eco
Design
10:50PM Mark Wilson | “One medium cup of coffee can make two T-shirts,” according to the general manager of Singtex, makers of S. Cafe shirts. More »
S. Cafe Shirts Are Made From Coffee Grounds
10:50PM Mark Wilson | “One medium cup of coffee can make two T-shirts,” according to the general manager of Singtex, makers of S. Cafe shirts. More » 
Vehicles
7:30AM Mark Wilson | Car designer Harsha Vardhan has a different vision of tomorrow. While his vehicle calls for an electric engine, just like we see in cars now like the Prius or Volt, that engine drives magnetic fields, not wheels. More »
Magnetic Big Wheel Or Ring Of Death?
7:30AM Mark Wilson | Car designer Harsha Vardhan has a different vision of tomorrow. While his vehicle calls for an electric engine, just like we see in cars now like the Prius or Volt, that engine drives magnetic fields, not wheels. More »
Vehicles
3:00AM Mark Wilson | Trust us: If there’s one time you can get away with a not-so-green lifestyle, it’s when you’re dead. More »
The 2010 Toyota Prius…Hearse
3:00AM Mark Wilson | Trust us: If there’s one time you can get away with a not-so-green lifestyle, it’s when you’re dead. More »
Design
Firewinder Wind Light, Or Photon Tornado?
10:40AM Mark Wilson | In practice, the Firewinder wind light won’t look quite this extraordinary. But God bless slow shutter speed photography all the same. [via Inhabitant] More »
Random Stuff
U.S. Flew to the Top in Wind Power Production Last Year
4:00PM Elaine Chow | The U.S. surpassed Germany as the biggest producer of wind power in 2008, I guess proving that its alternative energy efforts haven’t just been a load of hot air. More »
Vehicles
Driverless, Electricity-Run Taxis Will Dominate UAE Eco-City
5:00PM Elaine Chow | The United Arab Emirates is planning a bunch of “personal rapid transit” devices: driverless taxis that run on electricity and could hit the streets of Masdar as early as this year. More »
Gadgets
Lazy ‘Eco’ Panasonic Lighting Glows Only As Brightly As It Needs To
12:40AM Mark Wilson | Panasonic has just announced a new fluorescent light fixture that’s extra energy efficient. Responding to ambient light (from the sun, etc), the light will adjust its output accordingly to save electricity while maintaining brightness. More »
Gadgets
Solvatten Solar Jerrycan Purifies Water Using Nothing But Sunshine
3:30PM Elaine Chow | Providing clean water is an integral part to any effort to raise third-world living standards. Solvatten, a Swedish-designed water purifier, does its job using nothing but a couple of hours in the sun. More »
Screens
Sony Bravia VE5 LCDs Turn Themselves On for You, Make Eco Sexytime With Cathode Fluorescent Lamp
10:30AM Matt Buchanan | The Captain Planet-secreted secret sauce in Sony’s “Eco” Bravia VE5 sets is their Hot Cathode Fluorescent Lamp, which cuts power consumption by 40 percent. More »
Vehicles
