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Biophotovoltaic table harvests electricity from moss
Posted On Wednesday, April 25, 2012 By temp. Under DVICE Tags: apparel, facebook, green, green tech, iphone, lists, microsoft, software
In keeping with the old proverb that rolling stones gather no moss, this stationary table not only gathers plenty of moss, but gathers plenty of electricity as well, hacking into the photosynthesizing plants to harvest enough power to keep small devices like clocks charged up and happy.
The real Green Lantern: street lamps powered by algae
Posted On Monday, April 23, 2012 By temp. Under DVICE Tags: apparel, electronics, google, green tech, hdtv, internet, iphone, polls, vehicles
Here at Dvice we've reported on a variety of alternative street lamp designs. We've seen kinetic powered versions and solar models , but this glowing green lamp is a first
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Power down: study says game consoles are energy vampires
Posted On Friday, April 20, 2012 By temp. Under DVICE Tags: advertising, android, apparel, dvice, electronics, facebook, green, green tech, lists, microsoft, military, polls, security, vehicles
There are plenty of places we are learning to save costs on electricity, such as energy efficient light bulbs and solar power . However, a new study released by Carnegie Mellon University highlights an area where we aren't so smart — electricity costs spent on game consoles are soaring, especially as they sit in idle mode.
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Energy-saving L Prize bulb goes on sale Earth Day
Posted On Thursday, April 19, 2012 By temp. Under DVICE Tags: apple, dvice, earth, gaming, green, green tech, iphone, microsoft
Philips was the only entry in the Department of Energy's L Prize for designing a super-efficient light bulb, so I guess it's not really surprising that the company managed to win. But, Philips did manage to meet the DoE's stringent efficient criteria with its new bulb, and the result of their efforts is officially going to be on sale as of this Sunday.
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New turbine sucks both clean water and power out of wind
Posted On Tuesday, April 17, 2012 By admin. Under DVICE Tags: advertising, apparel, dvice, electronics, facebook, google, green, green tech, hdtv, internet, microsoft, polls
The developing world has a continuous need for two things: electricity, and clean water. But more than that, there's a need for a decentralized way to produce both of these things, without a lot of additional infrastructure, and a new type of wind turbine that can suck water straight out of the air seems like the ideal solution.
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‘Citylight’ concept uses exercise machines to power street lights
Posted On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 By temp. Under DVICE Tags: advertising, electronics, facebook, gaming, google, green, green tech, iphone, microsoft, science, software, vehicles
There are solar-powered street lights and even trash-powered lamps, and now here's one powered by you and me.
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Giant scrap metal ‘Transformers’ rule over Chinese theme park
Posted On Monday, April 9, 2012 By admin. Under DVICE Tags: apple, dvice, electronics, galleries, gaming, green, green tech, microsoft, military, security, software
Some of the metal sculptures in the Mr. Iron Robot theme park are over ten feet tall — and so what if they aren't official Transformers ?! These robots made out of scrapped cars and machine tools would definitely do in a pinch
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Giant scrap metal ‘Transformers’ rule over Chinese theme park
Posted On Monday, April 9, 2012 By temp. Under DVICE Tags: android, apple, green tech, internet, lists, military, security, vehicles
Some of the metal sculptures in the Mr. Iron Robot theme park are over ten feet tall — and so what if they aren't official Transformers ?! These robots made out of scrapped cars and machine tools would definitely do in a pinch.
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Solar panels cannot possibly get much skinnier than this
Posted On Wednesday, April 4, 2012 By temp. Under DVICE Tags: apple, facebook, gaming, green tech, iphone, javascript, science, security, vehicles
The only way that solar power is ever going to contribute an appreciable amount of energy to the betterment (and cheaperment) of society is if we plaster solar panels on everything, everywhere, all the time.
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Can ‘pollution glue’ clean up dirty air?
Posted On Friday, December 30, 2011 By temp. Under DVICE Tags: green tech, hdtv, iphone, polls, science, software, vehicles
Pollution glue may sound like a joke, but it is real and it's being deployed in London in a bid to clean up one of Europe's dirtiest cities . The glue is really a dust suppressant solution sprayed on some of the city's busiest streets to keep airborne particulates to a minimum
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