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Los Angeles Thinks So</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">To make good on its promise, the 2028 host city is in a four-year sprint to ready its public transportation for the onslaught of athletes, coaches and spectators</p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Aug. 22, 2024, 8 a.m.">August 22, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/innovation/automakers-are-making-new-steels-for-stronger-and-lighter-cars-180984848/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/2ptvSM3CrM6IBicw7frPo8-YT3A=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(998x755:999x756)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/25/6c/256cbcd3-f0fe-4045-9fde-c681cdaa5cb0/gettyimages-535640507.jpg" alt="Every pound saved in a car&rsquo;s weight matters, reducing fuel consumption in gas-powered cars or extending the range of electric vehicles." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/innovation/automakers-are-making-new-steels-for-stronger-and-lighter-cars-180984848/">Automakers Are Making New Steels for Stronger and Lighter Cars</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">Novel materials are hitting assembly lines with just the right properties to build cars that are both safer and more fuel-efficient</p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Aug. 7, 2024, 10:04 a.m.">August 7, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/innovation/can-the-noise-in-sports-arenas-be-turned-into-electricity-180984692/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/XlpEiaFAmCIih4QurqZs0WFfEnc=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(1061x707:1062x708)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/28/cb/28cb3708-63fc-4f9e-980e-1b36c7f54dca/gettyimages-522738337.jpg" alt="None" width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <p class="article-series"><a href="/innovation/our-sustainable-future-180979462/" class="series">Our Sustainable Future</a></p> <h3><a href="/innovation/can-the-noise-in-sports-arenas-be-turned-into-electricity-180984692/">Can the Noise in Sports Arenas Be Turned Into Electricity?</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">Seventeen-year-old Gyeongyun Lily Min is hopeful it can someday, after testing the concept on a scale model of an NBA stadium</p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Aug. 5, 2024, 11:01 a.m.">August 5, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/innovation/is-geothermal-power-heating-up-as-an-energy-source-180984202/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/vfUdI3emHn0jBbLdsd4sSiTGbQ4=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(750x432:751x433)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/d8/de/d8de1cef-91c5-41f3-af36-3c58935e5337/geothermal-update-500x288.jpg" alt="The Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Station. Geothermal power has long been popular in volcanic countries like Iceland, where hot water bubbles from the ground." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/innovation/is-geothermal-power-heating-up-as-an-energy-source-180984202/">Is Geothermal Power Heating Up as an Energy Source?</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">Long confined to regions with volcanic activity, the method of harnessing energy from the Earth promises to become much more versatile thanks to new technologies</p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="April 22, 2024, 1:26 p.m.">April 22, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/innovation/the-eight-coolest-inventions-from-the-2024-consumer-electronics-show-180983577/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/1dzCLECH7btiJARMHtv1Q8LhiJI=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(512x344:513x345)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/a0/1b/a01b726e-d45a-4fdc-8211-b0b0aa0e6082/gettyimages-1913770389.jpg" alt="CES 2024, the world&#39;s largest annual consumer technology trade fair, was held in Las Vegas January 9-12." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/innovation/the-eight-coolest-inventions-from-the-2024-consumer-electronics-show-180983577/">The Eight Coolest Inventions From the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">A solar-powered electric vehicle, an at-home “multiscope,” an office bike that charges your devices and more were unveiled at the annual Las Vegas trade show</p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Jan. 12, 2024, 8:30 a.m.">January 12, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/innovation/the-surprising-possibilities-of-see-through-wood-180983471/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/3kX6MUQ1bt8r1oN6k7h03Yf-FJY=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(527x366:528x367)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/b0/c2/b0c2dad1-88e2-4155-af8b-aa649d47f908/1-transparentw.jpg" alt="See-through wood has a number of interesting properties that researchers hope to exploit." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/innovation/the-surprising-possibilities-of-see-through-wood-180983471/">The Surprising Possibilities of See-Through Wood</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">Stronger than plastic and tougher than glass, the resin-filled material is being exploited for smartphone screens, insulated windows and more</p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Dec. 19, 2023, 1:39 p.m.">December 19, 2023</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/innovation/little-luxuries-made-with-captured-pollution-hint-at-big-frontiers-in-climate-science-180982925/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/45LlBRkbWkEgAu1rXld66MZ5HHs=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(800x602:801x603)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/b4/a5/b4a54d80-1a2b-4bf8-b8be-d8c122eaa890/luxuryproducts-carboncapture.jpg" alt="Consumer products made from carbon capture can&#39;t undo the damage we&rsquo;ve done to our planet&mdash;but each of them exists thanks to innovations that could.&nbsp;" width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/innovation/little-luxuries-made-with-captured-pollution-hint-at-big-frontiers-in-climate-science-180982925/">Little Luxuries Made With Captured Pollution Hint at Big Frontiers in Climate Science</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">Entrepreneurs are using jewelry, fragrances and clothing to demonstrate what’s possible with repurposed carbon—and environmentalists have questions</p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Sept. 21, 2023, 1:09 p.m.">September 21, 2023</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/innovation/empty-office-buildings-are-being-turned-into-vertical-farms-180982502/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/tmsEmj6ZE7EO0sxv2l7y9MpECKs=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(1024x770:1025x771)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/72/10/7210b4e7-4c15-4618-b654-88734ff43afb/vertical_farming_main.jpeg" alt="Vertical farming can produce as much as traditional farming while using less water and less energy&mdash;if executed correctly." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/innovation/empty-office-buildings-are-being-turned-into-vertical-farms-180982502/">Empty Office Buildings Are Being Turned Into Vertical Farms</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">With office usage hovering near 50 percent of pre-pandemic levels, cities are putting the underutilized space to new use growing food</p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="July 11, 2023, 7:30 a.m.">July 11, 2023</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/innovation/what-will-it-take-to-charge-electric-vehicles-faster-180982221/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/tLN82qgestA9NuPZTz9DLTi3NcA=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(1061x707:1062x708)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/46/f3/46f32771-ddd3-46f2-b900-597a9d492921/gettyimages-1129803234.jpg" alt="Range anxiety is still a major hurdle for prospective EV buyers." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/innovation/what-will-it-take-to-charge-electric-vehicles-faster-180982221/">What Will It Take to Charge Electric Vehicles Faster?</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">To get more EVs on the road, these scientists are working to charge a car in the same time that it takes to fuel up at a gas station</p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="May 24, 2023, 7:30 a.m.">May 24, 2023</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/innovation/could-electric-tractors-revolutionize-farming-180982012/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/xdBYn7HmC6QpjAE6-BiW5m-LLog=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(1881x1066:1882x1067)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/a6/1b/a61b7b58-49fb-43bb-a710-f7744ebac0fc/mt_dec22_constellation-tractordeployment_11-4.jpg" alt="Driver-optional e-tractors promise to increase efficiency while cutting emissions." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <p class="article-series"><a href="/science-nature/planet-positive-180974431/" class="series">Planet Positive</a></p> <h3><a href="/innovation/could-electric-tractors-revolutionize-farming-180982012/">Could Electric Tractors Revolutionize Farming?</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">The vehicles may change the agricultural landscape by scaling sustainability and increasing efficiency</p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="April 19, 2023, 9:43 a.m.">April 19, 2023</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/science-nature/planet-positive-180974431/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/AIPjr0FJgrgST8xS2I1Ncw_eEU4=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(800x602:801x603)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/a3/57/a357cf06-87bd-4aa4-8c9a-d1dce5ee17ea/gettyimages-161202993_web.jpg" alt="A sadhill crane flies over the San Luis Valley." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <p class="article-series"><a href="/science-nature/planet-positive-180974431/" class="series">Planet Positive</a></p> <h3><a href="/science-nature/planet-positive-180974431/">Planet Positive</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">From stories about rebounding species to dispatches about green innovations, <em>Smithsonian</em> magazine shares environmental practices that are working.</p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="April 4, 2023, 2:05 p.m.">April 4, 2023</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/innovation/this-danish-church-is-a-beacon-for-how-to-protect-wildlife-from-artificial-light-180981814/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/037im7tFpzmB923BC-fhucRPqm8=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(960x544:961x545)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/5f/24/5f24ff81-3e07-4911-8219-834309c0bf0b/fullmoon_danish_church.png" alt="The adaptive lighting cooked up by Camilla Rathsach and Mette Hvass would automatically adjust to the availability of moonlight, tweaking this church&rsquo;s lighting automatically to balance visibility and darkness. This mock-up shows how the church would be lit under a full moon." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/innovation/this-danish-church-is-a-beacon-for-how-to-protect-wildlife-from-artificial-light-180981814/">This Danish Church Is a Beacon for How to Protect Wildlife From Artificial Light</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">A proposed design looks to automatically adjust the exterior lighting on the Anholt Island building to the moonlight</p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="March 16, 2023, 9:04 a.m.">March 16, 2023</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/innovation/can-green-hydrogen-help-power-latin-america-180981683/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/db_AR3TQb9oDTYPizaIsnqmdNYg=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(800x301:801x302)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/2c/04/2c040cdf-fad8-46d4-a1ef-839362d6a741/green-hydrogen-1600x600.jpg" alt="Large-scale production of green hydrogen is seen as an alternative to the use of fossil fuels in the coming decades. Latin America is well-positioned to play a large part in this new industry and already has several projects in the works." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/innovation/can-green-hydrogen-help-power-latin-america-180981683/">Can Green Hydrogen Help Power Latin America?</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">In anticipation of future demand, several projects are underway in the region to produce this clean energy source</p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Feb. 22, 2023, 1:44 p.m.">February 22, 2023</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/innovation/farmers-may-not-have-to-choose-between-crops-and-solar-panels-180981495/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/OnNGkhh-24ZUSvjrpymhM-__wJU=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(400x301:401x302)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/8a/89/8a89c61c-74c8-4250-aef9-a358d5f8d686/solar_panel-0.jpg" alt="The new solar panels would filter light more efficiently." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/innovation/farmers-may-not-have-to-choose-between-crops-and-solar-panels-180981495/">Farmers May Not Have to Choose Between Crops and Solar Panels</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">With a new photovoltaic panel, researchers harness sunshine to harvest energy and food together, taking advantage of the full light spectrum</p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Jan. 24, 2023, 7:30 a.m.">January 24, 2023</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/innovation/its-time-for-the-fashion-industry-to-launch-a-farm-to-closet-movement-180980631/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/AdF0q4Fyo70VwnqsKfN0QRjQl9U=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(1061x707:1062x708)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/1e/d0/1ed06560-4536-4c81-a3ae-be5d9b83908c/gettyimages-955887212.jpg" alt="Cotton fields" width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/innovation/its-time-for-the-fashion-industry-to-launch-a-farm-to-closet-movement-180980631/">It's Time for the Fashion Industry to Launch a Farm-to-Closet Movement</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">For fiber and textile producers, the path to growing sustainable cotton, hemp and flax is complicated</p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Aug. 24, 2022, 10:52 a.m.">August 24, 2022</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/innovation/this-17-year-old-designed-a-motor-that-could-potentially-transform-the-electric-car-industry-180980550/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/bdg5jC78Z0JDNRKmIWT_11D4iWg=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(4128x2752:4129x2753)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/a8/1e/a81ee0b2-9f11-4597-911a-b80458860bfe/etsd014_robert_sansone_usa_0026_ca_1.jpg" alt="Robert Sansone with his novel synchronous reluctance motor" width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/innovation/this-17-year-old-designed-a-motor-that-could-potentially-transform-the-electric-car-industry-180980550/">This 17-Year-Old Designed a Motor That Could Potentially Transform the Electric Car Industry</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">Robert Sansone's research could pave the way for the sustainable manufacturing of electric vehicles that do not require rare-earth magnets</p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Aug. 11, 2022, 7 a.m.">August 11, 2022</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/innovation/could-water-cremation-become-the-new-american-way-of-death-180980479/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/TJUL8dPvQfPDRV_Un9_4XmsRIs4=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(2736x1824:2737x1825)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/4f/4a/4f4a9dd8-5e8e-4baf-a366-e8e3109665a1/ci_white-rose-aqua-cremation-alkaline-hydrolysis-machine.jpeg" alt="An alkaline hydrolysis machine at White Rose Aqua Cremation in Escondido, California" width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/innovation/could-water-cremation-become-the-new-american-way-of-death-180980479/">Could Water Cremation Become the New American Way of Death?</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">A sustainable option for what to do with our remains is trickling into popular consciousness</p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="July 27, 2022, 11:48 a.m.">July 27, 2022</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/innovation/americans-hated-coal-180980342/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/b_QPYUHgK6Rn-TcYpr-kv9TAzjU=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(1124x846:1125x847)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/99/50/9950548a-eff6-4f99-bfb2-77fc401eed62/julaug2022_e04_prologue.jpg" alt="None" width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/innovation/americans-hated-coal-180980342/">When Coal First Arrived, Americans Said 'No Thanks'</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">Back in the 19th century, coal was the nation's newfangled fuel source—and it faced the same resistance as wind and solar today</p> <p 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