Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... What began as a project to bring light to electricity-challenged communities in developing nations has evolved into a business that lights up the night for ...

I took MPOWERD’s Luci Solar String Lights on a camping trip through Colorado and New Mexico this summer. They’re never leaving my side. [Photo: courtesy MPOWERD] The 11-ounce device, which resembles ...

The problem: Whether you’re camping, road tripping or just coping with a power outage at home, flashlights only take you so far. And most camp lanterns are big, bulky and require batteries. (We have a ...

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Nearing 10 p.m. and the campfire just hitting its stride, my phone died — along with our tunes. The worse news was that my battery bank hadn’t made it into ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

All things told, New Orleans made it through Hurricane Ida far, far better than other regions of Louisiana, but we certainly didn’t emerge unscathed. Upon returning late last week, my girlfriend and I ...

In West Africa, where three-quarters of the population lives without electricity, households spend as much as 20 percent of their budget on kerosene, a combustible fuel burned for lighting. Not only ...

When you’re confronted by near-death experiences nine times before the age of 24, including being chased by a machete-toting gang and being held at gunpoint on three different occasions, you either go ...

New York City-based Mpowerd introduced the Luci solar-powered inflatable lantern earlier this month. The lantern folds like an accordion and shines with the force of 10 LED bulbs. Its integrated solar ...

What was originally conceived as a cheap rechargeable LED light for parts of the world where the power grid wasn’t reliable, turned out to be a huge hit with consumers all over the world after it was ...