Not many people have heard of Fairphone, a Netherlands-based smartphone start-up. Unlike the leading brands, Fairphone is committed to ethically manufactured smartphones.
The Living Light is an off-grid light that’s powered by a houseplant instead of an electrical socket.
Greenpeace's Guide to Greener Electronics shows us the winners and sinners in the gadget making business.
This low-tech, energy efficient, and artistic solution to the sweltering heat harnesses the power of evaporative cooling. The innovative AC is made with conical clay tubes that naturally reduce temperature.
A fascinating lamp design uses living algae to produce an electricity-free glow and could absorb as much carbon as 200 trees a year.
Bioo is the world’s first planter that can charge electronic devices like cell phones and tablets, and the company’s Indiegogo campaign has already raised nearly three times the original goal amount – with a month left.
In 2001, a study led by Scott White from the University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign brought self-healing technology into light.
The sun rises and sets 365 times in most years. In that time, Kyocera figured out how to harness more of the sun to help power a smartphone.
IT's sleek, smart, and seriously good for your conscience.
Human power used to be all the rage. 150 years ago, products that relied on human energy such as the bicycle, pedal-powered lathe or sewing machine could be found in most households. But as electro-mechanical motors developed, reliance on human-powered products gradually diminished.
