The research at PARC is part of an eco-friendly technology trend that draws on the materials and know-how that built computer microprocessors and other high-tech staples.
One of the biggest trends is eco-friendly, or at least eco-stylish, interiors and exteriors.
Following the national trend of eco-friendly options to getting around cities, Detroit streets are more bike-friendly than ever as the market for riding and acquiring bikes grows.
Now, though, it is becoming a lot more popular, as eco-friendly practices begin to influence market trends.
Gerald Celente, editor of the newsletter Trends, said that "eco-friendly is going to be a huge business, particularly when outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease and mad cow disease hit us".
Gradual substitution of anticorrosive coating formulations revealing hazardous effects on the environment by eco-friendly ones is nowadays an ongoing trend in the coating industry.
The trend for rural eco-friendly retreats in Morocco, started when British ex-pat Mike McHugo set up his now famous mountain retreat Kasbah du Toubkal in 1995, has gathered pace, and several more eco-style escapes have sprung up in recent years.
There are policy efforts to reverse these trends and encourage more "eco-friendly" techniques, organic products and touristically-appealing pastoral farming.
There is a general global trend in favour of eco-friendly plant based products for medicines, dyes and cosmetics.
5. Rustic, buffet, eco-friendly, purple, gold, and even winter weddings are trends for all season Use faux-fur of course!
