World’s smallest wireless LED lamp casts a big shadow
Billed as the world's smallest wirelessLED lamp, the MR16 delivers quality light, energy savings, and eliminates the need for a light switch.
View ArticleSolar Electric Scooter spares the environment, gives to charity
SES sponsors a program to provide its scooters to students with financial difficulties. Called “Giving Back”, a portion of the business’s net profit is set aside to finance the new vehicles.
View ArticleThe Mwezi Light: Illuminating new job opportunities in Africa
It’s a unique approach solving both micro and macro level problems with a scalable and sustainable solution.
View ArticleZeit Eco E-Scooter plays tunes, stores meals in glovebox
Is this an e-scooter or some form of two-wheel car?
View ArticleWant healthier tomatoes? Grow ‘em with LEDs
Recent research shows that growing tomatoes indoors with LEDs produces more nutrient-rich fruit than when growing with fluorescent lights.
View ArticleThe green 3D printing materials we’ve been waiting for
Although the technology has quickly become quite sophisticated, the materials used in 3D printers have been slow to catch up... Until now.
View ArticleSolar-powered RC race cars teach valuable energy lesson
Solar Rollers hope to teach teenagers to love solar energy, one race at a time.
View ArticleSolar Impulse bathroom mystery solved
The flights stretch on for 18 hours or more. So what does the Solar Impulse pilot do when he has to, you know, go?
View ArticleVRZ: The custom track bike you can (almost) 3D print
This super-light, fixed-gear bike can be customized for an individual rider in a very small period of time.
View ArticlePediPower turns your morning run into clean electricity
A group of students at Rice University have found a way to turn that 5k into way more than just a power boost for your body.
View ArticleLab-grown crystals could yield LEDs that mimic sunlight
Some reserachers are looking toward nanocrystals to create an LED that emits the white light we crave.
View ArticleFirst US floating wind turbine launches in Maine
It went onto the water in Brewer, Maine, and is on its way to being connected to the grid.
View ArticleNASA's asteroid-grab mission is to be powered by solar
Do you lie awake at night worrying about the possibility of an asteroid flying into Earth and ruining your day – or worse? Fret not. One way or another, solar power aims to save us.
View ArticleVoltmaker aims to save your day via kinetic energy
The makers behind it claim that after just a few minutes of this activity you can produce enough power at the minimum to make a short phone call.
View ArticleFairphone is going to be a real thing!
It’s Fairphone: the world’s first openly-designed, conflict-free phone that’s made with care and transparency.
View ArticleNew spin on wind turbine adds solar element
The university is touting a design that combines wind and solar in a vertical-axis turbine configuration.
View ArticleVodafone sleeping bag turns body heat Into clean energy
The Recharge sleeping bag, developed with help from the Electronics and Computer Science Department at the University of Southampton, uses a prototype “Power Pocket” to harvest thermoelectric energy.
View ArticleA tabletop terrarium for growing your own…edible bugs?
It is designed to provide the perfect habitat for raising grasshoppers, a significant source of protein in many parts of the world.
View ArticleEPA helping small businesses develop green tech innovations
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is looking to help these small businesses succeed, recently announcing $2 million in funding to bring a little bit of extra cash to those in need.
View ArticleSunnyBot tracks the sun to light and heat your home
If you prefer to throw open the shades rather than flip a light switch, the SunnyBot was created with you in mind.
View Article4th graders ‘Flip-The-Switch’ on solar-powered classroom
In mid April, when they returned to school after their Spring Break, the students found that all the components of their solar panels and wind turbine had been delivered!
View ArticleSolar coming to 200 more Walgreens roofs
Walgreens, which made a notable push into rooftop solar power a few years ago, is back for another, even bigger round of deployments.
View ArticleParavelo flying bicycle not just pie in the sky
Paravelo, according to XploreAir, is said to be the world’s first flying bicycle, capable of altitudes up to 4,000 feet.
View ArticleSolar-powered boat to patrol Great Barrier Reef
The catamaran will be as about eco-friendly as a boat of this type can be, and will work for marine conservation.
View ArticleMIT team puts super-thin spin on solar
What if solar cells were so thin and light that you could stack layers of them atop each other? That’s a concept MIT researchers are offering up in a new paper.
View ArticleStudents’ robotic solar boat on transatlantic trek
The entirely solar-powered Scout is following a preprogrammed route. If Scout makes it, that would be a first for a boat of its kind.
View ArticleSolar power makes yard work clean and quiet
Gas-burning mowers, blowers, trimmers – they’re polluters of the first rank. But Madison Earth Care, a family-owned business, has come up with a briliant way to run a landscaping company without the...
View ArticleGood news! Wind power and this vulnerable bird species get along fine
Scientists find that wind power farms don't harm this at-risk species, a bit of surprise because other studies have shown that oil and gas development does affect prairie chickens.
View ArticleSolar robot slims down for better performance
This robot runs along on what looks like a Lilliputian monorail to adjust the panels so they’re getting maximum sun exposure. Only introduced last September, the company is making improvements already.
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