eco-friendly
Design
4:20AM Mark Wilson | The best thing about these Mons Lavabo concept sinks isn’t their charming, monster design. It’s that they’re eco-friendly, promising to prevent children from wasting water. So just how does that work? More »
Mons Lavabo Sinks: Monstrously Eco-Friendly
4:20AM Mark Wilson | The best thing about these Mons Lavabo concept sinks isn’t their charming, monster design. It’s that they’re eco-friendly, promising to prevent children from wasting water. So just how does that work? More » 
Design
The Unibody Coca-Cola Can
12:51AM Jesus Diaz | It doesn’t only look beautiful and it will make Jon Ive and Steve Jobs wet, but this naked Coca-Cola can would help save energy while reducing air and water pollution. Would it really make a difference? Let’s do some maths: More »
Design
Solar iPhone Charger Concept Has Another Use
7:20AM Jason Chen | Although it’ll be awkward to have this iPetals solar charger out on the street, taking advantage of the sun to keep your phone charged is just smart. More »
Design
11:40AM Sean Fallon | Like many of the design competitions in recent memory, the theme of Samsung’s Young Design Award for 2009 centred around energy conservation and sustainability in the home. These gadgets were voted best of the bunch. More »
The Best Of Samsung’s Young Design Awards 2009
11:40AM Sean Fallon | Like many of the design competitions in recent memory, the theme of Samsung’s Young Design Award for 2009 centred around energy conservation and sustainability in the home. These gadgets were voted best of the bunch. More »
Vehicles
The World’s Most Efficient Electric Car Is Destined To Fail
6:53AM Jesus Diaz | According to Gordon Murray — the ex-McLaren’s Formula 1 designer responsible for the T.27 car — one day we all will be driving one of these vehicles. And wearing clown costumes. I don’t care that it’s the most efficient car. It won’t work. More »
Science
Cheap, Printed Solar-Powered LEDs Could Change 1.5 Billion Lives
12:40PM Rosa Golijan | Photovoltaic cells printed on sheets aren’t news, nor are LEDs and ultrathin lithium batteries. What’s news is a combination of the three which can help give light to 1.5 billion people who live in impoverished areas without access to electricity. More »
Vehicles
Nimbus E-Power Is World’s First Commercially Available Electric Boat
4:40AM Sean Fallon | Our quest for green energy has taken to the high seas with the 8m-long Nimbus E-Power. Despite being fuelled by electricity, it manages a respectable top speed of 27 knots and a range of 20 nautical miles on a 4-hour charge. More »
Music
TerraCycle Recycles Tasty Treat Wrappers Into Speakers
6:00AM Jack Loftus | These recycled speakers are interesting, TerraCycle, but I won’t be 100 per cent impressed until you find a way to turn the World’s Largest Cheeto into a speaker too. More »
Science
Sharp Triple Layer Solar Cell Sets New Efficiency Record
7:17AM Chris Jacob | The gauntlet has been thrown down yet again in the solar cell efficiency arms race. This time Sharp comes up with a cell that can harvest 35.8 per cent of available sunlight. More »
Vehicles
12:41AM Jesus Diaz | This is what the Xbox 360 would be be if it was made out of aircraft-grade aluminium, had two wheels, an electric motor and was just a little quieter: The Yamaha EC-f scooter. Veehee purrty indeed. More »
Xbox 360 On Two Wheels
12:41AM Jesus Diaz | This is what the Xbox 360 would be be if it was made out of aircraft-grade aluminium, had two wheels, an electric motor and was just a little quieter: The Yamaha EC-f scooter. Veehee purrty indeed. More » 
