Crave: The gadget blog- Category: Green tech

iPhone app scans bar codes for health, enviro ratings

Elizabeth Armstrong Moore — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:10:00 PST

GoodGuide releases a free app that lets you scan an item's bar code and instantly retrieve info on that product's health, environmental, and social responsibility ratings.

Originally posted at News - Health Tech

Sponge absorbs 180 times its weight (in toxic sludge)

John Herrman — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:37:00 PST

Researchers in China have adapted carbon nanotubes into a sponge-like material that can be squeezed dry and used to mop up oil spills.

Dead battery? Just refill it

Wayne Cunningham — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:43:00 PST

The Fraunhofer Institute is developing redox flow batteries for electric cars.

Originally posted at The Car Tech blog

2010 Tesla Roadster Sport first drive

Wayne Cunningham — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:53:00 PST

CNET Car Tech spends time with the 2010 Tesla Roadster Sport.

Originally posted at The Car Tech blog

Battle of the international power plugs

Ian Morris — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:00 PST

Crave UK takes a look at the plugs and plug sockets of the world--who will rise to be the global victor in this crucial battle between the power interconnects of the planet?

Another fish swims into the robot pool

Tim Hornyak — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:44:00 PST

Michigan State University researchers are developing robot fish to monitor the effect of harmful algae on freshwater ecosystems.

CFL bulb with safety skin keeps mercury inside

Tim Hornyak — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:12:00 PDT

ArmorLite is a new CFL bulb by ClearLite with a safety coating. It contains mercury and shattered glass if the bulb is smashed.

Whirlpool wants to pull plug on 'dumb' appliances

Candace Lombardi — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:13:00 PDT

A $19.3 million government grant will go toward a million smart-grid clothes dryers for sale by 2011 and a phase-out of appliances that can't communicate, company says.

Originally posted at Green Tech

Cheetos bags find new life as MP3 speakers

Tim Hornyak — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:09:45 PDT

Waste recycling firm TerraCycle has developed passive audio player speakers from discarded bags of Doritos and Cheetos and wrappers from Mars candy bars.

Samsung Blue Earth: More than just a gimmick

Kent German — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:34:00 PDT

With its eco-friendly design and spiffy solar panels, the Samsung Blue Earth is more than just about being green; it's also an appealing cell phone with character.

Originally posted at Dialed In