Eco car by Rome

Zero-emission Eco car saves on parking expenditures.

With city lanes getting more congested with the increase in the number of cars, a lack of parking space has always been an issue which most drivers have to confront. How about an eco car that serves as a balcony when you’re not driving in it? Obviously the idea hasn’t met realism till date, but electric eco car designer Roman Mistiuk thinks it can very well solve all parking woes. Roman has come up with an electric car dubbed the eco Metromorph, which doesn’t need parking space on the ground, but a window facing the road.


Powered by two in-wheel motors, which are fueled by two battery cases, the eco electric car promises a zero-emission ride as well. The eco futuristic concept can be parked vertically outside your apartment’s window, where it serves as a balcony. Once in balcony mode, the seats of the eco electric car can be adjusted, which allows them to become eco lounge chairs for lying down and relaxing.

F1 racecar replica created from trashed Styrofoam

Recycled artwork made from used Styrofoam.

We all are quite aware of the fact that just like plastic waste Styrofoam too is extremely harmful for the environment. Being lightweight, cheap and strong, the material is still the most feasible choice for packaging products especially electronic items that require an extra degree of protection. That’s the main reason we often see DIYers trying out their skills with Styrofoam and crafting it into various items that includes chandeliers and even robots.

However, there are some designers who do possess extreme recycling skills and can make stunning pieces of art from materials that not many bother to reuse. Michael Salter is not a new name in the recycling world and there aren’t many designers who can compete with Michael in recycling Styrofoam. The designer is back again and this time with a full scale F1 racecar replica that he crafted from nothing other than trashed Styrofoam.

Bionamic gets powered by millions

Zero-emission electric car powered by solar energy.

The enhancement in solar technology has made it possible for car designers to incorporate tiny solar modules on the body of the car to generate energy on the move. The Bionamic by Güney Kol is one such car that will use the technology to perfection. The electrically-powered four-wheeler is designed with a stunning visual appeal and an eye toward practicality as well.


Like all electric cars, this one too requires a lightweight yet strong body, which in this case is made from a passive elastic sheathing made of carbon/metal nanotube alloy. Apart from the elastic exterior, the car also carries a tougher layer, which is a carbon nanotube muscle suit. The muscle suit houses millions of tiny solar modules that are precisely positioned to get the most out of the sun.

Apart from the on-board solar electricity generators, the car also makes use of an Ion Intake System that absorbs ions from the environment and converts them into usable energy to propel the car. Instead of a conventional steering wheel, the car is controlled by a pair of joysticks that are placed to make driving easier.

Mobile No charging required

Cellphones charged with ambient RF signals never needs recharging.

In what might seem to be an outrageous statement, Nokia Research Center has stated that the company is working on a prototype device that never needs power from a wall socket, as it gets all the power it needs from ambient radio waves to recharge its built-in battery. A researcher at the research center claims that electromagnetic radiations emitted from Wi-Fi transmitters, cellphone antennas, TV masts and other sources can be converted into electricity provided the system itself doesn’t consume more energy than it generates.


The Nokia prototype device is capable of harnessing about 50mW of power from these ambient radio waves, which is enough to keep the phone running in standby mode for an indefinite period of time. This same charge also tops up the battery, which is great for users who don’t often use their cellphones for long duration calls.

The system works on the same principles as an RFID tag, which is by converting electromagnetic waves into electricity using a low-power circuit. Skeptics believe that harvesting 50mW of electricity from electromagnetic waves alone does seem to be a tough ask. If Nokia is actually developing such a device, it will need a device that can sum up the energy of different frequencies.

Cellphone charger harnesses the change in body temperature for a recharge

Thermoelectric cellphone concept charger.

Tired of solar and wind-powered recharging solutions for your portable devices? Here is something entirely different – a charger that can be worn on your wrist for a quick cellphone recharge. No, it doesn’t harness the energy of motion, but actually generates electricity from the minor changes in the temperature of your wrist.

Based on the thermoelectric effect, the charger carries an on-board thermocouple that generates electricity by directly converting the temperature differences to electric voltage, which is not as much to give you a shock every now and then, but enough to power your cellphone for a little while when it’s utmost necessary.

Horn Speakers green and luxurious

Low-power speakers need just 3-50W of amp power.

Gone are the days when good music was accounted mostly to power-sipping amps that consumed hundreds of watts of electricity to generate the lovely sound of a chirping bird. Ferguson Hill is a UK-based company dedicated in making speakers run on low-power amps and still give you unmatched sound quality. The company’s latest system is the FH001, a huge transparent speaker that is green and luxurious at the same time.