Tapping the UV blocking and antioxidant quality of lichens, scientists have found a way out for making effective sunscreen lotions. Harmful effect of UV rays is known to all but commercial sunscreens available in the market are not efficient enough to..
This year’s presidential candidates John McCain, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton might have had differences on a majority of their agendas, but one agenda that they had in common was that of green jobs. All three of them are green job lovers. Let..
“Bucher CityCat hydrogen” is the world’s first municipal street cleaning vehicle powered by fuel cell technology. The vehicle was developed by Empa and Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in partnership with Schörling Bucher, Proton Motor, BRUSA…
Ornaments bestowed with a Vintage feel have been in demand for ages for their style and historic elements. Shopping vintage is the ideal way to go eco as we are able to create art without generating waste. Best part about vintage is that you can create…
Many people, while building their new homes, start with a handful of environmental guidelines. However, they usually get lost by the time they reach the value engineering stage. Although this may be the usual trend but the Benedictine nuns of the…
FEMA trailers are temporary manufactured houses given to the victims of hurricane Katrina and Rita. One such infamous FEMA trailer named ‘Armadillo’ was converted by MIT students and faculty into a vertical and mobile community garden. Armadillo..
Nanotechnology, with its vast potential is revolutionizing our world. As the name suggests, it involves working with structures of the size as small as 1 to 100 nanometers. It includes imaging, modeling and maneuvering of matter at this length scale….
Mirabel Osler rightly said, “There can be no other occupation like gardening in which, if you were to creep up behind someone at their work, you would find them smiling.” Everyone wants to have a beautiful garden in his or her house but…
Many hybrid cars fail because of their fuel efficiency, battery problem, emission test failure, excessive noise and other technical glitches. GM motors has taken certain steps to improve the fuel efficiency of its existing hybrid cars and has made…
The new Terminator: Salvation has been accused of lacking the heart of original terminator movies. However, there is one aspect where the movie is sure to be better than its predecessors – its green factor.
The film’s director, McG made sure…