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Round-the-World Green Flights - Solar-Cell Hy-Bird (GALLERY)

The Hy-Bird, a hydrogen-powered electric airplane that gets 10% of its power through solar-cells, is made of super-lightweight (and expensive) carbon fibre. The French company behind it, Lisa Airplanes, states that the power system will allow the plane to circumnavigate the globe in 3,000 km stages. The combination of a rigid carbon wing and a flexible textile flap allows the craft to take-off and land in less than 330 feet, whilst ensuring the highest cruising speeds. When the textile is opene… [More]

BMW Updates Classic M1 Sports Car - The Final Demise of Extravagance (GALLERY)

This year's auto show Concorso d'Eleganza at Villa d'Este had the “primeur” showing the new BMW M1 Homage concept, a stunning, modern tribute on Munich's legendary super sports car. The M1 Homage holds remarkably firmly to the original of 30 years ago, which was a mix between BMW and Lamborghini… [More]

Interactive History Lessons - The Library of Congress Experience (GALLERY)

Behold the modern library experience. The recently renewed Library of Congress includes a bunch of exciting new interactive technologies, courtesy of Microsoft. These exhibitions make the Library of Congress and its collections more dynamic and accessible than ever. Touch-screen kiosks with the … [More]

Dinner In The Sky - Serving Dinner At 60 Meter Height (GALLERY)

Hoisting diners skywards on a 5.000 kg steel construction while they sit comfortable at a table, expecting to get their dinner served at an height of 60 m, the Belgium company “Dinner in the Sky” is giving an extra dimension to the phrase “dinner with a view.” Diners are locked into their ch… [More]

Power Generating Fibres - Konarka’s Inkjet Printed Solar Cells (GALLERY)

Imagine you are somewhere in the bush, enjoying wild life. Far from the civilised world, but still with enough power for all your gadgets and utensils, as your canvas tent is printed with solar cells. Last month, Konarka successfully conducted the first-ever demonstration of creating solar cells by … [More]

40Gb/sec Internet Connection Dries Laundry - 75-year-old Uses Network For Mundane Tasks

A 75-year-old Swedish woman has the world's fastest internet connection - at a torrent-busting 40 Gigabits per second - many thousands of times faster than the average residential link and the first time ever that a home user had experienced such a high speed. Sigbritt Löthberg of Karstad has neve… [More]

Eco-Friendly Sailing Wine - Languedoc Wine Carried by Sailboats (GALLERY)

This month, 60,000 bottles of wine from the southern Languedoc region of France being to Dublin, Ireland in a 19th-century barque, saving 8.324 kg (18,375 lb) of carbon, an estimated 140 grams (4.9 oz) of carbon per bottle, compared to the regular mode of shipment. The 52-metre (170-feet), three-m… [More]

Mini-Notebooks the New Text Book? - $500 HP 2133 Mini-Note PC

Last week HP introduced the HP 2133, a full-function, mini-notebook designed for students with a price tag of US $500. The Mini-Note PC allows students to bring it comfortably from school to home or to any place where they might continue studying. At slightly more than 2½ lbs (1.150 gr), the HP M… [More]

Eco-friendly Condoms - Green Johnny From The Amazon

Natex, a Brazilian company founded by the Public Health Ministry and the government of the federal state of Acre, will manufacture male preservatives from pure natural latex extracted from the Amazon rainforest in a sustainable and eco-friendly way. The condoms will be solely sold to the federal gov… [More]

Horses From Driftwood - Heather Jansch’s Beautiful Eco-Art (GALLERY)

Living in the beautiful West County of England Heather Jansch has, since her early childhood, a passion for horses which translated in her later artistic life in beautiful and realistic sculptures of horses in real life dimensions. Something special? Yes, the sculptures are made from wood stumps, br… [More]