Posted on 2008 under Design, Miscellaneous |
25
Apr
Designed to use a minimum of materials and components, the “Pole” lamp just looks very, very cool indeed. Designer Paul Cocksedge was trying to create the illusion of bending light, so made the acrylic and concrete design “to send rays of light on a journey of internal reflection.” Simple: the bulb is in the base and light emerges from the giant fiber-optic at its top, providing a bright directional beam and an ambient glow. It’s available from Established and Sons a Read more… »
Solar energy is a very good way to go green and save the world. Now, a new concept has been introduced that claims to go “Blue”!
Area-51 ALXWater, the key lifeline for human-beings, animals and creatures on earth, is now being used to generate power in gadgets. A great combat to sustain the environment in the increasing greenhouse gases surrounding.
Samsung is all geared up to present an innovative mobile phone that would use water to charge. The micro fuel cell and hydrogen generator is the new development by Samsung that has the capability to charge handsets for around 10 hours on water. Read more… »
The Intelligent Forms SOLo is a lounge table (can we call it a coffee table?) and is simply designed to soak up the sun, turning it into stored power so you can charge your gear. Apparently left for a year in a “typical outdoor setting,” it can store enough power in its internal batteries to charge up your cellphone 6,800 times or your laptop 168 times. Its got USB sockets, a car-style 12V socket and even a standard 3-pin mains plug, and the whole thing is weatherproof.
Better yet: the SOLo has LED lighting built in for subtle evening lighting effects, you can check on its charge status on its built-in LCD monitor, and it has a large device drawer so you can safely pop your phone, iPod Read more… »
Posted on 2008 under Science, Miscellaneous |
20
Apr
The moon is a nice place to visit, but you’d never want to live there. Because of the lack of breathable air? Nah. There are no flowers. But now, scientists have successfully grown marigolds in crushed anorthosite, a rocky Earth-based soil that is quite similar to the stuff we see on the moon.
While growing plants in what is essentially rock do not make for optimal green-nurturing conditions, scientists realized that by adding various bacteria to the anorthosite, the plants were able to draw essential nutrients Read more… »
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