Top 10 Latest Invention

01. World's First Solar-Powered Bus from Sanyo

The popular Japanese company Sanyo, which specializes in the production of batteries for electric vehicles, recently presented the world's first public bus with built-in solar cells.
The bus was named Solarve (Solar Vehicle) and it was built to mark the 100th anniversary of Ryobi, a transportation and logistics company based in Japan.
Solarve represents a city bus that has solar cell mounted on the roof. The cells generate electricity that is used for the interior LED lights.
According to Sanyo, the solar panels installed on top of the diesel-electric hybrid bus generate a total of 798 watts. It is worth mentioning that 420W are produced via crystalline silicon cells, while the rest is generated through amorphous silicon cells.
There are also storage batteries onboard. These batteries can power the bus for up to 9 hours when there's no sunlight. The solar-powered bus is expected to be launched on September 1. It will drive on the streets of Okayama City in Southern Japan.

02.Samsung Officially Confirms Its New Galaxy Tab

The South Korean tech company Samsung has officially confirmed its new Samsung Galaxy Tab.
It is worth mentioning that the powerful device has the potential of pushing the iPad aside with its numerous features.
Samsung Galaxy Tab is an Android-powered tablet that allows the user to watch HD video, read e-books, get in touch with friends via video chatting and test the device's augmented reality feature.
The website dedicated to Samsung Galaxy Tab has a teaser video that confirms the new tablet.

03.Students at Ohio State Create All-Electric Supercar

Created by students at Ohio State University, the Buckeye Bullet 2 managed to break the land speed record for electric vehicles.
It is worth mentioning that the lithium ion-powered car was able to register an average speed of 291 miles per hour.
Students made the test run of their supercar in the Utah Salt Flats.

04.Morgan Motor Company Adds Two Green Cars to Its Line of Sports Vehicles

Motor Morgan Company is a British sport car maker that announced about its plans to add two new environmentally-friendly cars to its line of sports vehicles.
The company made its announcement after it officially presented Eva GT at Pebble Beach 2010.
Morgan mentioned that it looks forward to launch the two green vehicles into the market in about two years.

05.Leonardo DiCaprio Support Environment Wearing Swiss Wristwatches

Fans of Leonardo DiCaprio are well-aware that he is not only a talented actor but also an environmental activist who offers his support and makes multi-million dollar-donations to efficient environmental organizations, with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Green Cross International on the top of the list.

In 2009, DiCaprio joined efforts with the highly-respected Swiss watchmaking brand TAG Heuer and fell in love with its watches. Since then, the brand and the actor have been successfully involved in a number of environmental projects.

The actor wore the TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 16 Day-Date watch in the brand's advertizing campaign. In the movie Inception, Leonardo wears another TAG Heuer timepiece - the Carrera Automatic.

In 2010, the actor participated in the creation of a new TAG Heuer watch and the Aquaracer 500M Leonardo DiCaprio Limited Edition was born. All the steps made together by the brand and the actor have been aimed at raising funds to support environmental organizations.

06.Machine that Turns Plastic Back Into Oil

An inventor from a Japanese company called Blest, managed to create a machine able to transform plastic back into oil, thus proving hope that it is possible to reduce plastic waste that not only pollutes the ground but also forms huge islands in the oceans.
Akinori Ito has invented a machine that can be of different sizes, and which can be used at home and industrial plants.
Ito's latest invention can turn a kilogram of plastic waste into a liter of oil. Though such process uses 1 kilowatt of electricity, the machine does not emit carbon dioxide.
It is worth mentioning that instead of using flames, the machine makes use of a temperature controlling electric heater. It can process almost anything, including polyethylene, polystyrene and polypropylene. However, it is unable to process PET bottles, reports Akihabara News.
The oil obtained during the process can be then used to create gasoline, Diesel and Kerosene.

07.Simply City - Electrical Vehicle that Boasts Low Operating Costs

Simply City is not just an ordinary electrical vehicle, it was developed using recycled or recyclable materials.
Some of the materials used include hemp fiber and wood, which considerably reduce the weight of the vehicle.
Before creating the Simply City, engineers had the goal of making a vehicle that could not only reduce carbon emissions, but also have low operating costs.

08.Kia POP is the New Compact EV from the South-Korean Car-Maker

The South Korean car manufacturer Kia has recently unveiled the design of its new, all-electric, compact vehicle dubbed Kia POP.
The company looks forward to present the prototype of the car at the upcoming 2010 Paris Motor Show.
It is worth mentioning that Kia POP is a commuter car that can carry two passengers.
One of the most impressive features of the vehicle is its design, mainly the symmetrical oval side windows that will surely catch the eye of the passers-by.

09. New Car Biofuel Made from Whisky By-Products

Researchers from the Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland managed to create a biofuel for vehicles using the by-products of the distillation process of whisky.
According to the researchers the biofuel could be used to power conventional vehicles without any particular adaptations. It is worth mentioning that the biofuel was created during a research project that lasted 2 years.
The two by-products, "pot ale", which is a liquid found in the copper stills, and "draff" (the spent grains) are used as the basis for creating butanol. The latter can be used as fuel, reports Physorg.
The lead researcher Martin Tangney says: "The new biofuel is made from biological material which has been already generated". He also mentioned that the biofuel will most like be used in combination with 10 percent petrol or diesel. "Five or 10 percent means less oil which would make a big, big difference," said Tangney.
The new biofuel has already been appreciated by a number of specialists, one of them being Richard Dixon, the Scotland director of environmental campaign group WWF. He said: "Whisky-powered cars could help Scotland avoid having to use those forest-trashing biofuels."

10.Fully-Integrated Solar-Powered Streetlights Developed by Enertia Engineering

Researchers from Enertia Engineering managed to create the world's first completely autonomous streetlights that harness renewable solar energy to light up city streets at night.
It is worth mentioning that the fully-integrated streetlights make use of the latest LEDs, controls and solar power systems in order to work autonomously.
Dubbed the EnerSolar, a streetlight can work autonomously for three nights in a row, even when the solar panels did not managed to recharge the onboard batteries during the day.
The installation does not require external battery box or solar panel. This is because the light-head includes all that is needed. In addition, due to the fact that the EnerSolar is not connected to an electrical grid, it can be installed much safer than conventional street lights, informs EcoFriend
It would be interesting to note that the new solar-powered streetlights can easily be attached to virtually any standard lighting pole to provide instant lighting.