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Solar-Powered Light Bulb Inventions

At $20, it may not seem like a light bulb worth buying. However, when you consider its solar-powered abilities, it’s hard to believe no→

“Solar Power” Without the Sun Inventions

Fast Company: Photovoltaic cells are best known for turning sunlight into electrical power—and they’re big business. But did you know that there’s a type→

10 Projects That Could Change The World Ideas

Via Tech-FAQ, here are a selection of companies and projects in various fields that will likely have a radical influence on our future: Bitcoin→

Ice Cutting Invention Heads To Space Inventions

Phys.org: Robots are being developed all the time to do what we wish and to go where we can’t. This week, inventor Bill Stone→

Solar Panels Will Destroy Utility Companies, Say Utility Companies You Don't Say

Solar power and other distributed renewable energy technologies could lay waste to U.S. power utilities and burn the utility business model, which has remained→

Solving the World’s Problems for Profit Ideas

NY Times: “A billion customers in the world,” Dr. Paul Polak told a crowd of inventors recently, “are waiting for a $2 pair of→

The DIY Eco-Island Ideas

Ever wish you could own an island? Well, if the price is too high for you then maybe you should make one instead. According→

Solar Cells Made from Trees: Cheap Solar Coming Soon? Inventions

Cheaper solar cells will be coming soon, if new research out of Georgia Tech holds up: Georgia Institute of Technology and Purdue University researchers→

Upgrading The Port-a-Potty Ideas

Most people are familiar with the traditional Port-a-Potty, like the ones above. Once you’ve walked in, there are only two things to see: the→

A New Way For Trash Bins To Help The Environment Inventions

While throwing trash in a garbage bin instead of on the ground might be reasonably good for the environment, one inventor has created a→

Hand Cranked Japanese Vending Machine Inventions

CNet: Vending machine maker Sanden, which has some 30 percent of the global market, has been showing off a hand-cranked vending machine for emergencies→

75 Green Businesses You Can Start to Make Money and Make A Difference Books

Glenn Croston, Ph.D. has written the first in what will undoubtedly be a large genre of books: eco-friendly business ideas. I received a copy→

Niche Inventions: Floating Solar Panels Inventions

Solar Novus: Floating solar panels soaking up the sun on Italy’s Lake Colignola will provide a cost-effective, more visually attractive way to harness the→

Big Money in Leasing Solar Panels Ideas

Business Week: There’s at least one bright spot in the troubled U.S. solar industry. After a plunge in prices sent panel manufacturers reeling, consumer→

Solar Powered, Smart Roads Ideas

Could you imagine what it would be like to drive across solar panels instead of the asphalt traditionally used for roads? If Scott Brusaw→

Wine Making From Outer Space Profiles

Ian Hutcheon is a 40 year old British astronomer living in Chile that has has combined his two great loves, astronomy and wine making.→

Grower Finds Tasty Niche Ideas

Jimmy Berke checks on trays of bright red tomatoes drying in a specially equipped 90-degree solar room that includes dehumidifiers and fans, reports The→