Inhabitat’s Week in Green: speed demon saws, emergency bras, and the pedal-powered monorail
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green. This week China blazed a trail for green transportation as their newest train smashed the world record for high-speed rail travel . We also showcased a cutting edge vehicle powered by six circular saws and saw Google invest 1 million dollars in Shweeb’s bicycle powered monorail – we can’t wait to give it a spin! We also saw big things brewing for alternative energy as wave power lit up the US energy grid for the first time and Stanford scientists unveiled a new type of nanotech solar cells that can produce ten times more electricity than standard PV’s yet are thinner than a wavelength of light. Adobe also kept step with the latest in energy tech by upgrading its campus with a dozen Bloom Box fuel cells , and Volvo unveiled plans to create a new type of car body that doubles as a battery ! In other news, this week we spotted a great crop of green gadgets including an “emergency bra” that doubles as a gas mask, a flexible new type of electronic skin , and a stunning collection of recycled speaker art, fit to mount on your wall . We also rounded up our five favorite eco gadgets for guys and we ooh’d and aww’d at these incredibly detailed scooters made out of paper ! Inhabitat’s Week in Green: speed demon saws, emergency bras, and the pedal-powered monorail originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 03 Oct 2010 21:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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