News Archives - November 2014

Fontus: self-filling bicycle bottle makes one pint an hour

Fontus is a bicycle water bottle that takes moisture from the air to create safe drinking water. Industrial designer Kristof Retezár has aimed the self-filling bottle at long-distance cyclists. In the right climatic conditions, Fontus produces at least one pint of condensed drinking water every hour. More information at: http://issuu.com/retezar/docs/portfolio_issu UV water purifier Cyclists with a thirst for adventure and a route that takes them…

Solar-powered cycle lanes are go

SolaRoad is new surface for cycle paths that converts sunlight into electricity and the first stretch, near the Dutch town of Krommenie, opens next week. Solaroad The idea behind SolaRoad is simple: sunlight on the road surface is absorbed by solar cells and converted into electricity, which is used for street lighting. SolaRoad is laid as prefabricated slabs topped with crystalline silicon…