Meet the ARPA-E, the US Government’s Clean-tech Incubator
April 24, 2012 By
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Next Gen TVs Can Be As Thin As Paper
April 24, 2012 By
I know most of you are probably think, thin as paper? Well with newly founded technology by Georgia Institute of Technology this is coming into reality. The only thing holding this technology back according to Georgia Tech is, producing them inexpensively and making them function in numerous conditions. Would you get a TV that thin?
20 Year LED Light Bulb to Debut On Earth Day
April 20, 2012 By
Newly released news has stated that a new LED lightbulb will be released on this coming Earth Day. Designed by Phillips’, this new LED lightbulb has an estimated lifespan of about 30,000 hours which equals out to about 20 years. Will you be investing in this new technology?
Wind Turbine Makes 1,000 Liters of Clean Water a Day in the Desert
April 19, 2012 By
A very cool new gadget is being tested in the Abu Dhabi desert is the new Eole Water wind turbine. Eole Water uses a wind turbine to condense water from the air and pumps it into storage tanks for filtration and purification.
A concept has been in place in the Abu Dhabi since October of 2011 and has been able to produce 500-800 liters of clean drinking water. Eole Water says this machine is capable of creating over 1,000 Liters of water with a high powered machine. The machine only needs winds to be 15mph to produce water. What do you think of this technology?
Nike Showcases High Performance & Low Environmental Impact
April 19, 2012 By
Yesterday Nike unveiled their Soccer National Team Kits. The jerseys are not only beneficial to the athletes, but there also helping out earth at the same time. Using recycled polyester for the jerseys helps maintain a smaller carbon footprint and Nike continues to use the Dri-fit system for their designs.
Yves Rossy “Jetman” Test Jet-Propelled Wing
April 19, 2012 By
What was once just a project has turned into a reality. Yves “Jetman” Rossy has now become the only human being to actually fly with a jet-propelled wing. With numerous hours invested in body control and 10 years of development, Jetman finally shows off all of his hard-work with some death defying tricks. Pretty cool!!
Consumer electronics recycling jumped 53 percent in 2011
April 18, 2012 By
Results of the first year of the eCycling Leadership Initiative, an unprecedented effort from electronics manufacturers and retailers to recycle one billion pounds of electronics annually by 2016.
Glass Smart Phone/Tablet Concept
April 18, 2012 By
“The Glass Smart Phone/Tablet is a concept for the future smart phone; edge to edge, and totally transparent.
It has front and rear facing 3D cameras for tracking motion of both the scenery and the user. Together they can create fully tracked augmented reality, and couple with a 3D screen that needs no glasses, everything will look as if it is actually there.
The screen is also totally transparent. All the electronics are held in the tiny multifunctional on/off button, thanks to advances in microscopic electronic components.”
Paper iPad App
April 16, 2012 By
FiftyThree is an amazing new application for iPad, transforming your favorite tablet into a note pad. Paper isn’t just an evolved sketchpad, providing multiple brushes, colors and other features to paint with, it becomes a multi-book portfolio for each of your inspirations.
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Google Street View: Inside the White House
April 9, 2012 By
Members of the Google Art project and the Google Street View team recently came to the White House to create a new way for people to tour the White House. Cool!
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RYNO – one wheeled Segway
April 9, 2012 By
Watch this self-balancing electric scooter in action.
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Facebook Buys Instagram for $1 Billion
April 9, 2012 By
For roughly $1 billion in a combination of cash and stock, Facebook buys the hugely popular photo-sharing app Instagram.
Mark Zuckerberg says… “For years, we’ve focused on building the best experience for sharing photos with your friends and family,” Zuckerberg said in the post. “Now, we’ll be able to work even more closely with the Instagram team to also offer the best experiences for sharing beautiful mobile photos with people based on your interests.”
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Clean Coal: Now Is The Time
April 6, 2012 By
The coal lobby thinks “reality” is a world dependent on their dangerous product. Coal-fired power plants kill at least 13,000 people a year by spewing over 386,000 tons of pollutants, including mercury, into the air. Coal is also the most significant driver of carbon emissions, making the industry responsible for global warming that will cause more extreme weather, droughts, famine, crop failures, mass extinction of various species, as well as flooding. Coal is hardly even a source of middle class jobs given efforts by major coal companies to bust their respective unions.- Republic Report
