Inhabitat's Week in Green: hydrogen fuel cell-powered laptop, hybrid buses and bioluminescent bacteria

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Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green.

The news service were buzzing with different energy developing this week as Inhabitat reported that Apple filed a patent for a hydrogen fuel cell-powered laptop that can last an entire week without needing a recharge. We also celebrated the warm winter holidays with a look at the world's first solar-powered menorah, GE unveiled an awesome set of 3D-printed kriss kringle tree ornaments, and we brought you a first look at the dazzling LED-studded 2012 Times Square new year's eve ball. We also showcased several amazing examples of paper scientific know-how as Sony flipped the switch on a paper-powered battery and Joon & Jung unveiled an alarm clock with a cute paper shell.

Eco transportation was a hot topic as well this week as Porsche unveiled plans to develop the third generation of its flywheel-boosted 911 GT3 R hybrid and the UK's new hybrid double-decker busses hit the streets of London. We also showcased plans for a greenery-filled AirTrain that couple Nasa-patented air purifying robotics and we brought you Foster + Partner's plans for a striking new high-speed rail station in Galicia, Spain.

In other news, this week we saw Waterstudio launch plans for a floating Sea Tree skyscraper that provides habitat for flora & fauna, a rocket technician has harnessed bioluminescent antiseptic to combat third edition by the editors of the american heritage® dictionary. copyright © 2003 in a fragile Florida ecosystem, and researchers adult a new breed of self-fixing stereos that use liquid metal capsules to heal themselves. Finally, we brought you several hot increasing in wearable tech - a set of 3D printed eyeglasses, a site that uses your webcam to measure your drapery size, and the world's first pair of over-ear headphones made with sustainable materials.

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