Although it seems incredibly high tech, the genius that makes the onE Puck work was actually first conceived in 1816. The Puck uses something called a “stirling engine” which draws power from heat disparities, such as a hot or cold drink, a candle, ice, etc. The Puck...
A solar power company capable of “printing” colourful glass that can generate electricity from the sun’s energy announced a £2m funding boost on Tuesday.Oxford Photovoltaics, a spin-off from the University of Oxford, said the investment from...
The BioBot 20 is a small, portable waste oil processor designed to be used on a table top or work bench. It’s capable of converting used kitchen oils into environmentally-friendly fuel that can then be used to power your biodiesel-ready car rather than clog your...
A 16-year-old from Mississippi fought one of the largest beverage companies — and won. The young vegan researched an ingredient in Gatorade to see if it was healthy. Brominated vegetable oil, she learned, had already been banned in Europe and elsewhere after...
Created for last fall’s Muttersholtz Archi<20 Festival, the Hotel for Bees is a 20 square-meter wooden outdoor pavilion that features a honeycomb-shaped configuration. The openings can be filled with twigs, straw, reeds, bark and various foraged materials in...
For the past three years, TreeHugger has partnered with UNEP to host an essay contest and send the winning writers to join TreeHugger and UNEP in covering the World Environment Day festivities around the world. In the past, they have traveled to Kenya, India and...
