Let’s hope to see the beginning of the next generation of renewable energy cell phones with the new patent filed by Nokia. The company seems to be quite serious about taking piezoelectric charging for cellphones. Under patent application…
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What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you see forks and spoons? Obviously, delicious food that you can gulp in. But, here is a slight twist in the story. Designers at ForkedUpArt have brought an innovative iPhone stand made using forks.
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Researchers at the universities of York and Portsmouth propose to utilize the wood-digesting trait of a gribble species called Limnoria quadripunctata to convert wood and straw into liquid biofuel. Brought together in a gribble-like processing plant,.
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Boeing’s first unmanned, liquid-hydrogen-powered, high altitude long endurance (HALE) demonstrator aircraft will be ready to head out next year, as the company has already started working on it. Dubbed the Phantom Eye, the aerial vehicle will…
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For years, the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has been accommodating in temporary premises, but not anymore. Schmidt hammer lassen architects (SHL) has designed the new permanent headquarters for the ICC keeping in mind…
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MIT mechanical engineer Amos Winter, pursuing a doctorate in mechanical engineering, has developed the Leveraged Freedom Chair (LFC) for the developing nations especially. Since the needy wheelchair users always call for that extra care and reduced…
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“Cruising at the expense of environment” will not be an acceptable reason to deny bullet trains an honorable mention in the future. Well, to back them up, the zero-emission solar-powered bullet trains called Solar Bullet will seek to prove their…
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A team of scientists at the University of East Anglia has discovered a method of producing hydrogen from water by using solar energy. The concept of water + sunlight = hydrogen is nothing extraordinary, but converting 60 percent of the energy in…
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Mary Huang and Jennifer Kay have come up with the Dandelion portable windmill costume that harnesses wind power to create its own energy. Studded with numerous power generators, i.e. miniature windmills, the unique attire utilizes wind kinetics to…
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An anonymous developer from the S V National Institute of Technology in Surat, India, has come up with an urban, multi modal transit concept that powers itself by solar-tracking hybrid photovoltaic electric system. Dubbed as RUZway, the system…
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