Tata Nano: World’s Cheapest Car to Go Hybrid
The Tata Nano, a four-passenger city car developed and sold in India, has become famous for being the world's cheapest...
Solar-Powered Camel Clinics Carry Medicine Across the Desert
Kenya's camels recently started sporting some unusual apparel: eco-friendly refrigerators! Some of the African...
CONCRETE CLOTH: Flexible Material Makes Durable Disaster Shelters
When a disaster strikes, it's often difficult to get shelters up in time for displaced residents. Enter Concrete...
Researchers Build Machine That Turns CO2 Into Fuel
Imagine a machine that could suck carbon dioxide right out of the air and magically transform it into a usable...
EDEN FALLS: Skyscraper Zoo Topped With a Waterfall
Costanera Sur is a proposal for a vertical zoo in Buenos Aires that transforms a pile of rubble into a towering...
UrbanBuds: Soiled Suitcases Grow Food
Gionata Gatto, an Italian designer based in the Netherlands, has soiled and seeded suitcases and such for gardening...
Paint-Free Coke Can Saves Energy, Reduces Pollution
Designer Harc Lee has created a "naked" Coca Cola can that forfeits Coke's typical bold red and white stripes in...
LivingHomes Delivers KieranTimberlake Prefab in Orange County
LivingHomes had the honor of building the first LEED Platinum certified home in the US, and now they're on schedule...
Kris Kuksi’s Recycled Toy Sculptures Will Scare the Kids
The beautiful thing about upcycled materials is that the end results often bear no resemblance to the original...
Bomb-Proof Wallpaper Could Save You in a Natural Disaster
Imagine: a hurricane is barreling towards your house, but instead of hiding in the basement, you can stay safely...
Kor Unveils Limited Edition Water Vessels that Give Back
With all the controversy and outrage surrounding the presence of BPA in plastic water bottles, KOR has stood by...
TreeHugger Reports From Greenbuild 2009
Just last week Treehugger joined thousands of designers, builders and architects in Arizona to check out all the...
Chrome Hotel’s Swiss Cheese Facade Saves Energy
Sanjay Puri Architect's new Chrome Hotel features a fresh façade punctuated with holes that allow natural light...
All-Electric Peugout BB1 is Part Scooter, Part Car
Although the Peugout BB1's styling may be some of the funkiest design work we've seen, it's causing quiet a stir...
Energy Positive House to Supply Power to Grid in Sweden
We've seen some pretty energy efficient homes here at Inhabitat, but houses that actually give back to the grid...
