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MIT Student Turns Lamp into a Thinking, Robotic Desktop Assistant

MIT Student Turns Lamp into a Thinking, Robotic Desktop Assistant

The MIT Media Lab never ceases to amaze us – its latest invention is from Natan Linder, and at first glance could be taken as a quirky looking desktop lamp. Oh, but LuminAR is so much more than a

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Rainproof Solar LED Bulb Could Illuminate the Developing World

Rainproof Solar LED Bulb Could Illuminate the Developing World

1.6 billion people in the world still use kerosene lamps for light. Not only are they non-renewable and expensive — they can consume up to 5% of a family’s income — they also give off

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Cheap Solar Refrigerator for Vaccines Could Save Millions of Lives

Cheap Solar Refrigerator for Vaccines Could Save Millions of Lives

Talk about “green design to save the world” — Appropriate Technology Collaborative has developed a solar powered refrigerator for vaccines that stands to save millions of lives lost each

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Help Audi Design Their Future Line of Electric Vehicles!

Help Audi Design Their Future Line of Electric Vehicles!

As car companies around the world scramble to energize the transportation market, Audi is taking to the streets to crowdsource designs for their next generation of cars. They’ve launched a public

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Solar Glass Generates Power Through Your Windows

Solar Glass Generates Power Through Your Windows

Photo via Engadget We love gadgets that serve dual purposes, so when we came across these solar windows from Hua Qin we were giddy with excitement. These window panes, which were unveiled at

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Psychedelic Corn Could be the Key to Better Biofuels

Psychedelic Corn Could be the Key to Better Biofuels

Pennsylvania State University scientists are bringing psychedelics back into the limelight — however this time rather than fueling mind-melting trips they could be powering our cars. The

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Open-Source Printer Made From Legos and a Felt-Tip Pen

Open-Source Printer Made From Legos and a Felt-Tip Pen

I wrote yesterday that our love of Legos may be the strongest proof of our innate desire to build stuff. Here’s an unbelievable tidbit of evidence in support of that theory: YouTube user horseattack

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Flexible OLEDs Could Lead to Sony Computer “Bracelets” by 2020

Flexible OLEDs Could Lead to Sony Computer “Bracelets” by 2020

It’s quite baffling how far technology has come over the last few years. Thin, slim, high-def, flexible, this function and that… even the most tech-savvy person has gotta find it hard to keep up with

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Green Tech News from Earth2Tech: Zipcar IPO, Sex.com & GM’s VC Arm

Green Tech News from Earth2Tech: Zipcar IPO, Sex.com & GM’s VC Arm

The car sharing heavyweight Zipcar filed for an IPO this week, looking to raise $75 million. With a fleet of 7,000 vehicles, more than 400,000 members (who can rent the car by the hour or day), Zipcar

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5 iPad Apps for a Leaner, Greener Small Business

5 iPad Apps for a Leaner, Greener Small Business

Barely out of the gate, the iPad already boasts a grand collection of smart apps under its belt. So with over 2 million of these tablets already sold to date, we thought it was on point to give all these

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Students Develop Radar Device to Help Blind People “See”

Students Develop Radar Device to Help Blind People “See”

Students in Israel at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have developed new technology that allows blind people to “see” objects around them through a simple radar system. The device

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BP Refuses to Use Donated Hair Mats to Clean Up Oil Spill

BP Refuses to Use Donated Hair Mats to Clean Up Oil Spill

We’ve written about a number of alternative ways to clean up oil spills using natural non-toxic materials ranging from peat moss to mats made from recycled hair. However even in the wake of several

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5 iPad Apps for Leaner, Greener Small Businesses

5 iPad Apps for Leaner, Greener Small Businesses

With all of the buzz surrounding the iPad, it’s hard not to get sucked in – but you might be wondering how exactly you can use this powerful tool to maximize both your business and eco-factor.

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Apple Patents Solar Powered iPhone

Apple Patents Solar Powered iPhone

Is there anything an iPhone can’t do? There isn’t much, but charging via the Sun’s rays is one thing the gadget of all trades has yet to master. Well, now Apple is looking to change

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Wind Could Power 35% of Western States Without Major Upgrades

Wind Could Power 35% of Western States Without Major Upgrades

The biggest argument against renewable energy has always been: what if the sun doesn’t shine or the wind doesn’t blow? Well, the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)

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Zero-Energy Bio Refrigerator Cools Your Food With Future Gel

Zero-Energy Bio Refrigerator Cools Your Food With Future Gel

In a valiant effort to rethink the ubiquitous refrigerator — which has seen few design changes since the invention of freon refrigerators in the 1930′s — Russian designer Yuriy Dmitriev

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iPhone Apps To Help You Enjoy the Outdoors

iPhone Apps To Help You Enjoy the Outdoors

Traveling to the great outdoors offers an escape from the hubbub of modern technology, but you’d be surprised at how handy your iPhone can be while you’re out there (just ban yourself from

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Record-Breaking Daihatsu Mira Travels 623 Miles on One Charge

Record-Breaking Daihatsu Mira Travels 623 Miles on One Charge

The Japanese Electric Vehicle Club has just earned one of the most coveted spots on Earth – a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. They did it by smashing the current record for longest

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Sony Unveils Plans for New e-Reader to Challenge Apple in Japan

Sony Unveils Plans for New e-Reader to Challenge Apple in Japan

A Sony e-reader that is currently on the market Just one day before the iPad hits Japanese store shelves, Sony has stepped into the game saying “Wait for us!” The electronics giant announced

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New Technique Grows Dental Implants Right in Your Mouth

New Technique Grows Dental Implants Right in Your Mouth

If only we were like sharks — or perhaps like ourselves as kindergartners. But alas, when a full grown human loses a full grown tooth there are only two options – dentures or dental implants.

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Portable Solar Wind Turbine Keeps You Charged on the Go

Portable Solar Wind Turbine Keeps You Charged on the Go

How about this for an all-purpose gadget? Cheng Peng has designed a portable wind turbine with solar panels on its blades. The device is capable of generating enough energy to power your cell phone or

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Artificial Life: Scientists Create First Synthetic Living Cell

Artificial Life: Scientists Create First Synthetic Living Cell

For the first time ever, scientists have created actual artificial life. This real life Frankenstein is a single cell of yeast with a complete set of artificial DNA that functions and looks exactly like a

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Toyota Partners With Tesla to Make Electric Cars!

Toyota Partners With Tesla to Make Electric Cars!

Here’s some news that’s sure to get green car fans revved up: Toyota just announced that it will invest $50 million in Tesla Motors and the two companies will partner to manufacture electric

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Japan Launching World’s First Solar Powered Spacecraft Today!

Japan Launching World’s First Solar Powered Spacecraft Today!

We’ve brought you news about the IKAROS solar sail spacecraft before, and now the time has finally come for it to take flight! That’s right, Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency, or

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Google, HP and Microsoft Consider Poo to Power Data Centers

Google, HP and Microsoft Consider Poo to Power Data Centers

Photo credit: Skinnyde Tech giants like Google, Hewlett Packard and Microsoft have been considering everything from wave to solar power to keep their massive data centers running, but did you know that

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Google Funds Ultra Efficient Jet Engine-Inspired Geothermal Drill

Google Funds Ultra Efficient Jet Engine-Inspired Geothermal Drill

Geothermal energy is one of the most promising alternative energy technologies — it’s a clean, virtually unlimited resource, and unlike wind and solar it doesn’t require specific weather

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New Oyster 2 Wave Power Generator Unveiled This Morning

New Oyster 2 Wave Power Generator Unveiled This Morning

This just in: Aquamarine Power just unveiled its freshest wave generator design this morning! Dubbed the Oyster 2 (you may remember our coverage of the original Oyster), the new renewable energy generator

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Glowing Snap-Together Crystal LED Light is Lamp, Puzzle, Toy all in one

Glowing Snap-Together Crystal LED Light is Lamp, Puzzle, Toy all in one

Here at Inhabitat we’re huge fans of double duty designs that let you get more bang for your buck, and the latest example of an awesome multifunctional object that has us buzzing is this spectacular

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Fungi Could Break Down Toxic BPA

Fungi Could Break Down Toxic BPA

BPA is nasty stuff–the chemical is linked to obesity, cancer, and endocrine problems in fetuses and children. It’s also ubiquitous in our daily lives, present in 2.7 million tons of plastic

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Cell Phone Sensors Can Detect Toxins, Alert Emergency Responders

Cell Phone Sensors Can Detect Toxins, Alert Emergency Responders

It’s amazing how far cell phones have come in just the last couple years – and the tech is about to get a lot more innovative. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego are

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