Have you ever wondered what amount of radiation is emitted by devices such as scanners at airports? If yes, then now you have a simple way of measuring that radiation through your smartphone, all thanks to a tool called Radioactivity Counter. Radioactivity Counter is a new application for Android devices. The function of the app [...]
It is one thing wanting to grow beautiful plants in your backyard but completely another to rigorously maintain those plants over months and years. Koubachi aims to help you do that by reminding you when its time to water your plants, give fertilizer and even mist the leaves. It gives you an individual care plan [...]
The Google Green Zeitgeist is another project by Google that shows some of the top-trending environmental searches in the year 2011. Users can explore popular trends, create their own scrapbooks and share them with others. To make your own environment scrapbook, hover your mouse over the different questions that have already been placed in the [...]
We all need energy to survive. Right down to the most basic level, we need energy for our physical being, but we also need energy in order to run all of our electronics and drive our cars. With National Geographic’s Great Energy Challenge you can find out how big your carbon footprint is. You can [...]
WikiSensor is a handy application for the iPhone which allows users to take environmental quality measurements and measure level of radiation in the area. This app could be a lifesaver in places like Fukushima Daiichi where radioactivity poses a serious threat to human health. Using the application is really simple and straightforward. All you have [...]
Gardening may look like a simply activity but if you don’t know the in’s and out’s, you are bound to make mistakes and lose both time and money. SmartGardener helps you by letting you manage your garden online. You start with setting up your garden which includes providing layout information such as size and shape. [...]
In this day and age, people are becoming more and more aware of the implications of our lifestyle on the environment. If you love seafood, it is useful to know which types of fish and their recipes are the most environmentally friendly. GoodFishBadFish is an Australian website that provides useful information on the environmental sustainability [...]
If you are a nature enthusiast and want to know which types of trees you encounter every day, you will have a tough time doing so. Thankfully however there is a new tool available that will help you easily identify plants and trees. This tool is called LeafSnap. LeafSnap is a free to use service [...]
The recent earthquakes in Japan caused a lot of damage to the country’s nuclear power stations. With this event the world’s attention was refocused on nuclear power and its potential danger. If you are curious about nuclear reactors in the world and their locations, check out Reactor Finder by VOANews. Reactor Finder is a web [...]
The Internet has a wide variety of social networks on offer that focus on various interests. If your interest is gardening, then the best social network to join is MyGarden. MyGarden is a free to use website that offers numerous valuable tools to gardeners and gardening enthusiasts. The site combines gardening tasks along with interaction [...]