With gasoline prices soaring and the public sentiment souring over global warming and greenhouse gases, many people are looking for alternatives to help the cause. Buying hybrids, alternative fuel vehicles or riding bikes have become more popular with the public.
Also increasing in popularity is the velomobile such as the Go-One3 that I had talked about [...]

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In January this year, I had talked about how solar chargers are charging ahead in the marketplace. Small devices to recharge cell phone, iPods and other items were on display in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show.
New on the market is the Voltaic Generator, which is a laptop carrying bag aimed toward those who [...]

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First Nissan gave us the gasoline-powered Cube, then there was the Cube3 and now the Japanese automaker has upped the ante by unveiling an all electric version at the 2008 New York International Auto Show. The Nissan Denki (which means “electric”) Cube concept has the styling of a couple of sugar cubes pasted together, but [...]

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The all-electric CHP Chopper, a collaboration by Hybrid Technologies and Big Bear Choppers, is being shown now at the New York International Auto Show. The CHP Chopper was also built in with input from the California Highway Patrol, and thus the CHP part of the name.
The California Highway Patrol helped design the bike in commemoration [...]

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Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) developed by GE Global Research in conjunction with Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) have been demonstrated in the world’s first roll-to-roll manufacturing process. OLEDs are made of thin, organic materials for the lighting industry and offer the same quality illumination and lower cost that other comparable lighting.
The demonstration by GE is [...]

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