A group of French engineers has created the Scubster, a single-seater submarine that works like a bicycle, with twin propellers that are connected to pedals. The vehicle is 3.5 meters long and made of carbon fiber, which makes it quite light.
The tons of plastic waste that floods the Pacific Ocean could cease to be a problem if, as the Dutch architectural firm WHIM Architecture claims, they serve to create a habitable artificial island, the Recycled Island.
American scientists have created a smart and environmentally friendly roofing coating that attracts or repels the sun's rays to keep the heat or cold inside the house. It has been presented on the first day of the 239th annual meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), which is held in San Francisco until next day 25.
In New York, everything is ready to celebrate the next edition of the Greener Gadgets Conference, an annual event that promotes the debate on energy efficiency, sustainable development and? Green electronics ?. In parallel to the conferences, which will begin on February 25, a contest for ideas for new "green" devices or gadgets is held each year. Inventions must meet a premise: that their use reduces global electricity consumption.
Seymourpowell, based in London, UK, promises to revolutionize the transport of the future with its Aircruise, a gigantic vertical airship cruiser powered by natural energy. Although at the moment it is only a project, its creators assure that it will be an ideal alternative to travel without stress at 3 and a half kilometers above the ocean.
The Japanese company Sanwa Newtec has developed an ecological printer that works without ink, toners, or paper. The PrePear RP-3100 uses a thermal head that "prints" in black and white on PET plastic "paper" whose contents can be erased for reuse over and over again, up to a total of 1,000 times per sheet.
Sociologists and psychologists have detected in recent yearsan increase in marital fights over "green issues" like climate change. Specifically, the professor of Environment and...
A report from the University of Oxford suggests that the best way to curb carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the short term is to drastically reduce the size and weight of cars. He also recommends promoting bicycle transport and the use of high-speed trains instead of airplanes for "short" trips.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
