Calling all camping fanatics! The typical camping sleeping bag has been revamped. Introducing – the Napsack, a wearable sleeping bag with adjustable sides so your arms and legs can breathe. Since the sleeping bag can be adjusted in three different locations, it is basically a blanket you can walk and talk, and read a book or even build…
Solar power capacity in the U.S. will have nearly tripled in size in less than three years by 2017, amid an energy shakeup that has seen natural gas solidify its position as the country’s chief source of electricity and coal power continue to fade, according to monthly data published by the U.S. Department of Energy. Cutting carbon…
Prendre un vélo plutôt qu’une voiture la nuit, c’est super pour l’environnement et pour les sensations. Le seul problème, c’est que parfois les automobilistes ne vous voient pas trop, ce qui peut être dangereux. Mais grâce à cette piste cyclable phosphorescente, vous allez pouvoir prendre votre vélo la nuit tranquillement et profiter d’un paysage lunaire. Ce…
A Saudi-Palestinian company has created a solar-powered umbrella to help meet the demands of Muslim pilgrims. “Knowledge-Base” hopes its invention will go worldwide and reach multiple users who can take advantage of the solar-powered, GPS savvy accessory. The multi-purpose umbrella transforms sunlight into electricity, which can then be used to generate power for the umbrella’s…
« It’s a solar roof, as opposed to modules on a roof, » says Musk, as he reveals his strategy to enhance homes around the world. « I think this is really a fundamental part of achieving differentiated product strategy, where you have a beautiful roof. It’s not a thing on the roof. It is the roof. » « You don’t…
The 3D eggs created by Conservation group Paso Pacífico could easily pass for any of the millions of ping pong ball-size eggs laid and buried every year by endangered sea turtles on the beaches along the North and Central American coasts. The group plans to create a tracking map on the movement of eggs to…
Nouvel espoir dans la lutte contre le réchauffement climatique. Des chercheurs ont réussi à solidifier beaucoup plus vite qu’escompté du dioxyde de carbone en le piégeant dans des sols basaltiques. Dompter l’effet de serre est peut-être à portée de main. Des scientifiques sont parvenus pour la première fois à obtenir une solidification rapide du dioxyde de…
CHONGQING – Chinese researchers and companies are developing the technology and processes to make 3D-printed skin a reality, and they expect to achieve this within two to three years. Wu Jun, director of the Burns Institute at the Southwest Hospital in Chongqing, said he has been testing the process with pig skin. « In printing skin,…
A team of researchers from the University of East Anglia has discovered a possible new drug target in a class of bacteria which could pave way for a new generation of antibiotics that could help fight the ever-growing problem of antibiotic resistance. The study has been published in Nature. The pressure is on for scientists around the world…
Au Liberia, on trouve des diamants dans les rivières et les ruisseaux depuis environ quatre-vingts ans. Mais l’emplacement des pierres précieuses semblait aléatoire jusqu’à une découverte de Stephen Haggerty, géologue à l’Université internationale de Floride. En prospectant dans la forêt vierge du nord-ouest du pays, il est tombé sur une plante ressemblant à un palmier…