The State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) believes that the aforementioned fund awarded to the City of Houston will help it to brave emergencies like hurricanes more effectively than ever before. The city will purchase 25 commercially available…
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Engineering firm LBBC Technologies introduces the chemistry of natural decomposition of corpses via their new cremation device called Resomator that produces no emissions or smoke all through the clean process. The West Yorkshire-based firm uses a…
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After taking over the British market, Tesco now moves eastwards to build the world’s first zero carbon footprint hypermarket in the Czech Republic. Though nothing is revealed about the exact details of the project, it is assumed that the whole…
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The Japanese capital was proud to flag off the world’s first taxis with easily swapped batteries yesterday. Hitting the streets of Tokyo, the electric taxis a part of a government-funded pilot project to test the emission-free cars, certainly…
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Toronto based photographer David Trautrimas makes something extraordinary from household objects. The Canadian artist has come up with some stunning architectural compositions made using objects like washing machines, stoves, lawnmowers and…
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Tissue papers could stop bullets, is a little difficult to swallow. But, if Brian Korgel, a scientist at the University of Texas is to be believed, this miracle is possible. His work shows that brittle germanium and silicon can help in making a soft..
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Keeping the spirit of Earth Day high, the U.S. Navy too contributed in its own special way. The Navy conducted a test fight using the camelina-based biofuel. The U.S. Navy owned F/A-18 Super Hornet took off at the Naval Air Warfare Center in Patuxent.
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When asked to design and build an open-wheel, single-seat, plug-in hybrid racecar for the Formula Hybrid, the Brigham Young University came up with their 70 percent electric racecar that amazes all with 80 miles per gallon fuel-efficiency. The hybrid.
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After his unusual six years journey of playing with cars, Buzz Knapp-Fisher has finally come up with something extraordinary. The renowned sculptor and environmentalist has put together 21 different cars parts to craft an eco-friendly truck. Dubbed…
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If ever, flood looms large at your front doorsteps, what would you do? Maybe, you will curse yourself for not being far-sighted enough to think of it beforehand. Had there been a contrivance like the Floodbreak (pictured above) that could avert the…
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