Source: aljazeera.com Published: May 10, 2015 by Tarek Bazley Engineers in the Netherlands say a novel solar road surface that generates electricity and can be driven over has proved more successful than expected. Last year they built a 70-metre test track along a...
Source: inhabitat.com Published: May 12, 2015 by Lori Zimmer A4A Rivolta Savioni studio’s urban garden solution popped up at Expo Gate Milano last month. Easily movable on reused bicycle wheels, the public garden—called ‘Why not in the garden?’—was rolled...
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...
Source: bbc.com Published: March 5, 2015 Prototype urinals have been set up “conveniently” close to the student union bar UWE A “wee-lectricity” experiment which could pave the way for urine to provide power in remote areas has been launched. The project...
Source: ecowatch.com Published: May 1, 2015 Photo credit: Shutterstock Lorraine Chow A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Jain Irrigation Systems have come up with a method of turning brackish water into drinking water using renewable energy. With...
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...
Source: ocregister.com Published: April 28, 2015 By Joseph Pimentel Walking around Disneyland’s Circle D Corral ranch, Jared Blumenfeld was in awe. A regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, Blumenfeld went inside the behind-the-scenes barn...
Source: appleinsider.com Published: April 16, 2015 By AppleInsider Staff Apple and The Conservation Fund are partnering to purchase more than 36,000 acres of vulnerable forestland in Maine and North Carolina, and will use the land to sustainably harvest materials that...
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...
