Category: New Developments
EKOCool By Coca Cola Keeps Beverages Chilled Using Solar Power
Many parts of India are off grid because they are in deep country, in rural areas where there is little or no connectivity. There are many villages which are without electricity. And even in cities and large towns, there are often power outages. It also gets extremely hot in India in summer. At such times, [...]
MoreSolar Powered Bikini
With summer on hand, there is bound to be a crowd at the beaches. And what is going to the beach without music? If you are planning to spend the whole day at the beach, you are going to run out of juice for your media player/iPod. Now you don’t have to trudge to the [...]
MoreSolar Rocker Chair Charges Your Gadgets
You can lounge around in the sun, in the Soft Rocker, which doubles as a charging station. Designed by Professor Sheila Kennedy and her team of MIT architecture students, these chairs are already in use in the Killian, Cambridge campus. Most young students have lots of gadgets and all these gadgets require juice. The Soft [...]
MoreThe New 100 Watt Equivalent LED Light
With incandescent bulbs banned or to be banned in many countries, people have no option but to switch to eco-friendly lights which also consume less power. Till recently, the maximum output of an LED light was equivalent to a 75 watt incandescent bulb. So those who wanted to use 100 watt lighting (or its equivalent) [...]
MoreGreen Eco School Bus Will Reduce CO2 Emissions
If you think about it, having a green eco-friendly school bus will not only be environmentally friendly, but also make children more aware of environmental issues. A $50,000 project funded by the Ford College Community Challenge Grant had the Ford Motor Company Fund and the Georgia Institute of Technology convert a traditional school bus into [...]
MoreEnergy-Efficient Universal Charger For All Gadgets
We have been hearing for a long time about having a universal charger for all kinds of mobile phones and other gadgets, thus reducing e-waste and the innumerable different kinds of chargers made by different brands and even different models of the same brand. All this was done to make the product unique and sell [...]
MoreZinc-Air Batteries Are More Environmentally Friendly
While traditional batteries are ubiquitous, over the years, increasing numbers of manufacturers are making rechargeable batteries. As they can be recharged and reused innumerable times (before they finally do die out) they are more eco-friendly than your usual disposable batteries.
MoreSolar Powered Washing Machine Test Run
The Netherlands is a very environmentally friendly place and it is no wonder that many new developments start off there. Enexis, an energy company, is committed to finding options for reliable, clean and green energy which is also affordable. With this objective, it has joined with power company Greenchoice and development corporation HEJA to start [...]
MoreEco-Friendly High Speed Luxury Bus
It is not a bird, a plane or even superman. It is a superfast superbus – a Dutch initiative, which has been designed by a team led by Dutch astronaut Wubbo Ockelsat at TU Delft University. This 15-feet-long bus is a cross between a stretch limo and a bus, and almost as luxurious as a [...]
MorePaper PP Alloy Is Eco-Friendly
Pega Design and Engineering which has already won many awards for making sustainable design products, has now received another award for its futuristic material which can be used for many computer electronics. Called paper pp alloy, this material will replace plastic shelling.
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