“Plant Lamps” Turn Dirt and Vegetation into a Power Source. Researchers in Peru have a new way to capture electricity from plants and bacteria to help rainforest communities. By .

To make the bricks strong and uniform, the machine does something unique: Two cylinders slide into the brick, compressing the dirt even further. The Vermeer can pound out a 7-by-14-by-4-inch block ...

The Soil Lamp takes pride in its simplicity and innovation, baring all in a transparent bulbous base. The implications of creating energy from soil are promising – as a free and abundant ...