Farmers are spending $50,000 to $70,000 each for cannons to control their hail
If you think hail cannons are some mad scientist invention, think again. Farmers are investing heavily in this technology, a technology that many believe has yet to prove itself. (Pics)

 
 GYM Concept Car
Kit-up muscleman, a machine needs some of your energy! The GYM Concept Car is unlike any other, primarily because it draws some of its energy from you…yes, you, when you’re working out in its in-built gym.

 
Scientists are proving that what’s in the foods you eat can effect the chemical composition of your brain. The foods you eat can affect your mood, including your level of alertness and your perception of pain.

 
Just when you thought ice cube-creation technology had peaked, a team of engineering students from San Jose State University has come up an ice maker that has zero carbon footprint. It’s more than an eco-party trick - consider it an electricity-free alternative to refrigeration and air conditioning, which is critical if you happen to be […]

 
Giving up meat could drastically reduce your carbon footprint, with meat-eaters’ diets responsible for almost twice the emissions of those of vegetarians, a German study said on Tuesday.

 
Ingenuity at its finest
Here at the Impact Lab, we love concept vehicles - not because we somehow think they’ll ever make it to market, but because we’re impressed by the innovative thinking behind them. Take the Peugeot 888, which looks like a very slick two-seater - but much more when you dig a little deeper. […]

 
In 2008, solar power seems to be the hot topic for alternative fuel use. Solar powered products are already coming down in price so that the average consumer can take it home and use it, but now scientist are turning to the moon as well as the sun for power. Could the moon fuel our […]

 
But can the people get along?
The Mayans and Egyptians constructed incredible feats of architecture able to weather the test of time, but they had no idea their pyramids would inspire the shape of the latest carbon-neutral super-structure to hit Dubai.

 
Miami is the land of the surf and the beach; hot babes and dishy guys dot the landscape. A little change in scene is about to happen because the residents are going eco friendly in a very subtle way.

 
 A computer-generated illustration of a TAU/Plantware “home.”
A bus stop that grows its own foliage as shade? A children’s playground, made entirely from trees? A shelter made from living tree roots that could provide natural protection against earthquakes in California?

 
 Its about freakin time aya!!!
Alan Izhar-Bodner, an Israeli inventor, has developed a way for divers to breathe underwater without cumbersome oxygen tanks. His apparatus makes use of the air that is dissolved in water, just like fish do.

 
 SeaGen
This summer, the first commercial electrical generator to draw power from the ocean tide began supplying Northern Ireland with energy.

 
 Water Watcher
Aw, here’s a cute piece of news: 12-year-old inventor Elizabeth Rintel has won the grand prize in a “Going Green Challenge” by youth media company By Kids For Kids with her “Water Watcher,” a device that measures and monitors water usage in the shower.
 

Its About Freakin Time
From wood scraps to oil and fuel, Canadian company Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation has big plans for the future of its product. ..

One Guy you don’t want to “Burn” -Tjames
Burnt marshmallow. Charring anything usually causes the production of a few carcinogens, so yes it does cause cancer  …

 
 Lotus Concept Ice Vehicle
With all the inhabitable zones progressing to newer heights in terms of technology, the uninhabitable corners of our globe too gets a taste of avant-garde achievements with this Concept Ice Vehicle. Not intended for entertainment and amusing purpose, this latest ice automobile from Lotus was invented to be taken to Antarctica on […]

 
 
Using solar power to run an air conditioner seems like one of those no-brainers that a six-year-old could figure out. After all, hot places are where you need AC, and they tend to be sunny most of the time, so why not marry the two together? Toyota has figured out that this idea would appeal […]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suvDQoXA-TA

Time lapse video of mushrooms springing to life
 Who would have thought that watching mushrooms grow would be so entertaining. Two more videos after the jump.
 

 
In a bright studio at New York University, Natalie Jeremijenko welcomes visitors to her environmental health clinic. She wears a white lab coat with a rotated red cross on the pocket. A clipboard with intake forms hangs by the door.

Not your typical green machine
The final projects of the Transportation Design students at Turin-based IED (istituto Europeo di Design), developed in partnership with BMW with the goal of creating a car for 2015 interpreting the language evolution and the brand’s philosophy.

 
 
The world’s largest solar energy project is currently in its planning phases, and it looks like it’s going to be absolutely enormous. Planned for Gujarat, India, it’ll be producing 5 gigawatts of power when all is said and done. That’s a serious amount of energy.

 
 Algae tanks at the Farnborough International Air Show, which took place in London July 14-20.
Researchers Qiang Hu and Milton Sommerfeld from ASU’s Department of Applied Biosciences recently flew to London to share their findings and research on the application of algae-based oils for creating biofuels at the Farnborough International Air Show.
 

 
You too can live like a Smurf
While Styrofoam may be most commonly associated with disposable coffee cups, meat trays and packaging, prefab home manufacturer Japan Dome House Co., Ltd. uses it to construct easy-to-assemble modular kit homes. (Pics and video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VqV2z7dq3M

 Toyota unveiled the Winglet.
Winglet is a “Personal Transport Assistants” similar to the Segway, balance on two wheels using internal sensors and gyroscopes to stay upright.  The Winglet comes in three sizes, consists of the large (L), medium (M) and small (S) versions, the latter two of which don’t have handlebars and instead are gripped by […]

 
 Great plans = great controversy
Great Britain is mulling plans to build the world’s largest tidal power station. Though the climate-friendly energy source is expected to provide 5 percent of the country’s power, environmentalists oppose the project, which they say will destroy vital wildlife habitat. (Pics)