GPS-Equipped ‘Tumbleweed’ Is Eco-Friendly Minesweeper
Afghan designer Massoud Hassani created a cheap method of clearing an area of mines.
View ArticleiRock Rocking Chair Charges Your Apple Device
This design turns your nervous rocking movements into electricity as you wait impatiently for your iPad battery to charge.
View Article9 Drones Inspired by Nature
Drones are becoming an undeniable part of our future and many researchers look toward the natural world for design inspiration.
View ArticleLights Powered by Gravity Brighten Rural Areas
A brilliant concept design comes up with a simple formula for powering lamps in off-grid areas.
View ArticlePowerful Portable Solar Power with WakaWaka Device
This popular solar charger is back with a new version of the device, and it is blowing its Kickstarter fundraising goals out of the water.
View ArticleShape Shifting Solar Lamp Looks Like Robot Claw
This solar powered lamp can be twisted into different positions, but all of them look like something found on a space ship.
View ArticleStretchable Electrical Wires Are Self-Healing
The new technology has multiple benefits for repairing or rewiring circuits.
View ArticleUsing Solar Energy to Create Wind Power
This unique wind power solution involves using the heat of the sun to create an artificial wind to power turbines.
View ArticleLaser GPS navigation for cyclists promotes safe riding
This concept device puts the navigation instructions on the road in front of you, where your eyes should be, instead of on the handlebars.
View ArticleThe ultimate bike helmet has embedded turn signal lights
This bike helmet wants to make sure drivers know where your head is at, and where it's going.
View ArticleBrilliant energy-generating soccer ball finally on sale
This fantastic design of a soccer ball that generates electricity while you play has hit Kickstarter, and you can finally own one for yourself.
View ArticleRobotic fish learns to navigate currents and turbulence in water
Researchers have given a robotic fish a sensing organ that all real fish have, allowing them to navigate through troubled water.
View ArticlePop-up closet and shelves perfect for tiny spaces
This closet is made for people constantly traveling, moving, or for those living in small spaces.
View ArticleRemora fish, those suckers of the sea, are inspiring new adhesives
Remora fish are known for their ability to latch on to other fish and not let go. How they do that is of interest to scientists, who are looking toward this fish for clues to better adhesives.
View ArticleBikeSpike tracks your bike, detects thefts and crashes
A tiny device featuring GPS and an open API allows you to see exactly what's going on with your bike, and where it's headed if stolen.
View ArticleConcept for smarter wave power device a winner in GE's Ecomagination Challenge
The company says this system is simpler than other wave devices that need to be finely tuned to the waves to pick up their energy.
View ArticleDirty house? Clean it up with this trash-powered robot
Don’t dismiss this gadget as just another Roomba. This robot draws power from the very refuse it’s designed to scoop up.
View ArticleGoedzak ("good bag") designs a new approach to reuse
Dutch design firm Waarmakers proposes a new take on an old trick, and gets us pondering the best options for stuff we no longer use.
View ArticleSolar-powered RC race cars teach valuable energy lesson
Solar Rollers hope to teach teenagers to love solar energy, one race at a time.
View ArticlePlug your gadgets into the window with The Window Socket
Two designers have come up with a way to move the socket from the wall to the window so you can charge with sunlight.
View ArticlePediPower turns your morning run into clean electricity
A group of students at Rice University have found a way to turn that 5k into way more than just a power boost for your body.
View ArticleLab-grown crystals could yield LEDs that mimic sunlight
Some reserachers are looking toward nanocrystals to create an LED that emits the white light we crave.
View ArticleVodafone sleeping bag turns body heat Into clean energy
The Recharge sleeping bag, developed with help from the Electronics and Computer Science Department at the University of Southampton, uses a prototype “Power Pocket” to harvest thermoelectric energy.
View ArticleCreating living computers using slime mold [Video]
Is it possible to use slime mold as the stepping stone to living computers?
View ArticleE-catch Net brings 3D technology to kids' butterfly nets
Catching without killing, and playing while learning. This is how the E-catch Net intends to improve the age-old fun of catching butterflies.
View ArticleResearchers create electronics that dissolve in water to reduce waste [Video]
Will the future our our cell phones mean if you drop it in the toilet, no amount of rice or time under the blow dryer will save it?
View ArticleParsons students create pocket-sized gifts to benefit charities
The “Small Things Matter” course challenged students to create small gifts that could have a big impact for a social cause.
View ArticleWanted: Big ideas for innovative applications for thin-film solar
The Thin-Film Solar Awards Competition, which is open to anyone, is offering cash prizes, incubator sponsorship, and production support for those submitting great thin-film solar product ideas.
View ArticleIs Paper "a printer you actually want"?
Designer Ludwig Rensch thinks it is, and so do a lot of other people.
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