Ars Technica

Should you flush with toilet lid up or down? Study says it doesn’t matter

File this one under “Studies We Wish Had Let Us Remain Ignorant.” Scientists at the University of Arizona decided to investigate whether closing the toilet lid before flushing reduces ...
ZDNet

With vacuum assist, Niagara Conservation 'Stealth' toilet manages 0.8 gallons per flush

When it comes to green building, an oft-overlooked aspect is a water-wasting bathroom toilet. But there's more to toilet tech than meets the eye. Cedar Knolls, N.J.-based Niagara Conservation's ...
Los Angeles Times

Green lasers reveal you should close the toilet lid before you flush

Engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder have confirmed what the germ-phobic among us have long suspected: The flush of a commercial toilet releases a Vesuvius-like cloud of tiny droplets and ...
Engadget

Scientists develop flush-efficient toilet system that can turn waste into energy, sort before it recycles

Scientists from Singapore's Nanyang Technological University aren't keen on being wasteful -- that's why they've developed a toilet that uses 90% less water than other commodes and is capable of ...