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The power generating dog leash is the work of Goddard Technologies, and as you’d guess, it is quite different from the dog leashes we are used to seeing. This one has three high intensity LEDs and a safety button that sets off an emergency tone. Other features include an ergonomically designed handle that lets you have a comfortable grip and a quick lock brake to stop the recoil of the leash. The more interesting part of course, is the power generating the leash does.

Currently, polymer solar cells are far behind the conventional silicon solar cells. However, as thrusts for green energy continue, the relative low cost of the polymer solar cells could play a big role, and the huge jumps these cells are making in terms of efficiency only makes things better for them. A recently developed nano-patterned array production technique showed researchers a seven-fold increase in efficiency as compared to the conventional sandwich-style construction.

The solBAT II is a device that promises to make charging your gadgets more environmentally friendly. Well, instead of hooking on to the grid, the solBAT II lets you tap on the abundant solar energy to charge your gadgets. The basic idea is quite simple, and has been used in a number of similar devices. Solar panels on the top of the solBAT harness solar power and charge an included battery.

Aircruise concept, created by London based design studio Seymourpowell takes a new look at air travel. The concept prefers a comfortable and luxurious journey over a quick trip. While it is a behemoth in size, the Aircruise concept intends to have minimum effect on the environment.

Designer Kai Linke has plans to create very unique furniture, and that from the use of plant roots. In fact, Kai Linke’s furniture will be made from plant roots, and hence, the name Roots. Creating furniture involves cultivating fast growing plants like grass, bulbs and bamboo.

From the way things seem, the spray-on liquid glass, or the “SiO2 ultra-thin layering” is quite a magical thing. Created by Turkey’s Saarbrücken Institute for New Materials, and patented by Nanopool, the coating is a very thin film of glass; just about 100 nanometers thick.

Its ridiculous name aside, the Ekokook concept would have you working hard in the kitchen, to get rid of the waste. Designed by Faltazi, the concept fights solid, liquid and organic waste to make the kitchen more of an environmentally friendly place.

These Glass Pyramids basically are solar cells wearing better clothes. Developed by The Center for Architecture Science and Ecology (CASE), each of these little pyramids is a concentrating solar power system. At the center of each pyramid is a small photovoltaic cell.

The tiny House Arc prototype is the creation of Joseph Bellomo Architects. This tiny prefab house can be flat packed requiring space of just 4×10x3 feet, and is created in a way that would be easy to assemble for a normal person.

Weird as it may sound, engineers at the Princeton University have found a way to harvest power from Silicone Implants. Simple body movements like walking could help generate power. Researchers say the bio compatibility of silicone has already been proven with cosmetic implants, which makes us think of some bouncy power generators and the hazards of putting in a power plug there to charge a mobile phone.