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Eco-friendly house that traps sunlight to heat the rooms at night
January 26, 2010Nicolas Dorval-Bory and Emilio Marin have thought of an interesting dreamhouse for a ski-enthusiast. The speciality of this home is that it is made of ‘aerated concrete’. Though these blocks look like regular concrete, they are in fact filled with … Continue reading3
Posted in Architecture | Tagged "aerated concrete", Green, Heat-Pump, House, sunlight | Leave a commentPrism solar panels are economical and efficient
December 30, 2009Many solar panels in the past have been designed to capture solar energy and make electricity out of it. Prism Solar Technologies in Highland, New York has built this innovative holographic thin-film with crystalline photovoltaic cells that are able to … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged Prism, Solar_energy, sunlight | Leave a comment2010 May See At least Two Solar Sails Afloat in Space
November 13, 2009After sailing in water and in air, it is time to unfurl sails in the space and year 2010 may actually be marked as the year of beginning of solar sailing. Two different space experiments are set to use light … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged "chemical fuels", "solar cells", "solar sails", "Space research", Ikaros, Japan, LightSail1, propulsion, Solar-Energy, Solar-System, Sun, sunlight | Leave a commentEco Friendly Romanian Litro Gas Station Sets New Architectural Standards
November 9, 2009Rompetrol, a Romanian petrol group has unveiled its latest trendy Litro gas station on Bucharest-Constanta Highway. The petrol pump’s architectural design by Eight Inc. is not only modern and trendy but it is also very eco-friendly. Right from the kind … Continue reading3
Posted in Architecture | Tagged "contemporary design", "LED lights", "Litro gas station", "low carbon emission", Architecture, Eco-Friendly, Energy-Efficient, Rompetrol, sunlight | Leave a commentBriz Solar Powered Window Blinds That Can Double Up as AC!
November 7, 2009One of the amazing gifts of technology is AC (air conditioner) but unfortunately it consumes much power and is also responsible for the depletion of Ozone layer. Briz Solar Powered Window Blinds designed by Nari Kim and Phullip Lim is … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged "ac blinds", "solar powered blinds", "water coolant", Eco-Friendly, Energy_consumption, Green, Nature, sunlight | Leave a commentGratzels thin, translucent, colorful solar powered radio
October 13, 2009Life without color is as dry as a design without innovation. Prof Michael Gratzel’s Heilo DAB Radio is where these two collide so beautifully. Colors and technology blend brilliantly and has led to this radio winning the World Technology Award. … Continue reading3
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