Tag: Solar Gadgets - Page 2
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Small Charity Beats Oil Giant, Becomes Largest Seller of Solar Lights in Africa
They make unlikely competitors, but a small UK-based charity just overtook a French oil giant as the largest seller of portable solar lights in Africa. We should be grateful that both are on the case.
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Solar and Wave-Powered Wave Glider Survives Hurricane Sandy, Transmits Dramatic Weather Data
The wave glider created by Iquid Robotics has passed quite a test for robustness. It coasted through the superstorm and provided real time weather data nonstop.
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Best Solar Chargers to Have for Emergencies
When the lights go out for days on end, you need a way to charge your essentials. Here are some of our top coices.
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Cute Solar Charging Canopies Tilt Toward Sun
Sweden might not seem the place for solar innovation, but this sweet two-car charging station from Solelia looks good in parking lots and can tilt to find Scandinavian sunshine!
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Enthusiastic Student Scientist Wins Attention for Promising Solar Clean Water Project
Deepika Kurup's green and sustainable water purification project wins her honors as "America’s Top Young Scientist"
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Top 10 Tech Stories This Week: Build a Tesla Coil, a lab on an iPhone, moss-covered keyboards and more!
The hottest stories in Technology from the last week. Catch up quick!
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Build Your Own Solar Charger with Voltaic's DIY Kits
With these solar charger kits, you can build the right system for your mobile or off-grid power needs, and then easily mount the whole thing onto your own backpack or bag.
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How Solar Light Saves Lives
Brave Mhonie, the Malawian field coordinator for Solar Aid, knows first hand the dangers of inadequate and unsafe lighting. Here he explains why solar is a life saver.
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Solar-Powered Lamp Also Charges Your Phone, Acts as Sound Amplifier
A new solar-power kit from BRIGHT Products is like the Swiss Army Knife of solar gadgets.
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A Solar Trailer Can (Re)Charge Your Solar Airplane
Flying home for the holidays on a commercial solar jet may still be in Jetsons territory, but if you can afford a tiny prop plane, you can charge it via the sun
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Lower Cost, Lower Toxicity Solar Cells Cooked Up in Microwave Oven
The same technology used to "nuke" food offers a low-cost pathway for synthesizing a promising photovoltaic compound
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Make a Solar Charger In A Glass Bottle!
Okay so there's Altoids tin solar projects... but what about glass bottle solar projects? This is the first we've seen!
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Swiss Army Knife Makers Debut Portable Solar Chargers
The creators of the most popular survival tool want to help you charge your gadgets off the grid.
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Night Fishing by the Light of the Sun in East Africa
Solar-powered buoy design seeks to reduce costs for fishermen and the risk of kerosene spills on Lake Victoria.
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Solar Powered Cell Phone Costs Just $45
Indian company Micromax has released a phone with a built-in solar panel at a rock bottom price.
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Little Sun is a Cheap Solar Light and a Work of Art
This little solar light, featured at London's Tate Modern Art Gallery, is designed to help people without electricity.
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Turn A Playing Card into a Solar Battery Charger In About 10 Minutes
Just some mini solar cells and a few other ingredients turn a simple playing card into an AA charger.
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Solar ReStore Battery Revives Your Phone When Away From Home
This portable, solar-powered battery works with a wide variety of smartphones, tablets and other handheld devices and has the advantage of speed when it comes to off-grid charging.
