Can you imagine big cities without smog? Soon the buildings around you will be cleaning up the air. TX Active, a new innovative cement product, literally kills pollution by oxidizing the toxins that come into contact with it.

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Efforts to cut carbon dioxide emissions and energy costs are giving rise to . . . poo power! That’s right – for the past few years engineers have been implementing new ways to convert waste products into usable biofuels. The process involves a series of chemical reactions know as anaerobic digestion, which ultimately produces a biogas composed largely of methane and carbon dioxide.

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For years engineers have been working to make cars less noisy, but now it turns out the electric car may be too quiet. Carmakers are thinking about adding some artificial sound to make sure pedestrians can hear it. [Washington Post]

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Playing with toys all day — that’s how Neal Saiki describes his job.Saiki created an electric dirt bike. It costs just 1 cent per mile to operate — way cheaper than gas. Also, the batteries it uses are completely recyclable. Saiki says designing environmentally friendly products was important to him because he loves camping, hiking, and rock climbing and wants to preserve the great outdoors from pollution.

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Corn and soy aren’t just foods. They’re also the feedstocks for alternative fuels such as biodiesel and ethanol. Some say that increased demand for those crops has led to spiraling food costs and shortages. But the new hope for biofuels is a plant that won’t compete for farmland: algae. Yep, pond scum.

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