A zero-carbon home which could become a template for more houses in the UK is to be unveiled in Kent. The four-bedroom property, called 'Crossway', situated near Staplehurst, uses a technique borrowed from 600-year-old medieval architecture to provide what may prove a blueprint for energy-efficient living in the future. Read more

The MIT car will be competing in October in the World Solar Challenge race across Australia, and in preparation for that the team plans to drive the car across the United States over the summer. More