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Ecobot III Robot Runs on Waste, Poops Itself
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Batteries suck. You have to have the right kind for your device, they have to be charged and they are prone to failure way too often. Forget batteries. What we need is a robot that can generate power by eating leaves and dirt, maybe even urine and feces, since humanity… |
February 9th, 2012
EcoATM Recycles Your Gadgets, Gives You Some Cash While You’re at It
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Gadgets like mobile phones and tablets have a quick turnover rate. By that, I mean you can expect a newer version of that cellphone you just bought after a couple of months or so. |
January 16th, 2012
LEGO Recycling Bins for Giant Brick Builders
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These cool recycling and storage containers were created by the Italian design studio Flussocreative. They basically look like huge LEGO building blocks.… |
November 19th, 2011
Random Things to Do with Old Keyboards
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It’s true that it will take some time before we rid ourselves of keyboards. I can actually see how the Microsoft Kinect tech might lead to an interface device that’s very futuristic and gesture-based and voice-based, which is pretty cool. As touchscreen, gestures and voices take over, what will we… |
November 10th, 2011
Recycled Newspapers Could Be Tomorrow’s Fuel
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A lot of time and resources have been devoted to finding an alternative means of fuel, since the world is fast running out of fossil fuels. Some say that we’re already past peak oil, while others say that we are quickly approaching such point before the rate of petroleum extraction… |
August 26th, 2011
Dr. R.e. Cycler Recycling Robot Crushes Cans, is Not a Real Dr.
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Kids learn things quicker when they can see them visually. That’s probably true of most adults too. So if you want to teach kids about recycling, it makes sense that you would want to wow them with a demonstration. A robot will do the trick every time.… |
August 18th, 2011
Drought Stricken Texas Town to Recycle Pee for Drinking Water
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You might think its hot where you are. However, you don’t know hot until you visit Texas in the summer. We are going on 40 consecutive days of temperatures in the 104-107°F range in many areas, and on top of the heat, we are having our annual drought and it… |
August 8th, 2011
Vax Ex Cardboard Vacuum: Clean and Green
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Think you’ll be seeing a lot of disposable appliances and tech in the future? Loughborough University student Jake Tyler thinks so. He designed this concept, and it was then picked up by European vacuum maker Vax. Their Vax Ev is a high performance vacuum cleaner made for optimum sustainability –… |
July 2nd, 2011
Dude, Want To Surf On a Board of Beer Cans?
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Surfing is one of those things that I have never really gotten a firm handle on. Sure, I can stand on the board for a few |
June 21st, 2011
Laptop to Desktop Conversion: Less Portable, but Less Trash Too
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Instructables member Michael Chen’s friend gave him a broken laptop. Chen decided to treat the situation as a glass half-full and converted the distressed laptop into a desktop. It may sound counterintuitive, but then again he practically made something out of nothing and extended the lifespan of the computer.… |
June 12th, 2011
