Creating hallow plastic products need not to be expensive and energy consuming. Students from University of Rochester have created a miniature rotational molding machine that is made of recycled materials and is powered by a cordless drill. Students Andrew Duffy Craig Tyler, and Edward Harrison made this wonderful machine for fun, but is very productive. I just wish that they will use other a more energy efficient substitute for the drill. However, their initiative of using scrap materials is eco-friendly enough. In addition, the finish products are so cute. It invited me of doing the same thing, but I am not mechanically inclined.
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Too keep your place dimmed at night, you need not to spend much electricity to that dimmer we have in store or need not to risk your safety using those candles at night. The Time Your Light by Jasper Hou is mechanical powered concept light. All the user will do is to give the wonderful light a twist and they can already have a nice dimmer before they go to sleep. The numbers embedded at the base of the lamp is probably the timer of the light. It is not sure yet if it is in minutes or what. Less energy and more fun is what the different colors of the Time Your Light can bring.
Source: via DVice
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Keeping clean does not end with the cleanliness we can see. The eco-cleaning set from full circle will not only keep you clean but the environment as well. Made from renewable and durable bamboo handles, natural bristles, loofah, and sponge plus recycled plastics, this wonderful cleaning set is perfect not only for you but for the environment as well. Each set is composed of a suds up dish brush, a high and dry scrub brush, grip pot scrubber, 2 pieces of scoop sponges and a ring vegetable brush. As we all know how the bamboo performs, each piece included in the set are durable, nice looking, and long lasting.
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Carmakers like Nissan have never run out of ideas when it comes to manufacturing eco-friendly vehicle in order to save the environment from possible harm. Currently Nissan has unveiled its new eco-friendly vehicle to the public, the Nissan Leaf EV, a four to five seat electric car, front-drive C-segment hatchback. The Nissan Leaf is designed for everyday use, for it has a 160-kilometer range. Aside from it being able to withstand hilly train, and extreme temperatures, Nissan Leaf also has a look of a real car, unlike those other electric car that looks extremely different from the common car that people are using daily.
The Leaf is powered by 49 laminated lithium ion cells that have the ability to produce 90 kW and making it able to run at 140 km/h. Charging would take less than 8 hours if a 200-volt single phase AC charger is used and twice the number of hours if 100 volt is used. What is nice about the Leaf is the fast charge ability of its 50 kW AC battery pack that has the ability to charge about 80% in less than 30 minutes. However, for this to work out, one will need access a special dedicated three-phase charger, which is about $45,000.
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The U.S. Army’s Fort Irwin base in the Mojave Desert in California has unveiled its installation of a 500-megawatt solar energy project and is expected to be the Department of Defense’s biggest Solar Project. The project’s solar power is going to be generated via photovoltaic panels and solar concentrators wherein the solar energy is collected and converted into an electricity via a turbine.
This solar power plant has the ability to produce 1,250 gigawatt of electricity annually, which is a way much more than the natural gas or coal power plant that produces between 600 megawatts and 800 megawatts. The base solar power plant will power for Irwin’s facilities for training and communication with NASA mission.
Source: Fort Irwin via CNET News
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