Top 3 Ways to Travel Green
There is no doubt that we need to make an effort together as a community and society to work towards going greener. Since vehicles are a major part of everyday…
Eco-Friendly Oil Spill Recovery Material Absorbs 150x Its Own Weight
Photo Credit: NAIMOR Oil spill disasters cost so much more than immediate recovery expenses. Loss of marine creatures and contamination of natural water resources often result in long term environmental…
Wind Turbine Arrangement Increases Efficiency
Wind Turbines in neat row arrangement. Photo Credit: Some rights reserved by Charles Cook via Flickr. A team of researchers has found a way to increase wind turbines’ efficiency by…
Meet PhoneBlok, the Repairable (Concept) Smartphone
What if you could take “blocks” of battery, memory storage, camera, GPS, and other features and put them together into one customizable and repairable mobile phone? The idea sounds like…
Solar-Powered Charging for Smartphones
The smartphone revolution has changed the way we connect and communicate today. Sadly, ‘unplugged’ and “24/7 mobile connectivity” are still yet to co-exist in the reality of mobile users’ daily…
Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch, NZ Now Open
ChristChurch Cardboard Cathedral, the self-proclaimed world’s only cathedral built mainly of cardboard, has opened its doors for services this August. The cardboard cathedral, located in Latimer Square, Christchurch, will serve…
Glowing Trees as Future Streetlights
What if we use trees to light our streets instead of electric street lamps? This is the burning question that Antony Evans, project manager of the incredibly successful Glowing Plant…
Tesla Motors Unveils Their 90-second “Charging” System
Photo Credit:Some rights reserved by NRMA New Cars via Flickr. Today, despite the development of super fast battery chargers, EV’s still need at least half an hour to get its…
German Research Develops Batteries that Last for Decades
Lithium-ion batteries may be quite energy dense, but they are not particularly known to be long lasting. They still suffer from the same charge cycle limitations as any other battery.…
The Tesla Model S Electric Car Achieves Highest NHTSA Safety Score (5.4 Stars)
In a press release recently published, Tesla Motors announced that its Model S has achieved the highest safety rating ever awarded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Not only…