http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:43:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/gamified-energy-consumptio.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:21:07 +0000 New software makes reducing and monitoring consumption fun and easy. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/google-invest-94-million-in-solar-energy-headlines.html Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:37:22 +0000 The search giant has contributed to four separate photovoltaic projects to help power plants contribute solar energy to the grid.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/solar-powered-battery-charger-tweets-your-energy-savings.html Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:10:47 +0000 The Changers Solar Starter measures how much energy it has stored and created and shares that information with your followers to help motivate people to be environmentally conscious.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/drivers-hook-up-electric-vehicles-to-power-grid-to-earn-money.html Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:40:57 +0000 Green technology company NRG Energy and the University of Delawarehave created a system to take charge from EVs to even out the power grid.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/get-your-caffeine-kick-from-curface-furniture.html Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:05:13 +0000 Çurface tables and chairs smell like coffee because they are made from a material that is 30% coffee grounds.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/01/clay-infused-hydrogels-bring-plastic-alternatives-closer-to-mainstream-use.html Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:34:54 +0000 Scientists at the University of Tokyo may have uncovered a way to make use of hydrogels as a suitable replacement for plastic.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/01/sponge-like-glass-cleans-polluted-water.html Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:31:56 +0000 Researchers at The College of Wooster in Ohio have developed a new kind of sponge-like glass that can be used to clean polluted water. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/nike-best-buy-sharing-green-product-innovation.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:13:24 +0000 GreenXchange is a collaboration between Nike, Best Buy and the Creative Commons to create an open innovation platform that promotes the creation and adoption of processes and technologies in the areas of green design and sustainability. GreenXchange wants to engage individuals from across a variety of disciplines, from manufacturers and distributors to academics and stakeholders, in an effort to develop practices and strategies that are relevant not only to the business world, but could potentially have implications for institutions and communities as well. Beyond the environmental aspect, this project is important because it shows a willingness on the part ofRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/electrolyzed-water-miracle-cleaning-fluid-made-from-water-salt.html Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:25:55 +0000 Electrolyzed water is a basic mixture of tap water and salt which is transformed by an electric current into a kind of miracle liquid. This special water can be used as a cleaner that’s surprisingly effective and completely non-toxic. Depending on the process, two different cleaners can be made out of the water salt mixture. One is an alkaline liquid that cleans and degreases, and the other is a potent disinfectant which is claimed to be  10 times more effective than bleach in killing bacteria. The only real downside to this amazing water is that it doesn’t have a veryRead more...]]>