Category: New Developments
Electric Refuse Trucks To Debut In Paris
When we think of eco-friendly vehicles we usually think of cars for personal and family use. However there are many commercially used vehicles and, let’s not forget, all carbon dioxide emissions affect the environment. SITA Ile de France is all set to roll out electric refuse trucks to pick up garbage in Paris early next [...]
MoreSonex’s Electric Sports Plane
When you consider the amount of emissions planes release into the atmosphere, the figures are mind-boggling. And yet we cannot even conceive of a world without commercial and popular air travel, never mind that the industry is barely about 60 years old. As such Sonex’s maiden electric sports plane flight which was successful is welcomed. [...]
MorePaper Based e-ink Is Cheap and Disposable
While many people use devices like Kindles to do their reading, even reading devices have an environmental impact. Paper based e-ink is a new option. This is a combination of paper and screen with environmental benefits, chief being that it is cheap and disposable after use. It can display video and uses e-ink technology for [...]
MoreThe Solar Powered Toothbrush That Needs No Toothpaste
Toothbrushes come in numerous designs, sizes and types. You get the most popular manual ones, the battery ones and the electric ones. What they have in common is that you still need toothpaste to brush your teeth. But now there is a new solar powered toothbrush –Soladey J3X – aims to clean your teeth without [...]
MoreSolar Light Bulb
Light bulbs are used all over the world, though the incandescent ones may have been replaced by CFLs or LEDs which are more environmentally friendly. Stephen Katsaros conceptualized this bulb, made by Nokeros. This 6-ounce bulb looks much like a traditional bulb, but it has solar panels on the sides, which harness the sun’s energy [...]
MoreEco-Friendly Dry Toner
If you think of all products, which are labeled, and almost all of them, you can imagine the vast quantities of ink, paper and toner, not to mention the whole process that surely has an environmental impact. That is why increasing numbers of manufacturers are using recycled paper and packing products and even soy inks [...]
MoreThe Human Powered Car
This one is not just a concept, but is actually in a manufacturing stage. Designed by Charles Samuel Greenwood who has been working on this project for decades, the car actually works on human power. Environmentally friendly – you bet. The vehicle is called the HumanCar Imagine PS.
MoreNanotech Spray on Solar Panels
Conventionally solar panels consist of silicon based solar cells, which harness solar power and use it to power a variety of gadgets. They have to be bought separately and come in different sizes and are often attached to the devices. But new technology has changed that. Ensol, a Norwegian company, have taken the concept a [...]
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