Source: inhabitat.com Published: July 27, 2017 by Jasmin Malik Chua Lake Geneva’s latest resident—all four feet of it—is neither man nor beast. Dubbed the Envirobot, the critter is a biomimetic robot designed by Swiss researchers to pinpoint the source of pollution in...
Source: weforum.org Published: October 27, 2016 From hamburgers to plastic, new technologies are reinventing the products we consume on a daily basis. Image: REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach Gill Cassar Take a look around you. Many of the products you see were made using...
Source: treehugger.com Published: June 1, 2017 CC BY 2.0 F. Lamiot By Derek Markham The company that makes “shoes for people who don’t want to wear them” is introducing a new model of adventure shoe constructed with EVA foam made from algae biomass. As far as modern...
Source: news.algaeworld.org Published: December 31, 2015 [Global] Biofuels, bioplastics, Moss-based drugs and algae for food. All of these are pioneering areas of GreenTech progress this year. So what are the major developments in this forward-thinking field? 1. 100%...
Source: money.cnn.com Published: September 8, 2016 The EcoHelmet by Parija Kavilanz The popularity of bikesharing is booming among city commuters, thanks to the convenience — and affordability — of renting a bike on the go. But it has one glaring drawback....
Source: thehomestead.guru Published: May 17, 2016 By Catherine Bleish A University in Thailand has spent the past year developing a new type of waterproof bowl made of leaves. The women behind this leaf dinnerware felt called to design a replacement for Styrofoam when...
Source: inhabitat.com Published: January 4, 2016 Eco Mushroom by RISEpad can remove street pollution by Joe Roads are a highly polluted areas, with polluted air rising up and spreading across an area to create a blanket of toxic atmosphere – not to mention the impact...
Source: inhabitat.com Published: December 22, 2015 by Lidija Grozdanic The automated Seabin marine waste collector demonstrates how sometimes the simplest solutions are the most effective. The rubbish bin, designed to float in marinas, inland waterways, residential...
