Eco Factor: Research focuses on ways to produce biomass best suited for biofuel production.
Researchers at Purdue University have identified and grouped the genes responsible for cell wall development in maize, which could further help discover ways to produce biomass best suited for biofuel production. Discovering some 32,000 genes of maize, scientists can study the function of individual genes and how they affect plant development.
Eco Factor: Renewable energy power plant to be set up for Crayola.
PPL Renewable Energy has joined forces with UGI Corp. and Crayola to break ground on a 15-acre solar energy park at Crayola’s headquarters and manufacturing facility in Forks Township. The renewable energy generated by the solar farm will help the company to produce 3 billion crayons.
Eco Factor: Robotic alarm clock made from found items.
While most alarm clocks are equipped with a neat little button that allows you to snooze for a few more minutes before you get ready for the day, designer Vadim Ryazanov thinks that the same button is the reason most of us are frequently late at work.
Eco Factor: Mixed-use space created from office waste.
Creating functional pieces of art from items that no one bothers to give a second look at is what artists Antoine Morris and David Long believe in doing. The duo has created The Mobile Office from waste materials found within a one-block radius of their office.
Eco Factor: Low-emission car powered by a gasoline/LPG hybrid engine.
Often being criticized for a fuel-guzzling high-emission engine, Alfa Romeo has tried to solve some woes with a newly launched dual-fueled LPG version of the Turbo 1.4-liter engine in a hatchback model.
Eco Factor: Concept streetlamp designed to harness wind energy.
With energy resources being depleted with every passing day, industrial designers are trying to power gadgets with the abundant energy that can be harnessed from renewable sources. Designer Kyung Kuk Kim is proposing a streetlamp that harnesses wind energy not only to power itself, but to power other nearby streetlamps as well.
In this fast-moving world with an even faster shrinking space, folding bikes are an interesting solution to address concerns pertaining to transportation and storage. Take a look at top of the edge folding concept bicycles that offer a unique combination of speed, folding ease, compactness, engineering, ride, weight, durability and price.
Eco Factor: Wind farm with an installed capacity of 140.7MW.
New South Wales has finally got its biggest wind farm, the Capital Wind Farm that can generate renewable energy to power over 60,000 homes. The wind farm is equipped with 67 Suzlon S88 wind turbines, each of which can generate about 2.1MW of clean power.
Eco Factor: University campus to be powered by renewable energy.
Construction on University Zuwarah Technological Campus is underway with the Libyan government giving BRUESA and IAD the final go-ahead. Planning and construction of the campus along with its 13 buildings is expected to be completed with the help of ARUP within three years.
Robots have rapidly evolved from being a fringe phenomenon to becoming an integral part of our lives. Today, almost every car made on our planet has some or the other input from a robot during the production phase. The same can be said for consumer electronics and food processing. Why, we even have movies made on robots. So, while the world is going green in a bid to save us from ending up like dinosaurs, how can robots be left behind? Today, we look at 10 robots that are definitively the future of robotics, albeit in a clean, green way.
