Added 2 October, 2013
Throughout England, masonry products manufacturer, Lignacite is supplying carbon negative bricks to new housing developments. The Carbon Buster brick is an amalgam of recycled materials and aggregates derived from waste by-products. The result is a strong masonry product that captures more carbon dioxide than it emits during the manufacturing...
Added 2 October, 2013
As economic confidence grows, in New York at least, 2013 marks the reverse in a trend with residents eating out more than the year before. According to the Zagat 2014 restaurant survey, people in the city ate in restaurants, or purchased ready-made meals 58 percent of the time, up from 49 percent just a year previous. Led by younger casual diners...
Added 2 October, 2013
We don't usually give financial advice on WikiTrend, but since the gluten-free trend shows no sign of abating, and in fact is getting even larger, we're taking a long, hard look at what's trending food-wise to fulfill this dietary anomaly. As we've mentioned before, celiac disease, which is stabilized by eating a gluten-free diet, is a condition...
Added 1 October, 2013
We recently heard from real estate agents that solar panels are the new "must-have" accessories for homebuyers in the US and Europe. The trend is marching on and going even more mainstream as solar panels are being sold relatively inexpensively in stores around the world, including the Home Depot and Lowe's in the United States. . The Swedish home...
Added 1 October, 2013
Amazon.com has put the new 2014 Nissan Versa up for sale on their website. Done in partnership with Nissan, the page features the car-maker's new 5-door for what they are saying will be a limited time promotion. The actual sale is actually made through the Nissan USA website and local dealerships, but three buyers will have their cars delivered to...
Added 1 October, 2013
Hydroflex Technology, a high-end surfboard manufacturer from Southern California. is developing a lightweight skateboard line launching on Kickstarter.com this Thursday. The boards are informed by surfing technology, built from foam, fiberglass and resin. A honeycomb structure allows the resin to distribute throughout the whole deck, making it...
Added 1 October, 2013
Luxury car manufacturers are perpetual leaders when it comes to debuting new automotive technologies. From keyless ignitions to LED headlamps, things that are now considered standard on lesser vehicles all got their start on the high end before trickling down. So what's next? The German brand Audi has dramatically improved the standard user's...
Added 1 October, 2013
A while back, at the height of the food truck craze, we wrote about trucks that tweeted their locations every day so that customers could find them. Now a mobile bike shop has taken this concept to the next level, by beaming their location by GPS to anyone with their mobile phone app. The GPS Tune-up Bike initiative was created by the US State of...
Added 1 October, 2013
Giada is not just a Chinese-owned luxury brand. It is also a high-end Italian fashion house, because all the designs are created in Italy. What's interesting about this brand is that it is aimed towards Chinese customers, as is this shop, even though it is located in Milan. Sound strange? As a generalization, Chinese love to flaunt brand names....
Added 30 September, 2013
Surfers are a naturally eco-minded lot. But, unless your stick is made of wood, it's creation (and eventual disposal) is probably a petrochemical and fiberglass environmental nightmare. A company in California is answering this disconnect with an innovative new board design using Myco Foam technology comprising of mushroom-based materials which...