In: Energy & Tech
Google buys flying wind-turbine startup Makani Power
06/03/2013It looks kind of like a plane, doesn’t it?
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‘Denim may graduate from casual wear to formal wear’
05/31/2013…denim manufacturers are planning to give new look to the fabric by introducing formal wear collection.
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OsmoBlue Discovers a New Way to Turn Waste Heat into Electricity
05/30/2013OsmoBlue’s technology can turn heat from a wide range of sources (air, water, gas or steam) into electricity.
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Color-Changing Glove Alerts Wearer to Presence of Invisible Toxins
05/29/2013This technology can be applied to more than just gloves and the researchers have come up with a variety of ways to integrate the custom dyes into textiles.
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Raw, Unprocessed Cotton Can Be Used to Clean Up Oil Spills
05/28/2013A new study finds that raw, unprocessed cotton may be a cheaper and safer way to soak up oil than synthetics.
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Wearable Technology Interactive Clothes Hangers Offer Fashion Advice to Japanese Shoppers
05/27/2013TeamLab came up with the hanger after it noticed that clothes worn by models on e-commerce sites sold better.
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Saint Lucia waves goodbye to fossil fuels
05/24/2013Caribbean island signs up to Richard Branson-backed Carbon War Room initiative to phase out fossil fuel imports in favour of green energy
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LEDs in greenhouses deliver same yield as grow lights, using just 25% of the energy
05/23/2013LED lights may soon enable greenhouse growers to grow affordable produce items much closer to the market…
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Swedish Strawscaper Has a Hair-Covered Shell to Harvest Energy from the Wind
05/22/2013Every once in a while an idea comes along that is so unlike anything before that it defies reference.
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London is building a power plant that burns waste fat from sewers
05/21/2013In 2015, East London will be home to a new type of power plant that uses a unique renewable energy source.
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