Environmental pollution is a big problem. Here are three new inventions that can make the earth a better place.
Light up Oranges An Italian company (公司) has made a 3D-printed table lamp (台灯). At 23 cm tall, the lamp is made out of orange peels from two or three oranges. The company chose 3D printing because it allows them to avoid wasting materials. Also, it smells just like an orange! The company is selling the lamp for 72 pounds (about 640 yuan). |
Travel with Solar Some college students from the Netherlands, made the world's first solar-powered (太阳能的) motorhome. It can run for 730 kilometers a day. The students drove it for a month-long trip. They hope to send the message that we could make future transport greener. |
Stop Mask Waste Iceland-based designers made a jacket out of 1,500 masks (口罩)! They wanted to solve one of the biggest COVID-19 pandemic's pollution problems. The inventors found thrown masks on the street. Then they disinfected (消毒) them carefully and made them into fling for the jacket. They named the jacket Coat-19. |