Monthly Archive for Oktober, 2011
The dream of going wireless with a laptop or iPad becomes pretty meaningless when reality hits and your left with a battery drained to nothing. But Voltaic‘s new solar backpack brings things back into balance, giving you the option to recharge your laptop and other gadgets even if the sun isn’t shining! Incorporating a battery with a sewn in 10 watt monocrystal sola... weiterlesen...
The beloved Dr. Seuss story gets the big screen treatment, and it looks like a disaster ...
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by Jaime GrossThis past weekend I attended Dwell's first annual Design Lab, which took over a raw penthouse space in the new Millenium Tower in San Francisco's SOMA district and spotlighted 13 local designers. (My colleague Diana Budds offers a good overview of the event here.) After a festive, Kim Crawford Wine-fueled Friday night reception, I spent Saturday afternoon wandering... weiterlesen...
Summer slipped by so quickly, and boy have we been feeling the chill across the country. Whether you’ve been battling heavy rain, strong winds, or are simply spending your days strolling your local park crunching leaves beneath your feet, this brisk weather definitely calls for a bit of a coverup. Just in time for the cold weather seasons, we’ve rounded up 14 eco-... weiterlesen...
One of the most mysterious towers ever conceived, the Tower For the Dead is actually a practical solution that adresses the needs of our growing and aging population. The proposal won honorable mention in the 2011 eVolo Skyscraper Competition for its vertical eco graveyard concept, which frees up valuable land in overcrowded Mexico City. However, the tower provides more than jus... weiterlesen...
Motivated by a desire to own their own home and be debt- and mortgage-free, one family's story of how they built their dream home for $15,000
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Read the rest of The Drents Museum’s Submerged Extension Adds a Lush Green Public Park Above Ground
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Read the rest of 500,000 Cigarettes Used to Create Xu Bing’s Amazing Tiger Skin Rug
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Perfect idea for spaces with poor air quality: a multi-functional hanging lamp that grows air-purifying plants.
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The Obama Administration just announced that they are ordering an independent, non-partisan review and analysis of the Energy Department’s entire loan portfolio. The administration’s large energy loans recently came under fire after Solyndra, a California-based solar manufacturer that received a $535 million loan guarantee from the Department of Energy, filed for ban... weiterlesen...
A design for a gadget that turns old chalk dust into new chalk sticks could be just what the teacher called for.
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Saudi Arabia leading the solar charge? It sounds unlikely, but Saudi Aramco and Showa Shell Sekiyu KK, in partnership with the Saudi Electricity Company, have just completed construction of a 500 kilowatt working solar power plant in the desert Kingdom. Rather than burn 28,000 barrels of diesel per year at the Farasan Island facility to produce electricity, the Saudi’s have ... weiterlesen...
Read the rest of UNICEF Upcycles Oil Drums into Solar-Powered Digital Kiosks for Uganda
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Warmer oceans mean seaweed is seeking cooler water, but that could push them right off the continental shelf.
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Read the rest of Amazing Bionic Research Pavilion Explores the Sand Dollar’s Skeleton Morphology
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The largest companies in the global shipping industry have announced a formal agreement detailing steps they will take to reduce emissions and life-cycle impact.
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