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Inhabitat’s Week in Green: a dangers of LED lighting, self-healing nanotech, as well as spray-on solar energy
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s many interesting green developments as well as clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green.
This week Inhabitat shed light upon a subsequent generation of solar energy as we showcased a spray-on film capable of generating 300% some-more energy than normal photovoltaics and the new breed of nanotech cells that can heal themselves like plants. New biofuel projects additionally pennyless belligerent around the world as the US began construction upon its first blurb biofuel plant as well as Canada upgraded the rubbish plant to be powered by soft drink and drink. And another farticle, er, article covers the project in Greenpoint, Brooklyn that takes the outcome of a results of those drinks (methane) as well as turns it into fuel.
We also interviewed appetite efficiency expert David Johnston, who common 5 tips that could cut your electricity check by up to 50 percent. And upon the more green appetite efficiency note, we were confounded to see this brand new study that found that LEDs, like CFLs, also enclose vulnerable levels of carcinogenic toxins. The large (or should we contend B.I.G) architecture headlines of a week was a phenomenon of Bjarke Ingels Group’s sloping residential pyramid for midtown Manhattan.
In transportation news, Nissan revealed intentions to hurl out its Tesla-trouncing ESFLOW electric supercar at a Geneva Auto Show, while Chevrolet announced which a Volt will receive the $5,000 taxation rebate in California. We also applauded a US government’s $53 billion devise to burst begin high speed rail, whilst republicans rallied opposite a transformation towards more efficient infrastructure.
We additionally showcased multiform stylish examples of wearable eco tech – a set of bio sensors that urge earthy as well as emotional illness, as well as a span of GPS-enabled sleet goggles that have been perfect for shredding through uncharted domain. Finally, we shared 10 immature iPad cases that have been undiluted for protecting your e-reader from blustery winter weather.
