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Vertical Walking System to Replace Energy-hungry Elevators

Mila Luleva — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 19:20:03 +0000

Dutch designers created a unique concept, called Vertical Walking, which can replace energy and maintenance-hungry elevators in high buildings. Internet is flooded with articles that tell us to sit less, keep moving, take the stairs, walk to work. A few days ago, there was even a research, claiming that sitting is the new smoking. Yet, […]

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Teenager Develops Cheap Device to Harness Energy from Ocean Currents

Mila Luleva — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 10:53:41 +0000

Fifteen years old high-school student from Florida develops an ultra cheap technology to harness the power of ocean currents. One more brilliant invention is to be added to the list of great inventions by teenagers. Hannah Herbst, a bright student at Florida Atlantic University High School, developed an instrument that has the potential to save […]

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The COOLEST Cooler Makes Cocktails, Plays Music and More While Chilling

Mila Luleva — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 13:55:16 +0000

The past few decades have clearly been the years of great inventions, and it is now becoming increasingly difficult for anyone to come up with a brand new technology, which the world has not seen before. Now, however, the trend is slowly shifting from inventing to improving existing technology, and many are breaking new grounds […]

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Top 10 Great Green Inventions By Teenagers

Mila Luleva — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 15:31:49 +0000

Teenagers‘ minds work in mysterious ways. Because they are always flooded with ideas, in most cases they drive parents to silent insanity. However in the occasions when enthusiasm is coupled with creativity and feel for science and concerns for the environment, the youngsters are capable of inventing the most incredible technologies. The other day, Inhabitat […]

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The Bullet – Electric Unicycle Built By an Inventive MIT Student (Video)

Mike Sandru — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:46:23 +0000

People all over the world are taking their own initiative in what the protection of the environment is concerned and try to come up with their own “green” ideas. Take Stephan Boyer for example, an inventive MIT student who has built “The Bullet”: an electric unicycle, semi self-balanced and reaching up to 15 miles per […]

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