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Digital Trends CES 2023 Tech For Change Award Winners Feature

Digital Trends’ Tech For Change CES 2023 Awards

Of all the world-changing technologies and innovative ideas on display at CES 2023, these ones impressed us the most.
space-based solar

Space-based solar power plants could soon be a thing

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Apps that plant trees for you are booming. But are they actually helping?

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Samsung’s new Galaxy S22 phones built partly with recycled ocean plastic

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Where’s the green? CES 2020 was surprisingly low on environmental tech

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This is exactly how much soda you need to drink for a SodaStream to be worth it

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Forget fossil fuel, an aquarium in Alaska is using salt water to heat its whole building

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15 solar-powered homes designed for the Solar Decathlon

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Even Tim Cook wants a Nebia, the lavish, hyper-efficient Tesla of shower heads

Flow Hive

Flow Beehive sets new funding record on Indiegogo with over $10M in pledges

BioCarbon drones

Humanity’s latest weapon in the fight against deforestation? Autonomous seed-bombing drones

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Google and SolarCity want to install solar panels on your home

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At just under 8 bucks apiece, Philips’s latest bulbs raise the bar for LEDs

Thanks to their ultra-efficient LEDs and Engery Star certification, Philips' new SlimStyle bulbs are greener than ever -- yet they still only cost just under eight bucks
Dyson Ariel Downlight

James Dyson’s son built a super-efficient LED light that will last 40 years

With the same obsessive engineering that his father is known for, Jake Dyson has managed to more than triple the lifespan of the traditional LED light
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EcoBee’s new smart thermostat can tell exactly what room you’re in

With the help of some accompanying presence sensors, the EcoBee3 smart thermostat can tell not only when you're home, but also what room you happen to be in
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Is gas passé? EVs attract younger, richer buyers than hybrids, study says

A new study by Experian suggests that EV buyers are younger and wealthier than people buying EVs, discrediting the notion that the two groups are similar.
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Compost on your countertop with Food Cycler

By incorporating a heater, agitator, and filters into the design, FoodCycle allows you to compost indoors in a fraction of the time, and without the bad smell
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Awesome tech you can’t buy yet, for the week of November 17, 2013

Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
Guide to Greener Electronics

Which smartphones and tablets are the greenest?

We take a look at how to work out which smartphones and tablets are eco-friendly and which companies are environmentally conscious. Find greener electronics with this guide.
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Our favorite eco-friendly, green smartphone and tablet accessories

We take a look at some environmentally conscious accessories for your smartphones and tablets in honor of Earth Day. You'll find eco-friendly solar chargers, sustainable material cases, and more.
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Obama’s Energy Security Trust would use $2 billion in oil lease revenues to fund green car tech

President Obama wants to use revenue earned from leasing drilling rights on public lands to fund research into alternative fuels.

Gigabyte’s ultra-small desktop PC makes the Mac Mini look like a giant

Pulpop MP3 speaker looks like a Dyson fan meets toilet paper roll

Pedal-to-power work stations bring a little exercise to your day

ATTN stylish booze-loving men: These jeans are made from recycled beer bottles

Your bowel movements can save the planet

3D solar panels can produce 20 times more energy than flat panels

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Stop eating the walls: New insulation is both edible and fire resistant

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Lucky guys and gals at Google get first spin at new 2012 Ford Focus Electric

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PumPing Tap pulls the plug on unwanted “vampire” energy

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US military planning to go green with hybrid Humvees

Ford Focus Electric pictures – a plug-in EV that charges twice as fast as the Chevy Volt

Green electronics: HP top, RIM bottom, says Greenpeace

Hands on with Tembo Trunks natural amplifiers for you Apple earbuds