In: Energy & Tech

High-Tech Fashion: 5 Smart Clothes That Fight Pollution
10/22/2013

Our clothing physically protects our bodies and helps us express who we are – but should we expect it to do more?

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Nike unveils soft Dri-FIT fabric made tights
10/21/2013

Soft Nike Dri-FIT fabric pulls sweat away from the body to help keep legs dry and comfortable.

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Kaal Masten Unveils the World’s First Solar Lamp Post
10/18/2013

The new solar-powered Spiritlighting column can harvest electricity during the day to light up the streets at night.

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How The Water Bench ‘Sofa’ Is Helping Address Tight Water Supplies
10/17/2013

This Sofa Holds A Useful Secret Inside

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Mipwr Dynamo Cases Recharge Your iPhone With a Simple Squeeze
10/16/2013

Designers Bob Panos and Karl Lee have designed a case that can recharge your iPhone through the squeezing motion of your hand.

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Eleonora Nicoletti’s Sculptural ‘Dancing Screen’ Uses Solar Power to Charge Electronic Devices
10/15/2013

The screen is constructed from thin film solar cells and its modules are continuously reconfigured as they “dance” in the wind.

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Hybrid Airship Could Launch Shipping Revolution
10/14/2013

The half-blimp half-jet saves fuel and requires no transportation infrastructure.

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WADI: Solar-Powered Water Disinfecting Device Could Save 400,000 Lives a Year
10/11/2013

WADI is a device developed to show the progress of solar water disinfection in a PET bottle without the use of chemicals, batteries or filters.

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Japan to launch space-based solar power system by 2030
10/10/2013

In an effort to increase the options for supplying Japan with energy, their space agency, JAXA, is developing a method of harvesting solar energy from geostationary satellites sitting 36,000 km above the Earth…

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Merry-go-round turns play into clean power for students in Ghana
10/09/2013

A non-profit called Empower Playgrounds has developed a way to harness the energy of kids playing in order to provide electricity to poor rural villages in Africa.

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