A group of enterprising MIT students has come up with a novel way for developing countries to gain access to washing machines: pedal power.
MIT's pedal-powered washing machine, the product of four years of research, is made up ...READ»
A few years ago, we were working on the design for new toaster. The client was looking for something that would make a statement on the countertop landscape. Aesthetics were important, but we also spent considerable time discussing ...READ»
Envirofit International is already known for its clean-burning cooking stoves, which have been on the market since May 2008. Since then, the stoves have reached 60,000 customers. Over the next five years, these stoves could reduce ...READ»
Appliances that read your mind. Health monitors that lurk under your skin. What used to be science fiction is now business fact. Companies will profit from that development, says John J. Sviokla -- if they make the right connections.READ»
James Dyson--the British king of suck, inventor of the cyclonic vacuum--has been awarded a patent for an enitrely new product line: A modular, space-saving kit for kitchen appliances.
Usually, your blender, toaster, tea ...READ»
During summer, the average Floridian family can spend about 40% of their total energy bill on just air conditioning alone. You can reduce your monthly bills by following these tips that will help you keep your family cool during the ...READ»
How often do you tune up your air conditioning system? I would bet not very often. Maintaining your air conditioning system at home is just as important as getting regular maintenance on your car. Both of these objects need fine ...READ»
Dacor University will provide retailers and trade professionals with convenient access to high quality product training on the Dacor product line.READ»
Keeping your
kitchen cool during the hot months of Summer can be a challenge with
all the cooking that we do for our families and friends, and range
ovens can generate enough heat to raise the temperature drastically in
your ...READ»
Best Buy [NYSE: BBY] has announced that it will expand its existing recycling programs in 117 of its stores, with the potential for a nationwide expansion to all 900+ stores if the new pilot program goes "sucessfully," ...READ»
To date, Best Buy stores gladly accept mobile phones, ink cartridges, batteries and other items for recycling, but the yellow-rag retailer is looking to become the go-to place for free recycling of bigger electronics as well -- even if the items weren't bought at Best Buy.READ»
A fun new sales-training program -- part MTV, part collegiate home economics -- emphasizes stories rather than statistics, and experiences rather than expertise. Are you ready for the Real Whirled?READ»
You know instant messaging has reached a tipping point when appliances get it on the action. Smart grid software company EnerNOC is bringing instant messaging to air conditioners with PowerTalk, a system that uses the XMPP protocol ...READ»
Teridian Semiconductor's new system-on-a-chip is an energy information powerhouse, integrating a processor, firmware and data about the electricity use of power strips, data centers, and appliances. Teridian claims it's the first ...READ»
How does Whirlpool cook up great ideas to get back on the fast track? By turning people loose on the challenge of innovation, and then turning up the heat on their best ideas.READ»
It's a nearly impossible to prevent the spread of disease in slums filled with mountains and rivers of trash. Finding fuel to heat stoves for residents of said slums isn't much easier. All of this is why the "Community ...READ»
With so many different TV options available--plasma, LED, and OLED in the near future--it's becoming increasingly difficult to sort out energy efficiency and environmental claims. A new standard, tentatively dubbed EPEAT-for-TV, ...READ»
5 Buck Trail, Newtown, CT has just been listed for sale by BOB & RICHELLE WARD, Realtors, ABRListed Price: $729,900 4 Bedrooms, 3.5 Bathrooms 3,253 Square Feet 2.62 Acres Stunning French Country Colonial built in 2001 ...READ»
It's one thing to watch pollutants billow out from smokestacks, but it's quite another to know exactly how much carbon dioxide is being injected into the atmosphere. Realtime Carbon, a website developed by Demand Logic, ...READ»
Families in Kenya now have a convincing reason to lower their carbon footprints: cash.
Yes, two of the trendiest ethonomic concepts of the last 10 years--carbon credits and microfinance--have finally merged. Carbon Manna ...READ»
