In: Energy & Tech
Bacteria-powered electric bugs could monitor water quality in developing countries
08/28/2014The device is able to detect even very small quantities of pollutants.
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Tiny accelerometer adds motion detection to clothes and cheap phones
08/27/2014At just one millimeter across, the new motion detector measures but less than half of traditional ones.
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Kenya ’s New Rainwater-Harvesting Soccer Field Can Store 1.5 Million Liters of Water!
08/26/2014PITCHAfrica just completed construction on a rainwater-harvesting soccer and volleyball stadium at a school in Kenya that can store more than 1.5 million liters of fresh water!
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Mannequins Tell People What They Are Wearing via Mobile App
08/25/2014Smart dummies use VMbeacon technology to communicate with shoppers within a 50-meter radius
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Self-Cleaning Cashmere Uses Sunlight to Save Money, Environment
08/22/2014When exposed to 24 hours of light, the anatase titanium dioxide starts a chemical reaction that creates oxidants that break down dust, dirt, bacteria and any general schmutz
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Power Plant: Could Spinach Soon Fuel Cars?
08/21/2014A group of scientists who are experimenting with supermarket-bought spinach hope that the superfood might lead to a breakthrough in sustainable fuel.
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“ Myth” is the World’s First 3D-Printed Ready-to-Wear Shoe Collection
08/20/2014Huang dubs 3D printing the “leapfrog technology” for sustainable manufacturing in the fashion industry.
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Washing Machine Concept Uses Robot Fish to Clean Clothes without Detergent
08/19/2014Designer Chan Yeop Jeong came up with the idea as part of the Electrolux Design Lab
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Japan’s developing an eco-friendly patrol submarine
08/18/2014Japanese Defense Ministry officials told AFP that the finalized tech is about five years out,
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Faraday -Cage Dress Lets You Get “Fashionably” Zapped by Lightning
08/15/2014Dutch designer Anouk Wipprecht’s “Faraday Cage” dress is electrifying—in more ways than one.
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