DORmino mouse powers itself from your laptop’s heat
Designers from Singapore have come up with a concept mouse that can use the heat generated by a laptop to power itself. The DORmino mouse works by placing an oversize mousepad under a laptop which then...
View ArticleSony shows off self-charging digital camera
Sony’s in-house “odo” team, based in California and with some help from Japan, was put together to design devices that tap into the “creativity, curiosity, and energy” of children in developing nations...
View ArticleGROW combines solar panels and leaves
Sustainable design group SMIT (Sustainably Minded Interactive Technology) has a new project called GROW that is capable of harnessing both solar and wind power. GROW uses leafy, fluttering solar...
View ArticleSolar-power paint to make its way onto steel buildings
Scientists at England’s Swansea University are working to develop a paint which can be quickly applied to large steels sheets to generate power from the sun beaming down on them. This paint would be...
View ArticlePrintable, flexible OLEDs created
Researchers at GE have found a way to print OLEDs (Organic Light-Emitting Diodes) “roll-to-roll,” much like printing newspapers. The breakthrough, coming as a result of four years of work, will allow...
View ArticlePower outlet glows red when it’s dishing out power
Designers Shane Ellis and Terry Brown have come up with an interesting way to remind us when we’re not being green – a power outlet that glows red when plugged-in appliances are consuming power. Many...
View ArticleCheaper solar cells on the way
Emanuel Sachs, a professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, has found a way to improve the efficiency of a type of silicon solar cells while keeping manufacturing costs about the same. 1366...
View ArticleParasolar concept gathers energy while keeping you cool
The Parasolar concept by Oded Shorer serves two purposes – it keeps you cool by providing shade on those hot, sunny days while generating power from the very sunlight it is blocking. It folds up into a...
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