Fabric to Smarten-Up Chip-Embedded Clothes
Electronic textiles or “electrotextiles” pop up everywhere - from shoes to shower curtains. André Studart has introduced a new flexible electronic fabric, which in appearance is similar to a translucent Band-Aid with a blue LED light. From his office in Switzerland, he demonstrated the LED strip for TechNewsDaily over Skype. He stretched the strip by pulling the end of it away ...
Rinspeed Micromax EV Concept Heads for Geneva
Every year at the Geneva Motor Show, a new model for urban motoring is sure to appear from Switzerland's Rinspeed. In 2010, we saw the debut of the Fiat-500-esque UC and in 2011, it was the BamBoo. Last year, the company brought the Smart ForTwo-centric Dock+Go. So what’s up for 2013? Micromax, we hear! Micromax may appear as one of the ...
UK Eyes Greenest Future with Low Carbon Norwich Research Park
One of the major contributions to the UK’s sustainable and green architecture has come from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. The university is now set to come up with one of the greenest buildings ever built in the United Kingdom. The new £8m low carbon building, known as the Norwich Research Park (NRP) Enterprise Center will be a gateway ...
SheerWind Wind Generator Hopes to Reduce Wind Power Costs
Wind turbines have long been receiving criticism saying that they are noisy and destroy landscapes and birds. SheerWind, a wind power startup from Minnesota, has come up with a new type of ducted wind turbine that can bring more output than the traditional wind turbines. The company has introduced a new system named INVELOX system which has the ability to operate ...
Bogobrush is a Biodegradable, Buy-One-Give-One Toothbrush
If you are an environmentally-committed person, you need to try this. From now on you can go green even while brushing as a biodegradable brush has been introduced by a Detroit company. Bogobrush is a biodegradable brush which was invented as a means to bring social and environmental awareness. Being the children of a dentist, brother-sister duo John and Heather McDougall ...
2014 Lexus IS Sedan heading for Detroit Auto Show
Prior to its launch at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, 2014 Lexus IS was exhibited before a few high-profile media. Designed as a mid-size coupe, the car borrows a lot of features from the LF-LC concept that debuted at the North American International Auto Show in January. We already know that its exterior and interior lines resemble a ...
Chevy Volt Tops Satisfaction Survey
It was two years ago that the Chevrolet Volt first when on sale. Owners of the car are now happy about the return on their investment. They claim that they have driven more than 100 million all-electric miles since its entry to the market. GM estimates that the average Chevy Volt owner travels in pure electric mode for more than ...
Old Airplane Transformed into Kindergarten
Do you want to see one of the coolest classrooms in this world? Come to Georgia. Gari Chapidze, rector of the Institute of Georgian-Ukrainian Social Relations, has turned an old Yak-42 airplane into a kindergarten classroom. He bought a working Yakovlev Yak-42 airplane from Georgian Airways and made it a beautiful kindergarten for the kids to play. After the purchase for ...
Ghana to be Home to Africa’s Largest Solar Power Plant
The UK-based renewable energy company, Blue Energy, has announced plans to begin a photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant in Ghana. It will be the largest plant on the continent. The plant, which will be worth $400 million, can generate sufficient energy for 100,000 homes. The construction work of the 155MW solar PV plant will begin with in a year and will ...
Smith Electric Manufacturing Facility in Chicago
As the demand for electric vehicles has increased, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Smith Electric Vehicles together have come up with a smart plan to open an electric vehicle manufacturing facility in the city. Smith’s plan to open a facility in the city was inspired by the mayor's voucher system designed to convert diesel vehicles to zero-emission electric ones. With this ...
