Cake investigates replacing plastic components with paper

Swedish e-mobility company Cake is looking cut back or cut out the plastic used in the manufacture of its electric motorcycles, and has partnered with PaperShell to evaluate the use of its natural fiber composite instead.Continue ReadingCategory: Motor… Continue reading Cake investigates replacing plastic components with paper

Modern modular hotel comes delivered on the back of a truck

Helsinki-based architectural firm Studio Puisto has recently completed a modular eco-hotel concept, designed to capture the attention of budding hoteliers. Dubbed Uni Villas, named after the Finnish word for “dream,” the pilot project is made up of thr… Continue reading Modern modular hotel comes delivered on the back of a truck

Modern modular hotel comes delivered on the back of a truck

Helsinki-based architectural firm Studio Puisto has recently completed a modular eco-hotel concept, designed to capture the attention of budding hoteliers. Dubbed Uni Villas, named after the Finnish word for “dream,” the pilot project is made up of thr… Continue reading Modern modular hotel comes delivered on the back of a truck

Flax/cork-composite truck camper overlands to a greener destination

If you enjoy exploring remote, pristine parts of the world, it follows that you probably want to protect those spaces — and camping around in a foam-filled box hauled by a big truck with low double-digit fuel economy isn’t necessarily the best way of d… Continue reading Flax/cork-composite truck camper overlands to a greener destination

Flax/cork-composite truck camper overlands to a greener destination

If you enjoy exploring remote, pristine parts of the world, it follows that you probably want to protect those spaces — and camping around in a foam-filled box hauled by a big truck with low double-digit fuel economy isn’t necessarily the best way of d… Continue reading Flax/cork-composite truck camper overlands to a greener destination

Inspiring architecture projects built on sustainable design

April 22nd is Earth Day, an annual event that promotes environmental awareness throughout the world. To mark the occasion we’ve chosen five inspiring architecture projects that we feel are excellent examples of sustainable design.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Inspiring architecture projects built on sustainable design

Plastic camshaft module claimed to be lighter, greener than aluminum

If there’s one way of getting automobiles to use less gas, it’s by lowering their weight – and the engine is a particularly heavy part of the car. With that in mind, European researchers have now created a plastic camshaft module, which they claim offe… Continue reading Plastic camshaft module claimed to be lighter, greener than aluminum

Fish scales may find use in sustainable electronic skin

Skin-worn flexible electronics show great promise, in applications ranging from health monitoring to gesture control. The devices could soon also be more eco-friendly, as scientists have recently developed a method of making them from fish scales.Conti… Continue reading Fish scales may find use in sustainable electronic skin