It’s pretty official, fuel efficient vehicles are better for the environment. Though their manufacture may take more to meet regulations, the end result is more sustainable than cars which are not fuel efficient. Rest easy, that mystery has been solved.
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Gemini – the app for cryptocurrency
If you wanted to get into the cryptocurrency exchange, good news, there’s an app for that! Gemini has released an app to make buying and trading that much easier for people who are looking to partake in the process.
Read MoreLesielle – this gadget makes specialized lotion
Your skin is constantly changing. It’s not some static part of you, it reacts to its environment and the rest of your body. Some days it will need moisture, other days it may need a bit less oil. Get a skin treatment that adapts to what you need with Lesielle, the adaptive skin treatment system.
Read MoreSmog Harms Solar Power – high air pollution means low return on solar
Smog causes a litany of health problems. From breathing issues to just straight up death. The very serious issues that air pollution causes have been well documented and China is hit especially hard by them. It’s not just human health that it causes problems for though, smog also lessens the effectiveness of solar power.
Read MoreBioplastics Creation – the destruction of forests raises some questions
One of the goals for the future is creating sustainable living solutions which calls for looking at more than what happens to the waste we produce. Bioplastics are on the surface better for the Earth when it comes to disposal, but we also need to ensure that we’re not over farming the land.
Read MorePowerhouse – the incubator for solar startups
Sustainable energy is the future, we know that, but if we want to see more options and technologies that use it, then they have to be supported now. Powerhouse is the accelerator and incubator group that’s focusing on helping to support start-ups that focus on green energy.
Read MoreAlife Design Packing Cubes – make packing more organized
Packing is always sort of pain isn’t it? Everything is just in the suitcase, however you can get it in. Be more organized with your packing in the future. The Alife Design Packing Cubes will get you more organized with less stress.
Read MoreFlame Effect Light Bulb – flame lighting without flame danger
Flame makes the prettiest lighting but unfortunately for as mood setting as it is, it’s not really great for doing things other than gazing into someone’s eyes and it can be a hazard in the home. Don’t worry though, you can get that same effect with the Flame Effect Light Bulb, the bulb that mimics fire.
Read MoreInCharge – these charge ports coming to the UK use all renewable energy
Electric cars need places to juice up and Vattenfall is going to be installing charging stations in the UK which is awesome because their ports are powered totally by renewable energy making driving an electric car, that much more eco-friendly as long as they’re using one of the InCharge ports.
Read MoreDailyLit – snippets of books, delivered to your email
We can read books pretty much anywhere we can carry a phone these days but you still may not have the time to leisurely enjoy the written word. If you’ve got a couple of minutes in your day, you can read some of the classics bit by bit with DailyLit, the service that sends you micro sections of fiction.
Read MoreBluetooth/DVD Boombox – music and movies, all in one
Boomboxes were the perfect little music machines back in the age of tapes and CDs. But now we live in the future and we need our boomboxes to do more. The Bluetooth/DVD Boombox not only plays music however you want it but you can also watch movies on it. Fun!
Read MoreFirst Home Power Station – win for customers, win for the environment
Here’s some incentive to switching to solar: not only can you save money on your electric, you may be able to make some too. Social Energy is releasing their innovative home systems that allow users to sell their stored energy to their local market.
Read MoreGribbles and Biofuel – this small sea animal may help us turn trees to fuel
One of the things we need to do to help turn the tide on climate change is move away from fossil fuels like coal and more into low carbon fuels. Biofuel is a good prospect and the guts of a tiny crustacean may give us the key to turning wood into such fuel.
Read Morenergy House – this house inside of a lab answers some energy questions
Heating our homes is a big deal. It’s where we use a lot of energy because no one likes to be cold. Since you can’t just move into a new, energy efficient home, we’ve got to figure out how to get the most from what we do have. Which is why scientists in the UK built a whole house in a lab called Energy House.
Read MoreThinkGeek 8Ball – This Giant Ball Predicts The Future!
We all know what an 8-ball is: it answers your yes or no questions when you turn it around. It’s fun to play with friends and you can have it in a very big size.
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