In Japan, Four Robo-Trucks See 15% Increase in Fuel Efficiency
In a recent experiment involving four robo-trucks in Japan, the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization was able to realize a 15%...
Synthetic Fuel from Carbon Dioxide by Tweaking “Pyrococcus Furiosus” Bacteria
Biofuels, synthetic fuels, are made from plants that use photosynthesis to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but what if we could remove the...
How To Build a Solar Powered Car for Your Kids
Here's a little tricky experiment that you can do on your own at home. It's very simple to do, all you have to have...
Snowbird: Amazing Human-Powered Airplane Flaps Its Wings Like A Bird (video)
At first, when I saw the title on Ecofriend talking about a human-powered aircraft, I said to myself that's another hopeless, useless green achievement of somebody working hard for nothing.
Cessna Plane Runs on Fuel Derived from Recycled Plastic
In order to prove it, one Australian pilot, Jeremy Rowsell, is going to fly his Cessna from Sydney, Australia to London, England using only fuel derived from...
U.S. Navy to Produce Jet Fuel from Seawater
The US Navy, each year, requires more than 600 million gallons of Jet Fuel for continuous operations. To meet the demand, fifteen US...
Friction Heater Gets Almost Free Energy From Wood – Iron Friction
If this truly works (and I don't see why it shouldn't), it is the greatest home-produced energy discovery since the wheel has been founded. Lloyd Tanner uses an incredibly simple assembly of two 4x4 inch wood pieces, and an iron wheel spinning in between.
Solar Impulse 2 Finally Reaches Hawaii
The world's first solar energy plane landed in Kalaeloa Airport around six AM this morning after flying all the way from Japan across the Pacific.
Andre Borschberg,...
Shell Eco-Marathon Americas Yields Super Fuel Efficient [3,587mpg] Reliant Robin
When we think fuel efficient, we might think hybrid or electric and this maxes out our brains at a little over 100mpge, so how...
MIT Students 3D Print Ice Cream, But Is It Green?
Ever since 3D printing hype began to grow, scientists have been questioning the claim that the process is environmentally friendly. However, while this debate...
