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| |  | | ECO Ecooler is the Hottest Green Idea | | The ECooler tile screen offers an alternative for cooling internal spaces, without the use of electricity. It is based on a hollow ceramic tile that can carry and transfer water. Using a designated connector, it can be connected to other tiles, creating a natural cooling screen. ECooler is a combination between two traditional Middle-Eastern elements: the Mashrabiya and the Jara. The Mashrabiya is an architectural element that bears social values as a mediator between the inside and the outside. It is designed to allow air and light into internal spaces. The Jara is an ancient clay jug used for cooling water by seepage and evaporation. Unlike today's air conditioner that creates separation between the user and the environment while exaggerating climate conditions, the ECooler system takes responsibility and allows you to live in harmony with the environment.
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| | |  | | A fresh spin on CD recycling | | What to do with those discs? Put them in the curb-side recycle bins? Throw them away? No. They’re sparkly. According to Earth911, “CDs contain three main components: plastic, metals and ink… But when it comes to recycling, only metal and plastic are processed.” So, Gadora has found alternatives… Spanish designer Belen Hermosa received as much press, originally in 2007, for his CD-chair as the number of CDs he used to create it.
View More on http://gadorawilder.com/2010/02/02/tecnhotrash-recycle-cds-and-jewel-cases/ |
| | |  | | No electricity – too hot – use Eco Fan | | Eco fans don't need electricity or any external batteries to work, as the thermoelectric module works a small generator to power the fan. This environment friendly fan is capable of distributing the warm in whole of your house.
Eco - Fan is a soundless, powerful ( up to150 cfm ) fan that stands on top of your woodstove to help distribute warm air throughout your house but doesn't use electricity! This environment friendly freestanding heat-powered Eco-Fan is designed to improve the efficiency of a wood stove by circulating the warm air produced by the stove. When placed on top of a heated surface, the Eco-Fan generates its own electricity. Temperatures of operation range from 150 degrees to 700 degrees Farenheit. The Eco-Fan does not use any batteries or external electrical connections.
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| | |  | | | |  | | Mitticool fridge | | Mitticool is an eco-friendly fridge with no maintenance costs. It doesn't use electricity. Made from clay, the refrigerator can store water, fruits, and vegetables for eight days and milk for one day. The upper part of the refrigerator stores water, while the bottom unit has space for fruits, vegetables and milk. At present, the clay fridges at Rs 2,500/- per unit.
View More on http://www.mitticool.in/index.html |
| | |  | | Don’t like your food? Eat the fork instead. Eco Cutlery | | What do you do with your Cutlery after having your meal? Cleaning it and keeping it aside for the next meal may soon be old-fashioned. Edible cutlery that you can chomp up with your food promises to change the way our dining tables look, besides adding to the nutrition quotient of your diet. Made of Sorghum (jowar) the eco-friendly cutlery is the result of three years of research by two former scientists of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, better known as Icrisat. Baked with Jowar flour and food grade bounding agents, the cutlery includes spoons, knives, forks, and chopsticks. The scientists chose jowar because it is rich in vitamins, minerals and fibre. The jowar cutlery will have a shelf life of nine months. 25 spoons will cost Rs. 45/-
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| | |  | | Charge your phone as you walk | | A portable device called 'Walk-N-Charge' (WnC) charges your mobile for the entire day in a 20 minute walk. WnC is worn below the knee cap on one leg and a light string is attached to the other leg. The strides taken help in pulling and retracting the string, which is further attached to a dynamo that generates about 3.5 Watts; enough to charge low-powered devices like mobiles, MP3 players, GPS devices, etc. It can fit in your pocket and it costs you as much as it weighs, i.e. Rs 350/- for 350g. Increasing the effectiveness of mobiles in rural India by providing a portable means of charging of mobiles, torches, radios. Helping military personnel charge their GPS devices and other low-power electronic gadgets while on the move.
View More on http://tech2.in.com/india/topstuff/mobile-phone-accessories/charge-your-phone-as-you-walk/143032/0 |
| | |  | | | |  | | Indoor Grass Carpet | | They say walking on fresh grass increases your blood circulation. Anyway, it is a reason to get going to the nearest park, remove your expensive Jimmy Choo's and prance around. The Moss Carpet, created by Nguyen La Chanh, looks at getting the grass to your feet, and that too in your bathroom! The mat includes ball moss, island moss and forest moss. The humidity of the bathroom ensures that the mosses thrive. And that's why you need to place it there and not anywhere else.
View More on http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/01/09/immaculate-mini-lawn-in-your-loo |
| | |  | | News Line | | How many can think of a newspaper as more than a news letter which has a limited shelf life and discard it after reading? All but one. It only takes an artist of Ms. Sethi’s caliber to explore how a news paper’s life can be extended. She collects the News papers from a local Kabadiwala (Junk Collector) and makes cylinders of hand rolled news paper and with some special technique creates furniture that could easily bear weight of an adult human being of average weight.
View More on http://www.yasminsethi.com/pd/Newspaper/Newspaper1.htm |
| | |  | | Rare View | | While elephant dung would be the last thing you would want anywhere in your vicinity , some of these products handmade using elephant dung could easily hood wink their way to a cozy corner of your home. Made from elephant dung there is an exciting range of products you can find on the display on this website some of which are like bags, photo albums frames etc. These products have hand paintings made by “Chitrakars” from West Bengal, a dying clan in Bengal who tell stories through music and paintings.
View More on http://www.elephantpoopaper.com |
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