Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green. This week epic green transportation initiatives kicked off around the world as Inhabitat reported that Shenzhen, China launched the
world's largest electric vehicle fleet and London's brand new
Eco-Routemaster hybrid bus hit the streets for the first time.
We also showcased an
earthquake-proof Japanese building system capable of levitating
an entire house, and we brought you sneak peeks at the hottest eco vehicles that will be unveiled at next week's Geneva Motor Show, including Hyundai's sexy
i-oniq hybrid and Infiniti's
Emerg-E plug-in. Audi also turned heads with its souped-up
R18 E-Tron Quattro hybrid Le Mans racer, and Perave's 350 MPGe
MonoTracer electric motorcycle hit the market.
It was also a bright week for renewable energy with a
revolutionary spherical solar cell capable of capturing light from all directions, and Austria Solar sending out a
"sun-powered" annual report that only appears when exposed to sunlight. Meanwhile, we said goodbye to the polluting energy technology of the past as Midwest utilities
shuttered 10 fossil fuel-powered plants and
the
world's oldest nuclear reactor closed up shop in the UK. Brilliant designers also chased away dark winter days with a
sunflower-shaped heliostat that can flood any house with natural light and a cheap, photovoltaic
Little Sun lamp for the developing world.
Green tech also wired the world in exciting new ways as the Smithonian Institute announced plans to replicate and share its collection with the world using
3D printing tech and a 14-year-old boy invented an
incredible LEGO printer. We also watched HP launch an all-in-one workstation that
pops open for easy DIY upgrades and repairs, while Huawei unveiled a soaring
Pegasus sculpture made from 3,500 smartphones. Last but not least we brought you a look at Google's new
Terminator-style augmented vision goggles, and we shared a fun tutorial on
geocaching with your children.
Inhabitat's Week in Green: i-oniq hybrid, spherical solar cell and a incredible LEGO printer originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | |
Email this |
Comments 
