Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published: July 11, 2013 Agencies A pair of headphones that can harness solar power to charge mobile devices when you are on the move has been designed in the United Kingdom. Andrew Anderson, a Glasgow-based designer , launched the...
Source: hiddenmysteries.org Published: February 25, 2013 excerpt from: Grown to drive ~ Metal, plastic, glass… and plants? What kind of cars are they building? by Curt Guyette What some might call the car of the future has already made its big debut. The...
Source: greencarreports.com Published: February 19, 2013 Antony Ingram It isn’t just fossil fuels that are a finite resource–rubber is another substance in high demand, and short supply. The latest estimates suggest that global demand for rubber is expected to...
Source: technewsworld.com Published: July 3, 2013 by Rachelle Dragani A flashlight that ditches the batteries in favor of body heat is one of the finalists in Google’s 2013 Science Fair. Ann Makosinski, 15-year-old Canadian student, created what she calls the...
Source: mnn.com Published: July 1, 2013 Photo: grafiker/sxc.hu By Jenn Savedge It must be the year for scientific innovation among 16-year-olds. First there was Azza Abdel Hamid Faiad, the 16-year-old Egyptian teen who developed a method for turning plastic waste...
Source: npr.org Published: May 21, 2013 This “pinkhouse” at Caliber Biotherapeutics in Bryan, Texas, grows 2.2 million plants under the glow of blue and red LEDs. Courtesy of Caliber Therapeutics Michaeleen Doucleff The idea of vertical farming is all the...
Source: mnn.com Published: May 22, 2013 Kids can help scientists understand the impact of climate change on butterflies by sharing their butterfly sightings in a new database. Photo: FWS.gov Jenn Savedge School is almost out, which means that in the next few weeks,...
Source: gigaom.com Published: May 6, 2013 Credit: Image Courtesy of Purplrpix by Katie Fehrenbacher The city of Oslo turns so much of its trash into energy, that it actually imports garbage into the city to heat and light many of its buildings. While the process is...
Source: inhabitat.com Published: May 20, 2013 by Inhabitat Staff It’s hard enough being tied to your cell phone without having to worry about getting the “Low Battery Icon of Death” right in the middle of an important task – and charging up via wall outlets takes...
