Save the planet one beer at the time

4-3-2011

Purpose Energy is an energy company disposed of breweries. During this process, a large amount of methane they again for the brewery’s energy needs and thereby reduce emissions of the brewery.

First appartment heated by solar thermal energy

4-3-2011

This apartment building in Upper Castle, Switzerland is the world’s first to be heated exclusively by solar thermal energy. The roof produces twice the heat of what the building needs and will serve as a model for future projects.

 

App for etchical shoppers

20-2-2011

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This app contains over 700 famous clothingbrands and their collections. The app tells the consumer the do’s and don’t’s with regard to (non) responsible clothing brands.

Philips Avent baby app

19-2-2011

Philips Avent presented an app to help pregnant women and mothers. ‘My baby & me’ logs the growth of your baby, its weight, sleeping pattern and findes breastfeeding locations.

Device measurse effects of junkfood

17-2-2011

If you are young and / or fit, it’s hard to believe that certain food or habits like smoking can harm your body. This device the size of a mouse sends a beam of light to your body and then collects the reflected ‘light. It can then be determined how many wavelengths are absorbed by the body, and thus how many antioxidants the skin contains on a scale from 1 to 10.

Taste of art plates with QR-codes

17-2-2011

Taste of Art will team up with Pocketmenu, a company that builde mobile websites for restaurants. On the new plates QR-odes will be printed that, when scanned with a smartphone,  will direct you to the (mobile) website of the restaurant.

SODIS Solar Water Desinfection Method

16-2-2011

It sounds too good to be true, simply fill plastic bottles with water and UV-A rays kill all viruses, bacteria and parasites, known as SODIS (Solar Water Disinfection method). Problem is that it cann’t be checked if the water is really clean. Students of the University of Washington now developed the PotaVida, an electronic sensor that can determine if the water is clean or not.

Potato Clock

15-2-2011

This Potato Clock is a set of two wires and conductors which generate power of the peel of potatoes and sends it to a digital clock. Available for $ 11.08 on Amazon.com … excluding potatoes.

 

RFID keychain to update your Facebook

12-2-2011

When entering the theater of Amsterdam, visitors receive a keychain with a RFID chip attached, which is connected to your Facebook-account. You can automatically update your profile by holding the keychain in front of the SowiSocial-desks.

Lotery of fines

9-2-2011

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If you drive too fast, you will get caught by this speed camera and receive a fine. If you don’t drive too fast, the total sum of the fines will be raffled amongst those who do respect speed limits.

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