Gardens by the Bay in Singapore Home to Biggest Climate-Controlled Greenhouses in the World
The extraordinary Gardens by the Bay in Singapore was completed in 2012, featuring carbon neutral conservatories with one of them being the biggest such...
NanoLight – The Most Energy-Efficient LED Bulb in the World
These days, when energy efficiency is the watch-word in purchasing electronics, it is even more evident when bulbs are the objects of such purchases....
MVRDV Design Glass Building with Traditional Farmhouse Look
Architects MVRDV have constructed a building made of glass but resembling a traditional Dutch farmhouse – Glass Farm. The building houses mixed-use retail establishments...
Flexible Batteries Make Bendable Smartphones a Reality
A team of Korean researchers may have discovered how to create a flexible battery to be used in smartphones. This may be a game...
The ZCB: Hong Kong’s First Zero Carbon Building is Powered by Solar Energy
Hong Kong has seen its very first zero carbon building, the ZCB. Ronald Lu & Partners designed the building using passive design techniques to...
“Empowerhouse” Home Generates Its Own Energy – Sustainably
New School students and students of Stevens Institute of Technology have created the Empowerhouse, which is a home that generates all of its required...
“Physical Internet” to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated With Logistics
Engineers at Virginia Tech University and the University of Arkansas conducted a study which shows that if businesses are linked together through a shared...
Bio-Plastic Made Out of Freshwater-Loving Euglena
Most plastics start out from organic compounds, many of which are petrochemicals, that is, petroleum-based. In order to reduce the demand on petroleum reserves,...
Wet-Powered Thin Film Generates Electricity
Given the right circumstances, we've probably all seen a piece of paper curl up when wet. Could this motion be put to work, that...
Chlorinator Water Treatment System for Developing Countries Developed by GE Engineer
One of the most basic human needs is clean drinking water, which for millions of people in developing countries is simply not available. Without...
