green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green.
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This week we saw new horizons dawn for green transportation as NASA's
Nanosail-D became the first solar sail spacecraft to orbit the earth
and President Obama issued a call for one million electric vehicles in
his State of the Union Address. We also test drove the recently
released electric Mini Cooper and took a look at several
transportation breakthroughs that could clean up car emissions -
researchers have developed an air pollution-fighting road treatment
and Cella Energy claims to have created an emission free gas that
costs $1.50 per gallon.
In other news, this week Qatar showcased designs for 9 sustainable
stadiums for the 2022 World Cup and BIG unveiled plans for a plant-
wrapped waste to power plant that doubles as a ski slope. Super cities
are on the rise in Asia as China announced plans to construct a mega-
city the size of Switzerland and SOM unveiled a masterplan for a
cutting-edge green tech city for Hanoi. On the other hand, Dubai's
architecture of excess is fading fast as a report revealed that the
emirate's world-shaped archipelago of islands is sinking into the sea.
We also showcased the latest in portable tech as we brought you a
brilliant Fire Department iPhone app that stands to save lives, and we
rounded up our five favorite phone-charging green gadgets. And if
you're looking for a case to carry it all in, check out these chic
quilted iPad bags - just the thing to keep your kit cozy and protected
during this month's blizzards.
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