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Bike Glow. If You’re on The Go, Let Cars Know

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Bike Glow. If You’re on The Go, Let Cars Know

Photos: Bike Glow The other day we mentioned Fibre Flare , a long line LED bike light system. Here’s another light to consider, if you want to stand a better chance of being seen at night. The Bike Glow is a three metre (10 ft) long length of flexible tube that you wrap around your bike frame anyway you wish (tape and ties included). Connect the tube to a battery pack run by 2 AA’s — and presto — electroluminescent technology outlines the shape of your bike, making it that bit more visible in the gloom…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Nike’s Six Million Environmental Design Tool. Now Yours. For Free.

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Nike’s Six Million Environmental Design Tool. Now Yours. For Free.

Image: Nike A couple of weeks ago Nike unveiled a for-general-consumption version of their Environmental Apparel Design Tool. It is a replica of the calculator they use in-house when putting together their Considered Design collection, and is said to leverage “Nike’s collected data from more than a decade of evaluation of materials, and the examination of waste footprints in hundreds of apparel products across all sport categories.” “This tool is about making it simple for designers to make the most sustainable choices right at the start of the product creation process.” said Hannah Jones, Vice President of Nike Sustainable Bu… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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