Important Innovations

  Green Travel on a Tri-Bike                                                       Source:  Alibaba $745.00 to Own China's e-commerce behemoth Alibaba has a new electric tri-bike that is one of the most affordable and unusual e-bikes on the global market.  It's a 3-seater designed for the e-biking needs of a small family.  There are even accommodations for a small pet in the pet storage basket underneath the driver's seat. And, there's a storage bag for carry-ons. The China, high performance electric bike is a bargain compared to $3,000 Western e-bikes.  It costs just $745.00 Full Suspension Bike This is a full suspension electric bike with a front suspension fork and a swingarm with dual coil-over shocks.  It reaches speeds of 3 to 4 mph on pedal power alone.  For $745, the bike contains a...

  Green Travel on a Tri-Bike                                                       Source:  Alibaba $750 to Own China's e-commerce behemoth Alibaba has a new electric tri-bike that is one of the most affordable and unusual e-bikes on the global market.  It's a 3-seater designed for the e-biking needs of a small family.  There are even accommodations for a small pet in the pet storage basket underneath the driver's seat. And, there's a storage bag for carry-ons. The China, high performance electric bike is a bargain compared to $3,000 Western e-bikes.  It costs just $745.00 Full Suspension Bike This is a full suspension electric bike with a front suspension fork and a swingarm with dual coil-over shocks.  It reaches speeds of 3 to 4 mph on pedal power alone.  For $745, the bike contains a sm...

  College Student in India Has a Unique E-Bike Design                             Source: Dhanush with some of his Professors                                             Source:  News Agency ANI Entrepreneur with a "Brilliant" Green Idea In India, college student Dhanush Kumnar has designed an electric bicycle that runs on battery and solar power.  Dhanush is a student of BSc Physics at The American College in the city of Madurai, India.  His bike is being hailed as unique and "brilliant".  It is powered by a 24 volt and 26 ampere battery. With its solar panel, it feeds on energy from the sun. Driving on Sunshine The bike can drive at least 18.6 miles on a fully charged battery.  And, it can run up to 31 miles continuously with power from the solar panels suppl...

  College Student in India Has a Unique E-Bike Design                             Source: Dhanush with some of his Professors                                             Source:  News Agency ANI Entrepreneur with a "Brilliant" Green Idea In India, college student Dhanush Kumnar has designed an electric bicycle that runs on battery and solar power.  Dhanush is a student of BSc Physics at The American College in the city of Madurai, India.  His bike is being hailed as unique and "brilliant".  It is powered by a 24 volt and 26 ampere battery. With its solar panel, it feeds on energy from the sun. Driving on Sunshine The bike can drive at least 18.6 miles on a fully charged battery.  And, it can run up to 31 miles continuously with power from the solar panels suppl...

  Hoga - a Mini Electric Car for $6,500                                            Source:  Do It Yourself Hoga New Travel Concept, Fresh Design Hoga is an intriguing new, electric car design that buyers assemble for themselves. It is the innovative idea of Los Angeles transportation designer Ryan Schlotthauer, inspired by an imagined, hypothetical collaboration between Renault and Ikea.  The designer says it combines Ikea's design philosophy and Renault's mobility program. Hoga is a modular, ultra mini, all-electric sustainable car that is priced at $6,500.  It's designed to be assembled like a piece of furniture from Ikea. It aims to be "clever, low cost and sustainable" with no compromises on passenger safety, easy usage and spacious, usable interior spaces. Ultimate Kit Car Hoga is the ultimate kit car.  It would ship in a box lik...

  Hoga - a Mini Electric Car for $6,500                                            Source:  Do It Yourself Hoga New Travel Concept, Fresh Design Hoga is an intriguing new, electric car design that buyers assemble for themselves. It is the innovative idea of Los Angeles transportation designer Ryan Schlotthauer, inspired by an imagined, hypothetical collaboration between Renault and Ikea.  The designer says it combines Ikea's design philosophy and Renault's mobility program. Hoga is a modular, ultra mini, all-electric sustainable car that is priced at $6,500.  It's designed to be assembled like a piece of furniture from Ikea. It aims to be "clever, low cost and sustainable" with no compromises on passenger safety, easy usage and spacious, usable interior spaces. Ultimate Kit Car Hoga is the ultimate kit car.  It would ship in a box lik...

Inexpensive Alternative to Glass Windows and Solar Panels Source:  American Chemical Society KTH Transparent Wood New Innovation from Sweden's KTH This is important innovation in materials science.  Researchers at Sweden's KTH Royal Institute of Technology have developed a transparent, synthetic wood that can store and release heat.  The material is transparent.  It's an inexpensive alternative to glass used in windows and solar panels. Their innovation was just presented at the American Chemical Society meeting in Orlando, FL. Building on KTH Research This is an important iteration on a research theme and results achieved by KTH.  They previously created a transparent wood by cutting the lignin from the cell walls of balsa wood and combined that with plexiglass. New Transparent Wood They've now added the phase change polymer polyethylene glycol (PEG) to the wood fiber and plexiglass mixture.  The result:  material that absorbs heat and ...