Chinese designer Daizi Zheng has created a conceptual mobile phone for Finnish brand Nokia that could be powered by sugary drinks.

Zheng proposes that the phone could run on a battery that uses enzymes to generate electricity from carbohydrates.

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French designer Philippe Starck, creator of chic hotels, high-tech lamps and modern-style furniture, has turned his attention to energy with the design of two sleek micro wind-power turbines aimed at domestic use.

Starck on Wednesday unveiled the “Revolutionair” turbines, made by Italy’s Pramac, which makes power generation equipment, after two years of work on the project.

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As one of five consortia, C. F. Møller Architects have designed a proposal for the pilot-project ‘Housing+’, for 60 zero-energy housing units on the Aalborg Waterfront. Only two of the proposals managed to abide to the strict demands set out for energy-efficiency – in C. F. Møller’s case achieved through a combination of architectural design and user-focused technical innovation.

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The Canadian province of Ontario will now issue special license plates to sustainable cars such as plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles. The new plate is part of the province’s plan to have one out of every 20 vehicles be electric by the year 2020.

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Liqui Design are a new design practice, based in the UK, who design and make innovative, statement furniture and lighting. As far as possible they make things that have a minimum impact on the environment and this is often reflected in their choice of materials such as paper and cardboard.

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Artist Sighn has made fifty sets of fluorescent-painted cutouts saying ‘IT’S OK‘ as part of his ‘limited’ edition of one million.

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