Happy Valentine’s Day! If you’re in New York City, head to Times Square to show your love by making this 10-foot tall LED heart sculpture glow a brilliant pink. Designed by the Bjarke Ingels Group, the heart hovers within a cube made of 400 glass rods, and it pulses brighter and stronger as more visitors touch the activation pad. More people bring more love and more light, making the sculpture directly relate to the crowds surrounding it, so grab your sweetie, your friends, or even a few strangers, and help light up Times Square. Hit the jump to see more photos!

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Read the rest of PHOTOS: Inhabitat Spends the Night in Quebec’s Hotel de Glace Ice Castle!

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Read the rest of Daniel Libeskind Unveils Shimmering LED Chandelier Inspired by the Big Bang

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The Japanese have a knack for inventing robots to replace human interaction – so far we’ve seen guide dogs, machines to assist elderly peoples’ movement, and even kissing machines. Now, Japanese researchers have developed Babyloid – a cuddly, interactive robot designed to relieve lonely senior citizens of depression. The cozy Babyloid fusses and coos until its caretaker comforts it, igniting a nurturing response in lonely folks.

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Can you believe that 2012 is just a few days away? We’re gearing up to ring in the New Year with style and what better way to do that than with green technology? The Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration in New York City will once again feature a brilliantly green ball that will dazzle with more than 32,000 LED lights. Lighting expert Philips will illuminate the iconic disco ball, bringing energy-efficient lighting to all those who watch the annual celebration.

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Read the rest of Glowing Red Garnets Pavilion Educates Travelers on Italy’s Timmelsjoch Road

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With winter slowly closing in, grey skies are on the horizon – and we should all watch out for signs of seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Now three guys from Denmark think they’ve got the solution for SADness – they’ve invented a pair of reverse sunglasses that promise to bring back sunny days no matter how cold and gloomy it is outside. Just slide the frames on and they’ll power up six LED lights that purport to transport you to a one-person island of sunshine and good times.

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Today marks the date of the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony in Washington, DC – and we’re looking forward to a stunning unveil complete with sparkling strings of energy-efficient LED lights. Thousands of people will gather at the Ellipse in President’s Park at 4pm EST to watch GE Lighting and the National Park Foundation unveil months of hard work. Although the exact design is being kept under wraps, when the switch is flicked, thousands of GE Color Effects® programmable, color-changing GE LED lights will illuminate the tree’s branches.

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Read the rest of Self-Sufficient Thessaloniki Piers Pavilions Are Topped With Shiny Solar Orbs

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WindyLight is a unique wind-operated, outdoor lighting system that has been designed to let soft gusts of wind illuminate our world. Every WindyLight is made from a series of WindyWheels, which are pinwheel-like modules able to collect wind energy and transform it into an electrical current that can power integrated LEDs. The WindyLight is currently in its second stage of the R&D process, and revenues from the first set of prototypes produced will be re-invested to develop a WindyLight module designed specifically for communities that are not connected to the grid. If you love this beautiful, low-energy and sustainable idea, make a contribution supporting it via Kickstarter. The designers are also throwing in a slew of cool thank you gifts for your donation!

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We are so excited to learn that the amazing Toilet Bike Neo has completed its poop-powered 870 mile journey across Japan! Earlier this year, top toilet maker Toto unveiled their talking three-wheeled motorcycle, which includes a much laughed-about but only decorative toilet seat, as part of their plan to half their company’s carbon emissions by 2017. The motorbike is fueled by a combination of household sewage and livestock waste converted into an ecologically-friendly biogas that is stored in tanks at the back of the bike!

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Read the rest of VIDEO: All-Electric Tron Lightcycle Hits the Streets!

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Read the rest of Radioactive Control: LuzInterruptus Haunts Dockville Festival with Ghostly Nuclear Figures

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Lighting Science Group and Dixon Technologies India have unveiled the world’s first 60-watt equivalent LED lightbulb for under $15! We all know how much electricity LED bulbs save, but up until now, cost has been a major deterrent to people buying them. With their new, cost-effective product, LSG and Dixon hope to change all of that. The cheaper bulb will be available in India by the end of the year and will hit the rest of the world markets early next year.

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Fly into either of Chicago’s major airports at night and you’ll be greeted by the sight of a glowing grid with neat rows of yellow-orange streetlights stretching as far as the eye can see. The grid isn’t going anywhere, but the yellow glow that hovers over the city will soon be a thing of the past. Crews have already set to work installing new ceramic metal-halide lights, which are not only more energy efficient, but produce less light pollution, and generally look more natural and pleasing to the eye.

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Design company Molo is taking active measures to design a portable, useful and private solution for emergency housing. Designed in light of the housing disaster that followed the disaster of Hurricane Katrina, Molo’s Softshelter solution would not only provide families with private units, but also personal effects that evoke the comforts of home under extraordinary circumstances. The Softshelter can also be flat packed, shipped and constructed within minutes.

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Read the rest of Geek Alert! Psychedelic LED Light Paintings Are Created Using Roomba Robot Vacuums

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If you’ve ever been told to reach for the moon, we have the perfect light for you. Japanese designer Nosigner has created a gorgeous spherical lamp that puts the whole moon in the palm of your hands. Inspired by the super moon that shined down on March 19th, Nosigner create a topographically-accurate replica in the form of a LED light. In Japan, the moon is a light of hope, something that Nosigner knows the Japanese need more than ever right now as they rebuild after the devastating earthquake and tsunami.

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