob Verger

Cloudy solar panels smog energy
Environment

Air pollution is choking solar energy around the world

By Katarina Zimmer

California is set to go carbon-free by 2045
Environment

California is set to go carbon-free by 2045

By Jennifer Lu

Adding clean energy to the Sahara could make it rain (and not just figuratively)
Environment

Adding clean energy to the Sahara could make it rain (and not just figuratively)

By Mary Beth Griggs

These windows could keep the sun out while powering your house
Environment

These windows could keep the sun out while powering your house

By Marlene Cimons

How to build a solar microscope
DIY

How to build a solar microscope

By William Gurstelle

This bacteria could boost solar panels on cloudy days
Environment

This bacteria could boost solar panels on cloudy days

By Marlene Cimons

electricity house
Environment

What it really takes to power your home for a day

By Rob Verger

The price of solar panels just went up—here’s what that means for you
Environment

The price of solar panels just went up—here’s what that means for you

By Eleanor Cummins

Best known for aliens and Elvis, this remote town is now at the vanguard of a global revolution
Environment

Best known for aliens and Elvis, this remote town is now at the vanguard of a global revolution

By Jeremy Deaton

Why hasn’t the sun burned out yet?
Science

Why hasn’t the sun burned out yet?

By Emma Sarappo

We’re doing a great job of creating renewable energy—but we don’t have the infrastructure to actually use it
Environment

We’re doing a great job of creating renewable energy—but we don’t have the infrastructure to actually use it

By Amal Ahmed

Scientists use light to purge defects from solar cells
Environment

Scientists use light to purge defects from solar cells

By Jeremy Deaton

Almost every country in the world can power itself with renewable energy
Environment

Almost every country in the world can power itself with renewable energy

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

A border wall made of solar panels wouldn’t actually be good for the environment
Environment

A border wall made of solar panels wouldn’t actually be good for the environment

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

zinc oxide
Environment

A common sunscreen could help make better solar panels

By Marlene Cimons

ROSA experiment unfurls
Science

NASA is testing solar panels that unfurl like Fruit Roll-Ups in space

By Sarah Fecht

A woman enjoys the natural light refracted by water in a bottle
Environment

How to turn used plastic bottles into skylights and street lamps

By Jeremy Deaton

bigelow space station
Science

The factories of the future could float in space

By Andrew Rosenblum

Water Condenser
Environment

The power of sunlight can pull clean drinking water from thin air

By Jeremy Deaton

5 Questions You Should Have About Elon Musk’s New Solar Roofs
Environment

5 Questions You Should Have About Elon Musk’s New Solar Roofs

By Mary Beth Griggs

Solar Panel
Environment

A Bright Solar Future Will Be Flawed and Imperfect

By Jeremy Deaton

Solar-powered helicopter
Technology

Solar-Powered Helicopter Takes Flight

By Jeremy Deaton

A Low-Tech Steam Machine Made Out Of Bubble Wrap And Foam
Environment

A Low-Tech Steam Machine Made Out Of Bubble Wrap And Foam

By Mary Beth Griggs

Tesla’s New 4-Item To-Do List
Technology

Tesla’s New 4-Item To-Do List

By Kristen Hall-Geisler

How Juno Broke The Distance Record For Solar-Powered Spacecraft
Science

How Juno Broke The Distance Record For Solar-Powered Spacecraft

By Shannon Stirone

Businesses Could Make Solar Panels And Electric Cars As Commonplace As Home Computers
Environment

Businesses Could Make Solar Panels And Electric Cars As Commonplace As Home Computers

By Jeremy Deaton

A New Solar Cell Converts The Sun’s Heat Into Usable Energy
Environment

A New Solar Cell Converts The Sun’s Heat Into Usable Energy

By Mary Beth Griggs

World’s Largest Solar Plant Catches Fire
Environment

World’s Largest Solar Plant Catches Fire

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Floating Solar Panels May Be Coming To A Reservoir Near You
Environment

Floating Solar Panels May Be Coming To A Reservoir Near You

By Kate Baggaley

Google’s Internet Balloon Comes Down In Chile
Technology

Google’s Internet Balloon Comes Down In Chile

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Solar Plane Resumes Round-The-World Flight On Thursday
Environment

Solar Plane Resumes Round-The-World Flight On Thursday

By Mary Beth Griggs

Rooftop Solar Panels Could Power Nearly 40 Percent Of The U.S.
Environment

Rooftop Solar Panels Could Power Nearly 40 Percent Of The U.S.

By Mary Beth Griggs