Driving and teenagers… That is one combination that seems to give sleepless nights to both authorities and parents alike. Yet, it is also one issue that is constantly overlooked and not attended to as well as issues such as DUI in the last few years. Car crashes are the leading cause of death among teenagers [...]

Villages and woods are probably the only places in the world where greenery hasn’t become extinct yet.  Even these  are facing depletion these days. Considering this, the developers of a mixed-use urban village, Mueller in Austin, Texas wished to preserve the lush green surroundings barring its industrial feel. And that is how Austin got its [...]

Moment Factory is a company dedicated to Architainment, which really means using architecture to entertain; and it also won a Grand Prix Créativité Montréal 2008 in the category Urban integration. This enthusiastic group has recently outdone itself with a cool new Interactive LED Wall in Montreal, Canada. The installation had various tracking devices and low-resolution [...]

It seems that the only thing that is more creative these days than the products conceived by designers is the names that they carry. The latest in this line is the ‘UVonion’; a cool and elegantly styled lighting device that not just charges up using solar panels but also emits UV light to dispense your [...]

The LED Illuminated Message Board is something that is futuristic, bling and totally cool. This thing is a message board that glows and grabs the attention of anyone near it. With bright colours and light making up the letters, there is no way people can forget what is being said. You could have it in [...]

If you are the kind of person who cannot jog or run in order to get some exercise, you would at least need to start walking. If even walking is a hassle and you need the support of a walking stick, you could try the Pedomostick. The device measures the number of steps you took, [...]

OLED technology is sure taking over from the now-traditional LED lighting at a fast pace as the latest in energy-saving lighting is offering designers to expand their creative horizon and work on new canvases and designs. The latest fine addition to this lineup is the Black & White Clock from designer Vadim Kibardin. Using simple [...]

The conventional houseboats have become history. What you are seeing here is a smooth and sustainable prefab MetroShip, which redefines the dwelling on water. Ace prefab constructor David Ballinger known for his work on presenting eco-friendly alternatives to traditional projects has emerged with MetroShip while he was making plans for altering his home in London.

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Even the die-hard pessimists cribbing about having to spend more bucks to use an eco-friendly product, have to give in on this one. We may have a light bulb which is not only good for the environment, but could also reduce our electricity bills by three-quarters.
 
Cambridge University researchers have developed cheap, light-emitting diode (LED) [...]

More often than not, it’s only the environmental pollution and toxins of the outer world that are rapt and talked about. We never tend to notice the flawed air quality of our own homes. Many attempts were made in the past to slip in plants indoors, but Paul Thomas took those a step further with [...]