 Wind To Purify Salt Water - High Tech Windmill Could Supply Millions With Water::It's always great when we get to feature new inventions that could change the world for the better. Take this windmill for example. It's capable of turning salt water into pure, clean drinking water.
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 Brilliant Green Products - Banner Bags::This is so brilliant, it makes me warm and fuzzy all over. Almost annually Vancouver's Commercial Drive Business Society prints 256 32" x 60" nylon street banners to create a festive, colourful atmosphere… [MORE] |
 Food Shaped Soap For Chefs - Bathropolitan Soap Bars::I would love to recommend these creations for chefs, home cooks, and fabulous gift givers.
Bathropolitan New York City Soap Crafters was inspired by my brother, who has been a chef in some of the top… [MORE] |
 Eco-Friendly Architecture - ReCURSO Houses::Lets start with the fact that forty percent of the world´s energy is used by buildings. And that more than fifty percent of the greenhouse gases come from buildings and the construction industry. Now… [MORE] |
 San Francisco 2108 - Hydro-Net City Of The Future::Futurists have nothing to lose - they can let their imaginations run wild and get publicity for many ideas and creations that will never see the light of day, like those who said that humans would fly… [MORE] |
 Re-Using Fabric & Brands - Care Label Cushions::Taking very ordinary mundane everyday objects and turning them into useful and fun decorative items is all about creativity. Bridget West deserves a mention for these Care Label cushions and pillows. She… [MORE] |
 Bamboo Laptop - Asus EcoBook::Bamboo is one of the hottest eco products on the market, particularly for interior design projects like floors and cabinets. Lately there's been a rise in bamboo gadgets though, like the stunning Asus… [MORE] |
 The Battle of Microcars Accelerates - Kia Soul::In the microcar class there are going to be two giants. Yes like jumbo shrimp. The Kia Soul and the Smart Fortwo will be going after the same market. The soul looks taller than the Mini Cooper with a flat… [MORE] |
 Beautiful Organic Tweeds - Anja Hynynen's Magic::Aren't these creations pretty? It would make you feel so elegant to be dressed in these lovely tweeds. Anjah Hynynen is among a league of women who are designing and making clothes organically. She spent… [MORE] |
 Turn Your Washing Machine Into a Lamp - Reestore Ideas::Since recycling is on everyone's mind, the designers at Reestore have been turning what some would consider "no longer of any use" into fully-functioning household furniture. The ideas Reestore have come… [MORE] |
 Eco Friendly Fold-Up Bike - Cube Urban Street::Fold up bikes are usually really dorky looking. Not the Cube concept bike called the Urban Street. Front lights are built in to brake levers and the front wheel hub will turn on lights when needed.
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 iPod Got Wood - Gorgeous Handmade Wood Cases::Wanna protect your iPod touch or iPod video in a stylish, environmental and natural way? Check out these stylishly abstract and organic handcrafted cases from Massachusetts artist mjdinsmore. The collection… [MORE] |
 Glowing PET Bottle Art - Joan Nadal's Eco-Design BoB Collection::Did you know that there are more than 10,000 P.E.T bottles wasted every second in the world?
Eco designers from Andorra (a little country between Spain and France) have been transforming those beautiful… [MORE] |
 Innovative Solar & Wind Leaf Photovoltaic Shingles - GROW::Taking a cue from mother nature, GROW is an innovative and aesthetically ingenious solar and wind power solution inspired by leaves; that utilizes the best of green technology and ecology.
GROW, which… [MORE] |
 'Gravity Lamp' Lasts 200 Years, No Plug-in - The Gravia::Let's start with the punch line. This lamp will last for 200 years if used 8 hours a day, 365 days a year. Oh, and it gets its power from gravity, so no extrenal power resources are needed. Does it get… [MORE] |
 Zero Carbon City - Smith & Gill Design For Masdar City::The centerpiece of the world's first zero-carbon city, Masdar City, has been designed by a Chicago area firm, Adrian Smith & Gordon Gill.
Its 1.4 million square feet will generate more energy than it… [MORE] |
 Personal Transport Next Advance In Public Transportation - ULTRa Future Train::Like something straight out of the Jetsons, except the cars don’t fly, the new ULTRa is poised to be the latest advance in public transport systems. ULTRa, which stands for Urban Light TRansport, was… [MORE] |
 Pininfarina Sintesi Fuel Cell Concept - 2008 Geneva Motor Show::Beyond being stunning and environmentally friendly the Pininfarina Sintesi concept aims to fulfill the ultimate Italian driving dream, getting rid of traffic lights. Technology named Clancast system communicates… [MORE] |
 Biodegradable Cell Phone - Bamboo Phone Sprouts Seeds After Composting::This is a truly incredible cellular phone that has taken modern recycling methods and environmental consciousness into major consideration. The Bamboo phone is not only biodegradable, but when it is thrown… [MORE] |
 Eco Mouse Powered By Laptop Heat - DORmino::How often have you felt your laptop overheating when you've had across your legs? If you have sensitive surfaces, you've probably been concerned over the effect your computer's heat will have on it.
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 World's First Wooden Supercar - The Splinter::I don't think we will ever see those supercars around, but it is still a unique and innovative car. American designer, Joe Harmon, 27, started the project with other students at North Carolina State University… [MORE] |
 Swiss Eco Car - E-Motion from Mindset::The Swiss aren't keeping it in neutral when it comes to trying to jump starting a hybrid car. Take a look at the E-motion from Mindset. They are hoping to build 10,000 cars next year. A former VW stylist… [MORE] |
 Medicine for the Earth - Earthine Pills::The power of awareness is truly immense, and is ultimately what we rely on to save the environmental devastation of the earth. Breeding global consciousness is precisely the concept behind the Earthine… [MORE] |
 Lamp Melts During Use - Ikarus Wax Lamp::Like to change your light fixtures often for a new look? Here is a fixture that melts right before your very eyes over a months' time.
As the Ikarus Wax Lamp melts, it takes on all sorts of weird shapes;… [MORE] |
 Eco Message in a Bottle - Bottle of M::The inventors of Bottle of M were trying to think of a way to drive awareness to bottled water consumers for the need to recycle their empty containers.
Cheong Yian Ling, Cindy Liew , Joanne Lin and… [MORE] |
 Shake & Wake to Music Alarm - The Minute Glass::At first glance, I thought this alarm clock looked fantastic, with a funky, green floral graphic on a clear cylinder encasing what looks like an hourglass. Upon reading about it, I'm astounded that it… [MORE] |
 Air Car Coming to U.S. - Zero Pollution Air Car (Update)::The air car is coming to the U.S. Zero Pollution Motors said that it will make the first air-powered car for the U.S. by late next year! Air! As in FREE (or 25 cents at the petrol station.) APM has the… [MORE] |
 Fake Soil Saves Planet - Japanese Plastic Dirt 'Pafcal'::Leave it to the Japanese to save the planet by covering concrete buildings in fake plastic. In an effort to help keep Tokyo and other cities green and ease the so-called "heat-island" problem of rising… [MORE] |
 Ultimate Outdoors Juice - Solar Powered Digital Survival Kit::We have seen some solar charging docks before, but they did not come cheap. For $33 you can now have a features-packed digital kit that keeps your mobile phone, media player and all your gadget juices… [MORE] |
 Green Commuter Makes a Statement - Thunderbolt Electric Scooter::The Thunderbolt Electric Scooter Concept by Henrik Björkman does not break new grounds when it comes to technological advances, but this sexy environment-friendly scooter has a loud and clear message… [MORE] |
 Eco-Friendly Supermarket Fashion - Sainsbury's Recycled Plastic Collection::The rise in the demand for eco-friendly products has created thriving competition between companies, all fighting to come up with the newest green innovation.
Supermarkets are major competitors as they… [MORE] |
 Eco Friendly Golf Shoes - Enviro Brings Green to the Green::These stylish shoes are actually the world's first eco-friendly shoes intended for golf, allowing the wearer to wear green on the green. The Enviro shoes are made from 99% environmentally sustainable materials… [MORE] |
 Charming Architecture Inpired by Birds - Quetzacoatl Nest::Given the choice of posting another amazing white apartment (which was truly lush) and this one was indeed a hard choice but in the end it was the Quetzacoatl Nest with its playful appeal, child-like innocence… [MORE] |
 Recycling Gives Back - Laptop Sleeve & Bag From Recycled Bottles::It is gratifying to see the fruit of our recycling. That cola bottle you wisely recycled might just turn up in your next purchase. GreenSmart's $25 Laptop sleeve is made from an innovative fabric called… [MORE] |
 Nudevertising to Sell Chairs - Emeco::While looking at the March 2008 edition of Wallpaper* Magazine, my eye fell on a new ad with nudes seated on an Emeco Navy 1006: One brushed, used by Petty Officer FTG3 Tony Cost, and one polished, used… [MORE] |
 Extreme Climate Change Protest - Greenpeace Jumps On Airplane::Greenpeace has stepped up, perhaps a little too high this time, as activists climbed on top of an airplane in London.
To protest climate change, four UK environmentalists rallied together, managed to… [MORE] |
 First Renewable Fuel Flight - Virgin Atlantic Flies On Babassu & Coconut Oil::Richard Branson is once again a step ahead of the competition and his company Virgin Atlantic has become the first world airlines to fly a 747 jumbo jet on renewable fuel. The flight from London to Amsterdam… [MORE] |
 Architecture of the Future - Under Water City Proposed for Amsterdam::An underground city. It sounds like something out of The Matrix. But Architect Moshé Zwarts says, "There has always been a lack of space in the city, so what we are doing is building a city under the… [MORE] |
 Till Receipt Lamp - Bright Idea by Elise Fouin::It takes a minute to figure out what the abstract binary looking code is and how it is attached to the bulb--this eco lamp is made from recycled till receipts. French designer Elise Fouin has built a… [MORE] |
 Outdoor Decor Turns Wind Into Light - Firewinder Windlight::Firewinder is an outdoor light decoration that turns in the wind due to its helix shape, regardless of wind direction. Wind speeds as low as 3 mph will start the device to spinning and the LED lights… [MORE] |
 Apple Offers Free Recycling of Any Brand - A Greener Apple::After recent criticism from environmental groups, Apple has decided to polish its green image by offering free recycling both on-line and in stores of CPUs, iPods and mobile phones. They are accepting… [MORE] |
 From Waste to Want - Autumn Cast-off Collection From Somewhere::UK fashion label FROM SOMEWHERE was started by Orsola de Castro in 1997 as a collection of one-off designs in high quality, found and recycled materials, using off cuts, pre-consumer surplus and damaged… [MORE] |
 Eco Friendly Lighting Imitates Nature - Ravi Solar Flower Power::Looking a lot like the plant from Little Shop of Horrors, this is the Ravi solar charger. The solar arrays are like a plant, they absorb sunlight during the day and store it at night. It doesn't grow or… [MORE] |
 Suspended Pod Furniture - Hanging Chairs Collection::The incredible Hanging Chairs collection, designed by Nick Rawcliffe for Raw Studio, is made from sustainable materials using simple manufacturing processes. The collection is ultra cool and has three… [MORE] |
 2 in 1 Water Vessels & Toy - Y Water Bottles::While most water bottles are lightweight and disposable, fuseproject and L.A. based Y Water are moving in the opposite direction, by creating a bottle that they hope, will sitck a little longer. The bottle… [MORE] |
 Semi-Submerged Eco Luxury Home - Trilobis 65::We've seen all sorts of cool homes on Trend Hunter, like tree houses and shipping container homes. We've also seen a rising obsession with aqua culture, so it's neat to feature something that combines… [MORE] |
 Environmental Cars Can Be Super Awesome Too - LifeCar::The Morgan LifeCar is a concept car due to be launched at the Geneva Show in March 2008. According to the makers, the LifeCar’s purpose is to demonstrate that a zero emission vehicle can also be fun… [MORE] |
 Solving the Energy Crisis - 10,000 Humongous Foil Balloons::Party balloons may be the next big thing in solar power. Cool Earth has made some giant balloons with gizmos inside that will convert the collected sun and focus it onto a cell. They have been given a… [MORE] |
 Hydrogen Powered Car Requires Only Water And Sunlight - Corgi H2Go::Touted as the wave of the future, Corgi International, in partnership with Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies, has developed the H2Go, a radio controlled toy car powered only by sunlight and water. The car… [MORE] |
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