Tag - Environment
If you think steam washing machines gobble up more electricity than conventional washing machines, you couldn't be further off target. LG has come out with its ultra energy efficient Eco-Steam washing machines that will help you save a whopping 35...
When the weather gets warm, all of us find time out for alfresco eating jaunts, the most common being a get-together at a BBQ grill in some park by the river. And what if you can carry the whole set up, that is your BBQ grill along with all your...
After sun, its time to capture the wind power too by this windy city! Glasgow seems to on a green spree, first with Floating Solar Lily pads and now with the Wind Turbine at the Glasgow Science Centre. SHETLAND Wind Power Ltd (SWP) has just completed...
There is no end to employing the majestic star’s energy. You just need to have an inclination to do so…….and anything and everything can charged up with this free energy. And thanks to folks like Tim, we do get ideas to incorporate some of their...
These days the act of charging gadgets is turning green especially with an array of alternative options on the platform. In no doubt, Hydrogen is touted to be the safest, easy-to-use and one of the most accessible fuels. Combined with fuel cells,...
Another out of the ordinary application of Sun’s energy is to power kilns. Piñon Jorge Pineda, a researcher at the National Polytechnic Institute, has come up with a solar powered kiln for firing clay that generated no damaging emissions. This high...
The higher you are from sea level, the lesser is the temperature……a universal known fact it is. But capturing this coolness and redirecting it to a place where it’s needed the most is a novel idea. That’s exactly what designers Adrian Smith...
Oceans have tremendous untapped potential for power generation which technology firms have been trying to harness for quite some now. Despite all these efforts, harnessing the Ocean's huge power hasn't been very successful till date. Now an...
The Green Jet that designer Erik Sifrer has put together is one concept that the fat cats who want to make a green statement will eagerly anticipate. This 187 foot mega sail yacht runs both on wind and hydrogen power which instantly makes it a planet...
More often than not, we forget to switch off the power supply of many household devices after we finish using them. Here is a smart energy saving concept that will come to your rescue and will turn off the device on standby with a single touch of...
If you wanna startle people around you but with a green thumb then here’s a bright idea. Take a look at this wearable, portable square-wave synthesizer that is -specifically designed to be worn around your wrist. And why would anyone want to wear...
Remember how the best toys we got as kids were the wind-up ones that didn’t go limp if the lights went out or if their batteries died? Well, this electronics company has applied the same wind-up technology to men’s shaving machines and the result...
Svepa is an idea for a bicycle; a bike for urban landscape. It is noticeable for its unique design as much as for what it proposes. Not only does it combine plywood and aluminum in its make (a rare feat in itself) but it also proposes to allow for...
How much green is really green? This is a question that Japanese electronics major NEC will have a lot of difficulty in answering. This, because NEC has made some rather tall claims about its green credentials by including an Eco button in its Type...
Environmentalists have been pushing the idea of traveling by bicycles to reduce wastes and (according to me) reduce inches around our waist too. But we have been always avoiding this green option for many reasons (best known to us). So Frag Woodall,...
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