Deveci Tech. The ENLIL Eco-smart Wind Turbine with Wi-Fi

The energy crises that faces us today and in the near future because of the depletion of exhaustible resources that are also destroying the ecosystem by generating carbon into our atmosphere , is a valid reason for great concern for the scientific world.

Finding a sustainable solution is something what the Deveci Techn. a company located in Turkey did by inventing ENLIL: a unique and eco-friendly energy generator.

In short ENLIL is a device; a windturbine with a smart vertical axis that draws wind energy from highways and transforms it into a usable powersource through creating electricity from the generated windforce. The turbine has built-in sensors and helps generate energy by using the winds created by passing vehicles as well as natural airstreams.

ENLIL provides a creative new way of thinking by placing the hybrud vertical axis wind turbine which has a solar panel on top, on highways, Metrobus lines, high rising buildings and onther transportation lines. It can contribute to becoming a real and practical solution to the crisis.

ENLIL wind turbines have a built-in IOT platform which measures the temperature, humidity, wind and CO2 levels of the environment where it is placed. These turbines are part of Smart technology and usable for the development and planning of Smart Citis and communities because they are multitasking pieces of technology that utilize existing infrastructure. By creating ENLIL, Deveci Tech. inspires to build smart cities of the future with a team of talented engineers and progressive environmentalists.

The recordings made by ENLIL can help predicte weather and it is also possible for the ENLIL device to provide relevant information in advance about seismic movement that may cause earthquakes, through it's earthquake monitoring station which is to a great advantage to earthquake sensitive areas.
Ecologically it is innovative in checking the carbon footprint by keeping close track of the CO2 levels in the atmosphere.

ENLIL is a smart device which can provide wireless internet. Users can access the information any time by downloading and installing the app on their mobile phone.

Lifehack Finders Nice to Know: a project likw ENLIL proofs that it is possible to think outside and come up with a clean, green and safe energy source. Enlil will soon launch its own mobile app to provide data about the readings recorded by the wind turbine.

No salt please: Carbon Nano Tubes waterpurification

Together with Northeastern University researchers Lawrence Livermore scientists, have discovered and developed a new solution for future water scarcity caused by the ever increasing demands for fresh water by the growing global population.

They are called Carbon Nano Tubes or CNT for short. CTN are hollow structures made of carbon atoms in a unique arrangement with pores that can exclude salt from seawater.

Excisting water purification technologies can greatly enhance from the development of membranes with specialized pores which try to copy Nature's own extremely efficient and water selective biological proteins.

"We found that carbon nanotubes with diameters smaller than a nanometer bear a key structural feature that enables enhanced transport. The narrow hydrophobic channel forces water to translocate in a single-file arrangement, a phenomenon similar to that found in the most efficient biological water transporters," said Ramya Tunuguntla, co-author of a manuscript covering this topic in depth.

The big breakthrough achieved by the team was to use smaller-diameter nanotubes than they did before and this delivered the desired results.

"These studies revealed the details of the water transport mechanism and showed that rational manipulation of these parameters can enhance pore efficiency," said Meni Wanunu, a physics professor at Northeastern University and co-author on the study.

"Carbon nanotubes are a unique platform for studying molecular transport and nanofluidics," said Alex Noy, LLNL principal investigator on the Carbon Nano Tubes project and a senior author on the paper.

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The nanotubes are more than 50,000 times thinner than a human hair. Their inner surface being super smooth is what makes for their exceptionally high water permeability, while the miniscule pore size blocks larger salt ions.

The manuscript referred to in this article appears in the Aug. 24 edition of Science.

Sunshine in your pocket meet the Window Socket

Up untill now there have been plenty solutions that act as a solar battery backup, but there have been none as a direct plug-in.

Up untill now..  because times are changing and here it is:

How it works?

This useful design by Kyuho Song & Boa Oh is called the Window Socket and is very simple to use: attach the plug to any window you like and the plug in does its job on its own.

Lifehack Finders Nice to Know: Easy to take with you and easy to use. This is a very handy must have item for backpackers and frequent  travellers.

Eco-Postcard, flowers inside a card

Looking for a original way to surprise someone you love? Not sure about sending a card or flowers to that special person? This idea is a perfect solution and it is called Eco-Postcard.

It is a beautiful 100% recycable card that comes with flower seeds within. It only takes some drops of water every day and as the plant starts to grow it can be taken out of the card without it or the card being damaged.

                     

The plant can then be transferred into another pot or vase. The card can be 100% personalized and customized making this a very special, thoughtful and personal way of communicating your feelings for someone while at the same time expressing your respect for life and nature. Sending someone your warm greetings or best wishes in this way makes it a unforgettable experience for the receiver of your Eco-Postcard.

This great innovative idea and green invention is of ABC Gadgets, Bologna, Italy, indeed a truly inspirational and naturally beautiful gift or gesture.

Lifehack Finders Nice to Know: There are different seasonal themes for cards like Valentine's day, Mothers day, Christmas cards and even Wedding invitations and congratulations.

Sweeping away the PET plastic bottles polution

A lot of countries nowadays are dealing with the pollution of piles of PET plastic bottles because not all of the produced PET bottles have container deposits. Many people just throw them away and they end up in the garbage. This excellent way of recycling the PET bottles can make a real and profitable difference. 

Lifehack finders Nice to Know: We love this idea and this video and think it would be great to have machines like this everywhere, where there is a pile or stack of these PET bottles. If you happen to be or know someone who is interested please share this video or leave a comment.

Brownfields redevelopment and fighting climate change

Ecologist have discovered that Brownfield sites (wasteland areas of stone and rubbish) could be of importance in the fight against climate change. Researchers found out that urban brownfield grounds have an significant amount of untapped potential to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, if the soil is managed properly.

Newcastle University's Dr. Goddard says: "The soil beneath our feet is a major reservoir for carbon. Our research shows that we mustn't neglect brownfield soils because they have huge potential for carbon capture via a process called 'carbonation'."

Carbonation is a process that combines calcium (which is abundant in brownfield soils that contain demolition waste such as concrete dust and lime) with atmospheric CO2 to form calcium carbonate (calcite). Organic carbon in large amounts which is locked away in peatlands have accumulated very slowly, where as inorganic carbon in calcite, can form very rapidly in the soils of brownfields, making them more useful in cutting down the level of atmospheric CO2.

The results of an earlier survey of 21 Brownfield sites across Tyneside and Teeside in UK were striking especially their discovery that one hectare of urban soil can sequester up to 85 tonnes of atmospheric carbon per year. "Scaling that up, appropriate management of less than 12,000 hectares of urban land to maximize calcite formation could remove 1 million tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere each year," explains Professor Manning of the SUCCESS project that performed this survey.

They SUCCES project team surveyed the areas' plant and animal life, as well as their potential for recreation, education and food production with promising results as they recorded more than 180 plant species on the 21 sites, according to Dr. Goddard a direct result of the inorganic carbonation.

Currently the team is engineering artificial soils to capture as much CO2 as possible, and through such experiments they are trying to find out which vegetation is best at channeling carbon from the atmosphere into the soil via the process of photosynthesis.

Their goal is to recommend designer plant communities to maximize carbonation as part of 'carbon capture gardens' urban green spaces that soak up CO2 as well as being places for recreational use and wildlife

Lifehack finders Nice to Know: If only 700,000 ha of the 1.7 million ha of urban land the UK has was managed proactively it could meet 10% of the UK's yearly CO2 reduction target. The UK's 23 million gardens occupy about 433,000 ha. If a carbon capture function was built in to just 1% of these gardens, a reduce of 300,000 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere per year would be possible, making this study and project a top ecological solution.

Solar multifunctional lantern by Mpowered, a flexible and beautiful light

Mpowered created a lightweight 100% solar LED lantern which has a see-through body making it a sight to see. The Luci runs for up to 12h on a 7h charge and is inflatable so it folds flat for easy packing, it is also submersible, floatable and drop-proof making it highly suitable for those with small children. It has a friendly and affordable price and is in long term a true money safer.

This beautiful light is also available in a colour changing variant.

Lifehack finders Nice to Know: this light saves you money but is also a great survival item since it provides light under water and does not break because of the flexible material, a great benefit of this light is the fact that you can take it anywhere so for smart backpackers or frequent outdoor travelers this is a must have!

Hydrophonics and urban skyfarming

Hydrophonics is the future of farming. Today any 13 year old can set up a system
that is not only friendly to the environment but can generate some nice and easy extra income as well, as food like fruit and vegetables are a necessity in life and growing it organically is still the hype in the farming industry.

There are many designs of structures that can support the hydrophonic method of gardening, including vertical towers called urban skyfarms.

These structures can double or triple the amount of the production because space is used more efficiently and there is no pollution because of the recycling process.

A simple system can be set up as well and can provide a small household with organically grown food as well as enough to share ot sell in neighbourhood as there is no competing for nutrients or pests and the supply is therefor usually very abundant.

This inspiring teenage girl tells how she got started with this new and clean way of farming and is currently making profit, owning her hydrophonic business.

Lifehack finders Nice To Know: we are planning on starting our own hydrophonics bussiness as well, and will provide you shortly with links and info regarding the aquirement of the materials necessary and more.