Posted on April 22nd, 2010 by axb
As you probably know already, today (Thursday, April 22) is Earth Day, which means it’s time to celebrate the achievements of environmental engineers everywhere. So here’s a collection of news items highlighting the efforts of engineers to improve the state of our home planet. For more information about Earth Day events in your area, check the official Earth Day Network site.
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Tags: Aerospace, Agricultural, Competitions for Students, Computer, Energy, Environmental, Ocean, Volcanoes
Posted on April 20th, 2010 by axb
This year PBS’s Design Squad (hosted by mechanical engineer Nate Ball) is hosting another Trash to Treasure competition, where students ages 5-19 are invited to “recycle, re-use, and re-engineer everyday materials into an out-of-the-box invention.”
You can submit your entries online from April 5 to September 5, 2010.
Check out an awesome video of last year’s winner after the jump.
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Posted on April 16th, 2010 by axb
PUMA recently announced a complete re-design of their products’ packaging, dropping cardboard boxes for a cleaner, sleeker, bag. This change will reduce the company’s environmental “pawprint” substantially, cutting Co2 emissions by 25% and shrinking their paper usage by 65%.
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Posted on April 7th, 2010 by axb
By now you’ve heard of wind and solar as potential sources of clean energy, but how about looking beneath the surface? Earth’s fiery core reaches temperatures of up to 9,000° F, and much of that heat could be harnessed for fuel. According to a 2007 geothermal study conducted by the Energy Department, the New York Times reports, geothermal power may “produce as much as 60,000 times the nation’s annual energy usage.” It could also prove a more environmentally friendly solution than other energy sources.
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Posted on March 30th, 2010 by jxh
Forget your cellphone charger at home? IPod battery running low? Soon you won’t have to worry, because your body will recharge your electronics (and no, not in a creepy Matrix way).
Nokia, the world’s largest manufacturer of cellphones, recently filed a U.S. patent for a phone charger that harvests kinetic energy. The technology would allow cellphones to be charged partially through the movement of the owner’s body.
As the number of cellphone users increase, so does the demand for energy, which is jeopardizing efforts to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and increase energy efficiency.
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