BOLT Electric Motorbike

The BOLT concept electric motorbike is a beautiful machine. Its polished and rather sophisticated look appears through its minimal aesthetic which is deceiving as dual electric motors put out around 80kw, making this bike pretty speedy. The bike’s been created by Dutch industrial designers Springtime, and includes features of a clear digital display and stunning LED lighting effects...

Puma’s “Bring Me Back” Recycling Program

PUMA is introducing a new way to turn nothing into something. The ‘Bring Me Back’ Program encourages recycling efforts by utilizing material from your old sneakers, used t-shirts and tote bags and using them to make new products.. PUMA says the program aims to: mitigate the amount of virgin material that would otherwise be used to make new products. It is easy and simple to...

Scientists Create a way to Charge your Laptop just by Typing on it

Keeping your laptop’s battery level high is always a problem for people on the go. Now, this problem may soon be a thing of the past. A team of scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California have genetically engineered a harmless virus to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. The breakthrough-technology essentially means that an electronic...

Green Energy Gym: Fitness x Green Technology

Check out the Green Energy Gym, a free outdoor gym powered by people. Created by the The Great Outdoor Gym Company the facility ‘harnesses people power’ to create electricity. When someone uses one of the gym’s cardio machines, their energy expenditure is converted into electricity, so the more people that use the machines, the more electricity generated. Each piece of equipment...

Solar Charging iPad Cover Lets You Charge on the Go

With the rise of smartphones and tablets coupled with people being constantly on the go and always having the need to be “connected”, battery life is often an issue. Yes you can walk around with your charger but there isn’t always a port available, even at your local Starbucks. Now, you can go solar. American retail company Hammacher Schlemmer has recently...

Power Felt: Charge Your Phone While It’s In Your Pocket With Nanotech Fabric

Simply by touching a small piece of Power Felt – a promising new thermoelectric device developed by a team of researchers in the Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials – he has converted his body heat into an electrical current. Comprised of tiny carbon nanotubes locked up in flexible plastic fibers and made to feel like fabric, Power Felt uses temperature differences...

Solvinden Outdoor Series: Solar & Wind Powered Lamps Now Available at Ikea

IKEA is introducing new installations for the SOLVINDEN outdoor lightening series. The Swedish furnishing company has created environmentally friendly outdoor lights that are wind and solar powered. According to the specs, the lamp’s LED bulb shines for up to 24 hours when the batteries are fully charged and it takes 9-12 of sunlight to fully recharge the battery or 24 hours with a...

Going Green: Levi’s Sustainable Fiber Jeans

Following the launch of WaterLess jeans, Levi’s celebrates its release of 2 million pairs of Levi’s and dENiZEN jeans containing a blend of Better Cotton. Grown under the Better Cotton Initiative, this sustainably farmed fiber is healthier to the environment and less harmful for communities to farm. The initiative is working with 40,000 farmers to produce cotton using less water...