5 Battery Trends That Represent a More Sustainable Future

When you think about the most eco-friendly items in your home, batteries might not be the first things that come to mind. Even if you have rechargeable batteries for your flashlight and some of your kids’ toys, you probably throw away a…

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Wicked Laser’s Flashtorch Packs Enough Power to Cook an Egg

Wicked Laser’s handheld laser products are beloved by Star Wars fans everywhere. But they also make a high-end flashlight. The latest tweak to their Flashtorch design packs up to 4,100 lumens of light, making it powerful enough to cook an egg . Read the rest of Wicked Laser’s Flashtorch Packs Enough Power to Cook an Egg Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 4100 lumens , flashlight , flashlight that can cook an egg , Flashtorch , halogen globe , high-powered flashlight , high-powered torch , lithium ion battery , torch that can cook an egg , Wicked Laser

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Dovetailed’s 3D Fruit Printer Creates Strange New Flavors and Experiences

Well here’s another first for 3D printing: Dovetailed recently launched the 3D Fruit Printer, an extraordinary new machine that combines individual droplets of liquid to create convincing fruit imitations. Aimed at foodies and chefs, the British-designed printer uses a  molecular-gastronomy technique called spherification to create fruit-flavoured balls that resemble tapioca pearls. Even though the fruit is anything but real, the flavor possibilities are endless, and it’s possible to combine the pearls so they actually take on the shape of apples, pears, and other fruits that are yet to be invented. Read the rest of Dovetailed’s 3D Fruit Printer Creates Strange New Flavors and Experiences Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 3D Fruit Printer by Dovetailed , 3D printing , 3D-printed fruit , 3D-printed tapioca pearls , molecular gastronomy , printing fruit , spherification , Tech Food Hack , UK fruit printer , Vaiva Kalnikait?

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15-Year-Old Develops Hollow Flashlight Powered by Body Heat

From a sleeping bag that charges your gadget s to entire buildings that use body heat to run heating systems , scientists are harvesting the heat emitted by humans as a source of renewable energy. But the latest development in thermoelectric energy generation doesn’t come from a high-tech lab at MIT; it comes from Ann Makosinski, a 15-year-old Canadian girl who developed a flashlight that is powered by the heat from a human hand . With the aim of reducing the number of single-use batteries that are thrown in landfills, Makosinski developed the innovative flashlight, which can be developed cheaply and could be deployed to populations that can’t afford electricity to light their homes. Read the rest of 15-Year-Old Develops Hollow Flashlight Powered by Body Heat Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 15 year old , Ann Makosinski , Google , Google Science Fair , Hollow Flashlight , human heat , human-powered flashlight , renewable energy , science fair , teenager , thermal energy , thermoelectric flashlight        

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The Bacon Candle: Your Life May Depend On It

Photo by Syriloth /Creative Commons It’s The End Of The World As We Know It. What are you going to do? Your flashlight batteries are dead. Hell, your candle wax is even running low. All you have left to eat is bacon. Well, at least there are worse ways to die. But wait … A burned-out candle. Bacon leftovers. What? Behold the bacon candle. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Recycled Paper Dress That Gets Better with Wear (Photos)

The “Ready-to-wear-away” dress wears away as you wear it. Photo: Deborah Feingold On TreeHugger, we like to focus on fashion that is built to last but this unusual garment could hardly go down without a mention. Called the “Ready-to-wear-away” dress, it is more an artistic creation than a wearable dress. Though wearing is exactly what it takes to get the dress to reveal its hidden design. Read on:… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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LED Flashlight Combines Solar and Pull Power So You’re Never In The Dark

Image via Essential Gear Solar powered flashlights are great, but you have to wait for a charge. Pull-cord flashlights are great but you have to work for a charge. But what about one that combines both so if you’re short on light or short on energy, you still get a charge

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