Articles by Maddie Stone
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Why France’s new ‘repairability index’ is a big deal
A new law in France aims to help keep smartphones out of the dump. It also has global implications.
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In a trash-filled pandemic, low-waste businesses are taking off
Despite early fears that reusable containers could be a vector for disease, public concern over the environmental impacts of our trash hasn’t gone away.
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Data centers are energy hogs. Could they help power the grid?
Server farms equipped with batteries that store renewably generated power could one day become “critical components in carbon-free energy systems.”
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Today’s wind turbine blades could become tomorrow’s bridges
As wind turbines reach the end of their life, engineers are turning the blades into electrical transmission towers, bridges, cement, and more.