Innovative Ideas – Products


Move Over Moonshine – Here Comes Sunshine

Source: scientificamerican.com Published: November 24, 2015 Credit: ©iStock.com Chemists learn to distill alcohol with light instead of heat. Light beer may have new meaning By Simon Hadlington, Chemistry World Researchers in the US have demonstrated a remarkably...

World’s Thinnest Light Bulb Created from Graphene

Source: livescience.com Published: June 15, 2015 When a current was run through strips of graphene that were placed across a trench of silicon, the result was light emission. (Image: © Young Duck Kim/Columbia Engineering) By Jesse Emspak Graphene, a form of carbon...

Charger Ends Vampire Power Draw and Helps Prevent Home Fires

Source: inhabitat.com Published: June 9, 2015   Devices left plugged in draw power. by Asmo Saloranta After his fiancee’s home was burned to the ground by a mobile phone charger that was left plugged in, Finland-based Asmo Saloranta decided to create a charger...

Shaving for Sustainability

Source: dickinson.edu Published: May 25, 2016 Click here to watch “Donating Your Beard to Help the Environment”: https://youtu.be/iBh-BwG1XNM Find out how Associate Professor of Biology Scott Boback’s “dope beard” is helping the environment Video by...

The Bike Washing Machine

Source: totalwomanscycling.com Published: June 18, 2014 Bike Washing Machine combines a stationary bike and washing machine so you can exercise at the same time as you wash your clothes. But hang on a second, can’t we do that already? I often flick on the washing...

AirCarbon wins Popular Science Innovation of the Year

Source: matteroftrust.org Published: May 1, 2015 Every day, plants and microorganisms use greenhouse gases to make useful materials, from carbon dioxide-capturing redwood trees and coral reefs to deep sea methane-capturing hydrothermal vent ecosystems. Inspired by...

Adidas Wants to Turn Ocean Plastic into Sportswear

Source: ecowatch.com Published: April 21, 2015 Adidas is trying to decrease the staggering amount of plastic waste that ends up in the world’s oceans every year. Photo Credit: Parley for the Oceans Lorraine Chow Would you buy shoes or clothes made from trash that is...

WAACS Enables Green Energy Usage On-The-Go With Rollable Solar Charger

Source: designboom.com Published: February 11, 2015 This device enables you to use renewable energy anywhere. All images courtesy of WAACS    Rotterdam-based consultancy studio WAACS has created the ‘rollable solar charger’ to enable green energy usage on-the-go. The...