Megadgets

It’s cool to see continuous improvement on design concepts with wind turbines. Projects like this get me excited about the future of this source of renewable energy. I know it’s only a matter of time before we see designs of this sort on top of houses around the neighborhood. Here is some more information from Windstrument: The [...]

  Source: Stuart Gary @ ABC Science Researchers at Bio Architecture have genetically engineered microbes to convert a strain of brown seaweed into biofuel. Researchers including Dr. Yasuo Yoshikuni from Seattle’s Bio-Architecture Lab foresee a future when underwater farms provide a source of renewable energy. Scientists are focusing their efforts on brown seaweed because it’s high sugar [...]

Sometimes the simplest ideas work well. Both in form and function. The iBamboo from a maker over at Etsy has come up with an eco-friendly, no electricity required iPhone speaker dock that is machined in such a way that it’ll sit upright and be stable when the iPhone is inserted. Comes with it’s own carrying [...]

Tuvie has a great blog post on this futuristic scooter design by Jae Pyung Lee which appears to have a very promising start with the market. The main point of its design is to be convenient enough to fold up, hop on the bus or train and be on your way. When it’s time to hop off, [...]

Although a little eccentric, this retired firefighter has built something amazing. A geodesic home that’s pretty much self-sufficient. He has a great attitude and his house exhibits that enthusiasm. He says that his energy costs are only about $6 a month. With a combination solar, wind, geo-thermal and radiant floors, this structure is a role-model [...]

    The folks over at MIT have created something special. Sheila Kennedy is my new hero scientist. Her hard work is going to revolutionize the Solar Industry. Here’s the story. Sheila Kennedy, an expert in the integration of solar cell technology in architecture who is now at MIT, creates designs for flexible photovoltaic materials that may [...]

Could the days of the humble lithium-ion battery be numbered thanks to the everlasting battery? Researchers at Stanford University have revealed a new nanoparticle material which could be used to create everlasting batteries suitable for electrical grids. According to the researchers, the material could be used for batteries that would be good for 30 years [...]

We may no longer need corn to make ethanol. Great news for all you tortilla lovers. Over at physorg,com, there talking about how scientists have been tinkering with “super yeast” that can make ethanol form treated pine trees. http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-11-super-yeast-ethanol.html Researchers at the University of Georgia have developed a “super strain” of yeast that can efficiently [...]

Image via WikipediaLondon and New York, 10 November 2011 – The cost of electricity from onshore wind turbines will drop 12% in the next five years thanks to a mix of lower-cost equipment and gains in output efficiency, according to new research from Bloomberg New Energy Finance.  The best wind farms in the world already [...]