PLUMEN

The Plumen 001 is the world’s first designer energy saving light bulb.

The Plumen 001 is a Hulger product and was designed by Hulger & Samuel Wilkinson.

AWARDS

The Plumen 001 was awarded the Brit Insurance Design of the Year in 2011, one of the world’s highest profile international design awards. It was also awarded the prestigious Black Pencil at the D&AD awards in the same year.

It has also been recognised by renowned design collections around the world including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Finnish Design Museum and the Cooper Hewitt collection, based in New York.

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Awesome Electric Motorcycle with interesting lithium-salt battery

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Solar Roadways Awarded DOT Contract to Pave Roads with Solar Cells

This technology would

• "produce 3x more power than we've ever used as a nation - almost enough to power the entire world."
• provide safer nighttime driving
• alert drivers of detours, road construction, sense and warn of wildlife on road.
  
• heat roads to prevent snow/ice from building up
• further, in the future, fully electric vehicles could recharge along the roadway and in parking lots, making electric cars practical for long trip posted by Lara Pageler
  

New Colour Added to the Spectrum?

Dye is now being used to create a more effective solar cell.
Posted by Lara Pageler