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Paris Autolib: From Bike-Sharing to Car-Sharing!
Following the popularity of bike sharing programs, it seems only natural that cities begin to offer a rental electric car service—and this is exactly what the city of Paris is planning to initiate. Having been a leader among global cities in the movement to implement a successful bike sharing system, Paris will now tackle cars in an effort to relieve traffic congestio
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Urban Rooftop Farming: the Answer to Our Sustainable Food Crisis?
Montreal-based agribusiness, Lufa Farms, just might have the solution we’ve been looking for in the global fight to move towards more sustainable food production practices. Lufa Farms grows produce in greenhouses constructed on top of buildings in Montreal. The food Read More ›
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Skype In The Classroom: An International Social Network For Teachers
Skype realizes full well its software is used by many school teachers and students from around the globe, and has announced that it has built a dedicated social network to help them connect, collaborate and exchange knowledge and teaching resources Read More ›
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Easier translations for Japanese relief workers
Several relief workers in Japan who don’t speak Japanese were able to obtain a free tool that lets them speak into their phones and get an instant translation -– all without a cell phone signal or Internet connection, thanks to Read More ›
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It Flies! FESTO’s Smart Bird
Festo’s Bionic Learning Network has been creating robots based off of nature’s biological secrets for years now, but their SmartBird is a step ahead of the game. Modeled after a seagull, the SmartBird uses a single drive system for flight – Read More ›
Soft Rocker, Stylish Lounge Chair to Power your Electric Devices
Architecture students at MIT have created the Soft Rocker, a solar powered charging lounge chair that allows fellow students to recharge their electronic devices while relaxing outside in Killian Court. The MIT SOFT Rockers are smart, clean energy charging stations disguised as Read More ›
First International Flight Powered by the Sun!
A solar energy plane made the world’s first international flight powered by the sun on Friday to show the potential for pollution-free air travel. The Solar Impulse took off from an airfield at Payerne in western Switzerland on Friday morning Read More ›
Solar-Powered Transparent TV by Samsung
Samsung unveils a transparent LCD TV that is solar-powered. The 46″ prototype TV, shown at CeBit in Germany, includes solar panels that produce energy from the ambient light in a room – because it was engineered to use very little energy, Read More ›
Qatar Develops Solar Powered Clouds to cool 2022 World Cup stadiums
The ‘cloud’, which looks more like a spacecraft is built with ultra-light carbon material which is crammed with helium and therefore it is light in weight. It is powered with solar-energy and is operated by the use of a remote Read More ›
Amsterdam’s ZonSpots to Provide “Green” WiFi Around the City
The City of Amsterdam is about to install so-called Zonspots (‘Sun Spots’) — small open air sun-powered desks with a shelter on top. There will be power to plug-in laptops and Wi-Fi, free of charge. Creating a ZonSpot (SunSpot) is an Read More ›