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    Solar powered ice-cream truck spreads the green and cheerful chill in New York City

    Posted on September 13, 2011 by gavril

    Ice-cream trucks have always been chased down by kids right since someone decided to put up an ice-cream parlor on wheels and drive around town on hot summer days, spreading the cheer and cold amongst children and adults alike. And … Continue reading3 →

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    Wind and solar powered Unmanned Ocean Vessels give off zero-emissions

    Posted on September 12, 2011 by gavril

    Bringing renewable energy to Unmanned Ocean Vessels, New South Wales-based ship builder Forgacs Engineering Pty Ltd. and renewable energy firm SolarSailor recently pulled the veil of the SolarSailor UOV. In what could be a revolutionary technological upgrade for a $2 … Continue reading3 →

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    13-year-old discovers way to increase energy efficiency, inspired by nature

    Posted on August 22, 2011 by gavril

    If you’ve been over-friendly with numbers, you probably might have come across the Fibonacci Sequence, the series of numbers around which the whole universe seems to resolve. 13-year-old superbrain, Aidan Dwyer recently associated the good old Fibonacci Sequence with the … Continue reading3 →

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    SolarCity unveils solar-powered chargers for EVs

    Posted on July 28, 2011 by gavril

    For quite a while now, we’ve been waving the solar-EV-charger flag. This seems to be the best way to turn cars into zero-emissions modes of transport. Sure electric cars are clean and don’t spout out carbons. However, charging them up … Continue reading3 →

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    Solar mobile phone charger juices up on cloudy days too

    Posted on July 14, 2011 by gavril

    There are days when the sun simply doesn’t bother to show, leaving solar panels and chargers around thirsty and parched. Designer Nikolay Bastrakov decided to come up with a solar phone charger, that keeps your phone charged up, even in … Continue reading3 →

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    Solar-powered lamps that help drivers keep safe distance at night

    Posted on July 14, 2011 by gavril

    Driving through foggy highways at night can be risky indeed, and usually, drivers require a lot more assistance than just fog lamps to prevent pile-ups. Designer Da Wei Xing has come up with an innovative and sustainable way to prevent … Continue reading3 →

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    iPad-charging bag uses solar energy to juice up

    Posted on July 11, 2011 by gavril

    We’ve seen solar powered bags that suck energy from the rays of the sun to power up your gadgets on the go. Here’s one specifically designed for Steve Job’s Apple of the eye, the iPad. Most of the satchels we’ve … Continue reading3 →

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    Ricoh unveils solar powered billboard in London

    Posted on July 1, 2011 by gavril

    A while ago, we had got wind of Ricoh’s solar-powered billboard set up in Times Square, New York. Happy with the success of the billboard and all the coverage it received, the company has gone a step further and unveiled … Continue reading3 →

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    Solar Sinter, the 3D printer powered by the sun

    Posted on June 27, 2011 by gavril

    For the uninitiated, 3D printing is just what it’s name suggests; printing out 3D objects, with machines to chisel and shape the object to perfection. Markus Kayser took 3D printing to new heights, with a contraption of his own, that … Continue reading3 →

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    Samsung unveils the NC215S solar powered netbook

    Posted on June 21, 2011 by gavril

    Laptops tend to waste a whole lot of space on the backsides of their screen-panels. Putting this space to constructive use, Samsung has come up with a solar-powered laptop that besides using pre-filled energy from the grid, also charges up … Continue reading3 →

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