Engineering, Environment & Energy

Climate Change Is Threatening Hawaii’s Coral Reefs. So They Called the Insurance Guy.

New York Times: As climate change makes coastal storms more destructive, an environmental group is trying a new approach to protecting Hawaii’s coral reefs. It could become a model for defending…

How the Hydrogen Revolution Can Help Save the Planet—And How It Can’t

Scientific American: The white-hot river of liquid iron never stops. Every hour of the day and night, at this steel plant in Sweden’s far north, the metal pours out of…

How Floating Wetlands Are Helping to Clean Up Urban Waters

Yale Environment 360: Five small islands roughly the size of backyard swimming pools float next to the concrete riverbank of Bubbly Creek, a stretch of the Chicago River named for the gas that once rose to the surface after stockyards dumped animal…

Meet Your New Corporate Office Mate: A ‘Brainless’ Robot

New York Times: The new workers zipped around the office completing mundane tasks like fetching coffee, delivering meals and handing off packages. They did not get in anyone’s way or violate personal space. They waited unobtrusively for elevators with unfailing politeness. And,…