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The World's Most Efficient Vacuum Cleaner Sucks Just Hard Enough

Designed to be as environmentally friendly as possible in its materials and its suction, Cambridge Consultant's Stem vacuum cleaner gets things clean using 43% less energy.READ»

Electrolux Unveils Vacuums Decorated With Ocean Debris

After months of sending volunteers to gather plastic from the ocean, Electrolux has finally come up with the finished project from its Vac from the Sea initiative: vacuum cleaners filled with pieces of ocean debris.READ»

Home Appliance Energy, Water Efficiency Standards Could Save 5 Trillion Gallons of Water

The U.S. government may not be able to push through a climate bill, but that hasn't stopped appliance makers from banding together and establishing efficiency standards of their own.READ»

Electrolux Turning Plastic From the Ocean Into Vacuum Cleaners

Talk about the right marketing at the right time. Electrolux is taking advantage of our collective (and justified) fixation on the ocean by launching Vac from the Sea, an initiative that will turn plastic pollution from the ocean ...READ»

Design Crime: Electrolux Musical Vacuum Cleaner

Electrolux unveils a prototype of its Silent vacuum cleaner--with speakers and an iPod dock.READ»

Le Petit Prince Robot Grows Earth's Plants on Mars

Le Petit Prince robot is perhaps the least optimistic design to come around in a long time. Created by Martin Miklica, the greenhouse robot is "specially designed to help the future exploration and expanding population in the Mars" ...READ»