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Every one loves their favorite pieces of tech and their great little gadgets, but a change is in the wind: the new focus is not just on clever and more powerful devices but also on how to make a gadget be greener, a new technology waste less and produce more. Are your gadgets going green?

Padlocked By The Earth: Cycle Sheds Go Underground

Why park our bicycles in full view, at the mercy of the elements and the unscrupulous, when we can bury them in the depths of the earth?

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A Greener Way To Queue: 3 Eco Bus Shelters

Winter is here: time to shiver in a bleak, nasty cubicle as you wait for your bus? Not so, as these three eco-innovative shelters demonstrate.

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The Light Funtastic: Four Ways For LEDs To Shape Up

Are we making the most of the creative possibilies of LEDs? Take these four ways of making our lighting wacky yet practical, fun yet functional - and ask yourself, do we really need 'bulb-shaped' bulbs?

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GoGoGajitz! Naturally Strange Science & Tech

Sensational scientific discoveries, great new gadgets and terrific (as well as terrifying) technologies past, present and future await at the all-new Gajitz

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Squeaky-Green: Two Waste-free Ways To Wash Up

Trying to limit the environmental impact of your kitchen? Here are two designs from the forefront of the kitchen sink eco-revolution.

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Driving Force: Harvesting Kinetic Energy From Passing Cars

A UK supermarket chain is using cars to power their checkouts. Sainsbury's has installed kinetic energy plates to harness the power of passing cars.

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Airships: Time For More Than Hot Air?

Isn't it about time airships took off in a big way? Why not rise above all of that with the oldest invention in the history of aviation?

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25 Gorgeously Green And Eco-Friendly Jewelry Fashions

Here are 25 eco-jewelry fashions in an irresistible blend of function and style, some recycled wonders and some will make you wonder what were they thinking.

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The Wheel Turns: 15 Dazzling New Directions for Bicycle Design

15 innovations for our healthiest, eco-friendliest mode of transport, the humble, noble bicycle.

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Public Rental Bikes Generate Free Eco-Friendly Alternative Energy

Power from bicycles is not an entirely new energy idea but this highly creative public use could take the technology to the next level as people rent them.

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Nuclear Fusion Reactor: Real-Life Prototype Design

This design may break down the ultimate energy barrier by accessing what may be the most cheap, easy and abundant source of fuel the world has ever seen.

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20 Green Gadgets For Your Green Thumb

Green is glorious. It’s even better when you can utilize “green” gadgets and your green thumb. Here are 20 wild and sometimes weird gadgets for the plant enthusiast.

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Beyond Bird Watching: World's 5 Largest Telescopes

imagine having the power of some of the world’s largest telescopes to probe deep into space and our solar system.

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8 Ingeniously Creative Green Product Designs

Some of the newest, most adventurous, mostly creatively practical green product designs floating around studios or stores today.

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15 Cars that Let You Afford to Go Green Today, Not Tomorrow.

A big misconception is that not everyone can afford to go green. These 15 cars can help you save both the environment and your wallet.

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