World’s Thinnest Light Bulb Created from Graphene

Source: livescience.com Published: June 15, 2015 When a current was run through strips of graphene that were placed across a trench of silicon, the result was light emission. (Image: © Young Duck Kim/Columbia Engineering) By Jesse Emspak Graphene, a form of carbon...

Stretchy ‘Origami Batteries’ Could Power Smart Clothing

Source: mnn.com Published: June 16, 2015 The bendable and foldable batteries created by engineers at Arizona State University. (Photo: Arizona State University/Vimeo)  Even while sewn into a stretchy wristband, the folded batteries could power a device. Charles Q....

Old City Buses to Be Reborn as Homeless Shelters in Hawaii

Source: inhabitat.com Published: June 16, 2015 Images © Group 70 International by Charley Cameron Honolulu has come under fire in the past year for inadequately addressing homelessness on the island of Oahu; with police officers citing the homeless for a variety of...

Amazon to Build Large 80-MW Solar Farm in Virginia

Source: treehugger.com Published: June 16, 2015 Megan Treacy Fresh off Greenpeace’s report card last month that showed Amazon lagging far behind other tech companies when it comes to renewable energy generation and transparency about how it plans to meet energy...

Charger Ends Vampire Power Draw and Helps Prevent Home Fires

Source: inhabitat.com Published: June 9, 2015   Devices left plugged in draw power. by Asmo Saloranta After his fiancee’s home was burned to the ground by a mobile phone charger that was left plugged in, Finland-based Asmo Saloranta decided to create a charger...

Self-Chilling Roof Material Could Cool Your House for Free

Source: popsci.com Published: June 2, 2015 Someday, this roof might not just be cool architecture, but actually cool. Matt Sims/Flickr CC by 2.0. By Mary Beth Griggs It’s June, and that means that summer is coming … and it’s bringing the heat. Cities...

Will Buildings of the Future Be Cloaked in Algae?

Source: smithsonianmag.com Published: May 26, 2015 EcoLogicStudio’s 430-square-foot gazebo, called the Urban Algae Folly, is on display at the Expo 2015 world’s fair in Milan. (ecoLogicStudio) By Emily Matchar Built by a London architecture firm, a new...

Unlocking Nature’s Secrets Will Help Us Solve the Climate Crisis

Source: greenworldrising.org Published: June 3, 2015 Click here to watch “Restoration”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdZtuNbD0ok About Restoration RESTORATION is the fourth film in Green World Rising, a series of films aimed at moving the climate debate forward....

This Lamp Works Without Batteries, Electricity or Sunlight

Source: sciencealert.com Published: May 28, 2015 GravityLight  FIONA MACDONALD Although many of us take for granted the fact that we can simply hit a switch and be flooded with artificial light, around one billion people in the world still live without electricity....

Newly Discovered Fungus Could Rid Landfills of Plastics!

Source: womenofgreen.com Published: May 27, 2015   Source: Truth Theory On an expedition to the Ecuadorian rainforest, Yale students discovered a new type of fungus which may speed up the decomposition process of discarded plastics in landfills. Few think twice...