Circo, Zero Electricity Dishwasher that Works in a Minute

New compact dishwasher uses minimal amount of water and requires no electricity while doing the dishes in just a minute. Dishwashers are the one and only...

MythBusters’ Bubble Bike Reduces Emissions and Boosts Fuel Efficiency

We've got to love the MythBusters on The Discovery Channel. These guys have the incredible ability to break all, OK maybe not all, but...
Wind Tree

‘Wind Tree’ Proves the ‘Silent Wind turbine’ Oxymoron False

Wind Tree, as we can guess from the name, is a wind turbine that looks like a tree. But, that is just a speck...

Wind Tunnel Concept Converts Wind Energy Generated by Subway Trains into Electricity

Metropolitan cities around the world build more and more underground subway systems in order to minimize the number of vehicles on the roads. The industrial designers also though to help city authorities by redesigning the current systems, making them more efficient.
LEGO bricks

Sustainable Legos to Replace their Plastic Cousins by 2030

News has it that LEGO is planning to find a sustainable alternative to make its iconic plastic blocks with, for which it is going...

Underground Greenhouse Allows Year-Round Gardening for $300

Taking a cue from the Aymara Indians, gardeners are realizing that walipini, an underground greenhouse (or pit greenhouse), allows them to grow year round. Typically,...

World’s First Wind Turbine Theme Park is Dutch

Theme parks can be fun for children. Shouldn't there be a theme park that adults can feel good about? Qurrent, the Dutch renewable energy...

Quilo – An Innovative and Energy Efficient Evaporative Cooler Hits Market

Evaporative air coolers are a very good energy efficient alternative to classic, freon air conditioners. In fact, our own bodies are cooled by transpiration...

How to Keep Food Cool Without Electricity

Evaporative cooling was used as early as the Old Kingdom of Egypt, around 2500 B.C. As you can imagine, a clay pot cooler does...

Novel coating to keep buildings cool without air-conditioning

Air-conditioning can account for more than 40% of the domestic energy consumption, and contributes to greenhouse emissions by making use of chemical refrigerants such...