Posts under ‘Technology’

The ‘Le Project Triangle’ is a new building being built in Paris by the famous architecture firm, Herzog and de Meuron.   The building will be Paris’ first new building in over 30 years thanks to a change in mayor of the city.  The new mayor of Paris vetoed a ban on any new construction in [...]

I decided to make a travel related post in honor of the holidays.  Who doesn’t love vacations?  How about pampering yourself in a eco friendly and conscious luxury environment while leaving a minimal carbon footprint?  Even if you can’t afford any of these trips, it never hurt anyone to dream about it. I’ve put together [...]

Ever been confused about which bin your recyclable garbage goes in?  Well, your not alone.   Apparently this was a large enough problem that designer, Woo Seok Park, created a barcoded set of recycling bins.   If you have some trash and you are confused as to which bin it goes in….well fear not.   Mr. Park [...]

I found out about a new app for the iPhone that plants a real tree when someone buys the app from the iTunes store.  Real Tree is currently working on 12 reforestation projects in countries around the world and you can help.  Spend a whopping 99 cents for the app and a tree will be [...]

I used to work in a building where the heater didn’t work.  This was obviously fine during the summer but during the winters it was excrutiatingly painful.  My whole body was cold but the one thing I noticed was it was difficult for me to type and therefore work because my hands were ice cold.  [...]

Don’t worry about changing another light bulb again!  Frog Design, a renowned global design firm, has created a environmentally friendly light bulb which can last up to 30 years.    The light bulb fits into a standard light bulb socket so you won’t need to retrofit all your lamps and lighting fixtures.  They offer better energy [...]

Charlie Trafford, a 69 year old Australian, has been making Biodiesel from oil for many years.  He would often go down to his local fish and chips shop, get their used oil, and make biodiesel.  Charlie wanted to expand his homemade biodiesel project and take it nationwide.  One problem though.  There isn’t enough used cooking [...]

The technology to recharge batteries has been around a long time, but people continue to buy expensive non-rechargeable batteries.  Well, if you can’t beat em, then join em.  Sort of.  Designer Sun Woo Park has created a street light that will accept batteries to power it.  The concept is simple.  There are holes in a [...]

I thought this was an absolutely amazing story.  Yves Rossy (AKA The Jetman) flew across the English Channel from France to England using only a jet pack attached to his back.  The 22 mile record breaking flight was made using 4 kerosene burning jet turbines attached to a wing.  Rossy flew at an average of [...]

When one visualizes alternative energy, often the images that one sees are either large windmills in a distant field of grass or fancy looking displays of solar panels on rooftops.  Add a new image to your brain.  Crap!  Chicken crap to be exact.  Yes, the Dutch agriculture minister Gerda Verburg has unveiled a biomass power plant [...]