Scientists, using three NASA satellites, have created a first-of-its-kind map that details the height of the world’s forests. More »
This week at TreeHugger: Say hello to the “Cuter Scooter,” the latest electric, foldable, affordable scooter from the brain maniacs at MIT. The Danish city of Gren is putting RFID to work for the green good with a pretty slick idea involving bikes, traffic and keeping the two from running in to each other. Get the real story on how much vampire power your Wii is sucking down from “the count” himself (bwa ha ha). Lastly, an electric eel powering a Christmas tree? Only in Japan… More »
This week at TreeHugger: Across the pond, the Brits are planning to build 7,000 new wind turbines off Britain’s coast by 2020, effectively producing enough electricity — 33 gigawatts — to power all of the country’s homes. Want a real hydrogen fuel cell car? More »
This week at TreeHugger: It doesn’t look like much now, but the technology behind the “UMD” for “University of Massachusetts Dartmouth,” could someday manufacture human body parts as easily as printing a few sheets of paper. Taking the best of both electric bikes and scooters, French company Citydoo has created a slick extra-electric bike, or pedal-assisted scooter called the Elektroon. More »
This week at TreeHugger: The Loremo (that’s Low Resistance Mobile) makes the jump from concept car to working prototype at this year’s Frankfurt Auto Show. Jason Lewis, one committed young man, just finished up the world’s first muscle-powered circumnavigation of the globe in a shade under 13 years. Toshiba adds another direct methanol fuel cell gadget to its burgeoning lineup with its prototype PMP. More »
This week at TreeHugger: Dealing with (and eliminating) “mystery machines” might be the best way to make IT greener. Take a closer look at this ultra-thin, protein-based, anime-inspired computer memory chip; that’s right — inspired by anime. More »
This week at TreeHugger: The ultimate in cutting edge technology: a 1971 Volkswagen Beetle, converted to run on electric power — wonder what Herbie would think of that? DIE Moto, the diesel-engined super-motorbike, broke the land-speed record for a compression-ignition engine two-wheeler, zipping along at 130 mph. Lastly, when you think “super-efficient appliances,” you think “famed anthropologist Jane Goodall,” right? No? Here’s a reason to change your mind. More »
This week at TreeHugger: We revisit Potenco’s ingenious pull-cord generator, get some hands-on experience with it and get up close and personal with its human power generation goodness. Unipixel has developed a new design for a handheld display that it claims is 60% more efficient than conventional displays, one that would almost double the battery life of a cell phone.
