Source: agreenliving.org Published: September 9, 2014 Wind, water, solar are common sources of renewable energy, but what about the clouds? Can cloud power provide our clean energy and water needs? A Russian scientist is aiming to do just that with the Air HES (Hydro...
Source: theguardian.com Published: September 5, 2014 House made from rubbish Photograph: University of Brighton Hannah Gould Remember video cassettes, those big black boxes that played pictures? Rendered useless by DVDs, they’ve found a new purpose. Some 4,000 of them...
Source: waterworld.com Published: August 26, 2014 The White House Council on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency awarded a 16-year old student from Nashua N.H., with a “President’s Environmental Youth Award” for her...
Source: pvsolarreport.com Published: September 3, 2014 Climate change is already causing more frequent and severe droughts, and that’s going to continue. So it’s no surprise that both coffee companies and breweries are turning to the power of the sun to help. Park...
Source: mnn.com Published: August 29, 2014 The author in the Twike driver’s seat with Mohammed Rezvani of the University of Cincinnati. (Photo: Jim Motavalli) Jim Motavalli Meet the Twike. It’s a made-in-Germany combination of an electric bicycle with an EV. It...
Source: bbc.com Published: August 13, 2014 Thinkstock By James Morgan The waste fibres from hemp crops can be transformed into high-performance energy storage devices, scientists say. They “cooked” cannabis bark into carbon nanosheets and built...
Source: treehugger.com Published: August 25, 2014 CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 marc e marc Megan Treacy Plastics are everywhere and for each different application, there is a different type of polymer that suits those needs. Most plastics can be recycled, but first they must be...
Source: sciencealert.com.au Published: July 21, 2014 Image: Designnobis In big cities we take for granted how easy it is to use electrical light, but over a billion people living in developing countries and rural areas don’t have access to the power grid. In rural...
Source: homedit.com Published: April 5, 2012 The Eco Toilet allows you to recycle the water from the washbasin. The washbasin water and regular fresh water are used for flushing. It sounds like a simple and very good idea. We use water to wash our hands and teeth and...
