Posts Tagged ‘green’

Bug Zapper – Chemical-Free, Solar Powered

Monday, October 18th, 2010
The Solar Trap for Pest Control is Green

Image Source: Springwise

Pest control is a sensitive topic mainly because the toxicity of the chemicals that are typically used. However, this chemical-free solar powered solution can resolve the problem of pests and end the debate.

This green Solar Trap from South Korean company Eco Solatec “uses a BLB lamp to attract mosquitoes, moths, mayflies and other common pests, and then propel them by fan into an inescapable net.” (more…)

An Upcycled Origami Dress Made From A Thousand Newspaper Cranes

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

In a recent post we told you about ‘Flood’ a piece of art created using trash technology. Here’s an upcycled dress made from one thousand newspaper cranes by Yuliya Kyrpo. This stunning outfit is part of the Trash Fashion show now at London’s Science Museum. (more…)

Artist Uses Four Tonnes of Trash Technology

Monday, July 19th, 2010

GEARED UP: Computer gear becomes a Flood of art / image source: The Northern Echo

Artists using waste products to make a piece of art is not new but this ‘Flood’, created by artist Susan Stockwell using four tonnes of technology, is amazing.

The Northern Echo’s Steve Pratt had a conversation with the artist during which she asked the interviewer “When you first saw it, did it look like it was pouring down?” (more…)

Greenest Supercomputer in the World

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Grape-DR Supercomputer

The Grape-DR supercomputer system has 64 nodes, each of which consists of Intel's "Core i7-920" microprocessor, an accelerator board, Asustek Computer Inc's mother board, 18 Gbytes of DDR3 memory, x4 DDR InfiniBand, etc. /image source: Tech-On!

While electronic devices and especially computers are not so ‘Green’, a Japanese supercomputer called ‘Grape-DR’ has been ranked first in a ranking of ‘Green’ supercomputer’s performance per unit power consumption. (more…)