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How to Plan an Eco-Friendly Vacation

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 09:59:52 +0000

For those that are environmentally conscious, there are many frustrations with the travel industry. Due to transportation emissions and lack of opportunities to practice environmentally friendly practices, it can be difficult to travel in a socially responsible way. Thankfully, there are many ways that the travel industry has shifted to provide eco-friendly options for travelers. […]

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How Remote Offices Can Help Companies Go Green

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 08 Aug 2020 17:52:08 +0000

Turning your home into your workplace doesn’t just mean going easy with your dressing and flexible timings. But it has some REAL impacts on our eco-system and numerous benefits for the businesses. Working from the remote offices can help the environment by cutting commutes, reducing traffic load on roads, and reduced waste. Going green is […]

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Energy Saving Tips to Save on Electricity Bills and Make Your Home Eco-Friendly

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 10:26:30 +0000

The world, as we all know it, is already suffering from the adverse effects of climate change. Unless we make drastic changes to corporate and government goals, there’s pretty much nothing we can do to mitigate it. However, you can take part in the green initiative by reducing your home’s carbon footprint and reducing your […]

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World’s First Plant-Based Running Shoes- by Reebok

Mila Luleva — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 09:07:51 +0000

Reebok introduces running shoes made entirely of plant-based materials. Running is one of those sports that are so easy to practice. All you need is a pair of great shoes, light reflecting outfit (safety first!) and off you go. No memberships, no special equipment- just the track, your shoes and you! The statistics clearly support […]

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UK Student Designs Bioplastic out of Fish Scales and Skin

Mila Luleva — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 12:39:31 +0000

UK student invents new-generation bioplastics. Can this be the solution to one of the world’s biggest pollution problems? It is this time of the year again, when James Dyson, well known British Inventor, awards his annual prize to the most talented student designer. With so many young brains currently mesmerizing the world with their inventions, […]

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Scientists Gene Edit Plants to Be Better at Capturing Carbon

Matias Prieto — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 19:33:28 +0000

It’s not enough for humans to pump less carbon into the atmosphere. To address climate change, many experts say we’re going to need to find a way to remove some of the emissions already polluting our air. While some scientists are focusing on mechanical solutions to carbon capture, researchers at the Salk Institute’s Harnessing Plants […]

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Ancient Irrigation Systems Could Help Peru on Water Security

Matias Prieto — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 15:29:22 +0000

Between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountains, Peru’s coastal region relies on surface water from the Andes for drinking water, industry and animal and crop farming. This region, which includes the 12 million residents of Lima is often overwhelmed with rain in the wet season. However, by the time the dry season comes, water […]

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Hungary to Build $1 Billion Green-Powered Town From Scratch

Matias Prieto — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 11:42:08 +0000

Hungary is planning to create a green-powered town with jobs and housing for thousands on a barren strip of Danube flood plain. German property investment company FAKT invested $1.1 billion in the 1.27 square mile horticultural and infrastructure project that could create 5,000 permanent jobs. The carbon-neutral town will draw mainly on solar and […]

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12 Ways to Improve Your Car’s Fuel Efficiency

Matias Prieto — Fri, 31 May 2019 07:18:20 +0000

Summer vacations, even day-to-day commutes and other travels, can become costly pretty quick. Between hotel expenses, food, gasoline, entertainment expenditures and souvenirs, taking out a significant loan to cover your planned adventures may not be out of the question. Fortunately, simple actions can be taken to reduce these costs. One of those actions involves improving your fuel […]

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How to Beat the Agony of a Dying Phone Battery

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 14 May 2019 10:10:58 +0000

Phones and tablets are our main computers these days. We rely on them. Manufacturers limit the device’s performance once battery capacity has dropped below a certain threshold. And most of the time, people don’t realize that. Batteries are usually overlooked when we buy a new phone or tablet. They’re seen as the “fuel tank” that […]

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20 free and cheap ways to improve energy efficiency at home

Matias Prieto — Mon, 13 May 2019 16:18:31 +0000

A simple attitude towards improving your home energy efficiency is to start with simple and cheap actions. Believe it or not, simple solutions might generate a big impact on your water or energy bill. So with the money saved, you can go on working on more ambitious projects. First, gather all your gas and electric […]

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New Solar Panels Produce Electricity Under Snow

Matias Prieto — Mon, 06 May 2019 12:51:02 +0000

Harvesting solar energy can be a tough job for panels if they are buried under blankets of snow. That is why a team from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) has developed a new device that can produce electricity from snow itself. The device is a snow-based triboelectric nanogenerator or “Snow TENG”. As the […]

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Architects Dream Rebuilding Notre Dame as an Ecological Greenhouse

Matias Prieto — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 06:58:18 +0000

A group of French architects presented a green project for the cathedral restoration. They plan to add plants, trees and even an apiary on the main spire. Studio NAB proposed to rebuild Notre Dame’s roof as a big public greenhouse. Their proposal intends to seize the intended restructuring as an opportunity to create a place […]

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Zero Mass Water’s Solar Panels Pull Clean Drinking Water Out of Thin Air

Matias Prieto — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 17:31:35 +0000

Around the world, approximately 2.1 billion people do not have immediate access to clean drinking water. A startup called Zero Mass Water aims to make clean water easily accessible to more people around the world. In 2015, it launched its first product, Source — a solar panel array that harvests and filters water from vapour in the air. The […]

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Floating Bins Cleaning Up Marinas Worldwide

Effie P — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 19:36:16 +0000

“If we have rubbish bins on land, then why not in the water?” It was this simple question that led surfers Pete Ceglinski and Andrew Turton to leave their day jobs and design Seabin– a floating rubbish bin which can extract half a tonne of debris from the sea, including microplastics. The device moves up […]

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Recycle Old Jeans to Make a Cool Laptop Bag

Matias Prieto — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 06:43:19 +0000

Sometimes you have to move your laptop and don’t have a comfortable and safe way of carrying it. This quick and simple guide will show you how you can make a bag for your computer using recycled old jeans. You will just need old jeans, scissors and thread and needle. That will be all! Let’s […]

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How to Make a Cooking Knife from Recycled Aluminum Foil

Matias Prieto — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 12:31:58 +0000

Believe it or not, with aluminium foil you can create a very sharp knife. You will need a few tools and some patience, but the final outcome is worth it. Albeit interesting, this is not a very green project if you don’t use recycled aluminum. However, the maker in this video probably didn’t think of […]

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How to Build the Greenhouse of the Future

Matias Prieto — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:36:02 +0000

Living in a sustainable way is one of our generation’s biggest challenges. Nowadays, most people living in major cities have to spend a lot of money on food with high levels of pesticides on their daily diets. Moreover, most of the electric systems are still powered by non-renewable energy sources. To generate an alternative to […]

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This Net is Made from Recycled Plastic Bottles

Matias Prieto — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 10:42:35 +0000

You can do a nice and colourfull net using just plastic bottles! This is just one of the many ways you can reuse plastic bottles. This simple guide will teach you how to do it What you will need 3 bottles of plastic of a different colour 5 packing ring 1 cutter blade without the […]

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Bacteria that feed on pollutants to produce electricity

Effie P — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 19:52:14 +0000

Scientists of the Washington State University fished multiple communities of extremophile bacteria from the alkaline hot springs of the Heart Lake Geyser Basin area, in Yellowstone National Park. The bacteria, that thrive in environments with temperatures between 40-90 degrees Celsius, feed on pollutants and dump the electrons produced during the metabolic processes on metal surfaces-essentially, […]

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An App to Help Citizen-Based Environmental Monitoring

Effie P — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 19:51:15 +0000

It’s becoming more and more normal to live half your life in your phone, checking in and rating places. Ironically, this is an app that encourages you to “look, hear and breathe”: be present, and evaluate the quality of the environment around you. Don’t just rate what you buy, but also the quality of the […]

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How to Keep Food Cool Without Electricity

Matias Prieto — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 20:43:53 +0000

Evaporative cooling was used as early as the Old Kingdom of Egypt, around 2500 B.C. As you can imagine, a clay pot cooler does not use electricity. It uses a porous clay pot (filled with wet sand) containing another smaller inner pot (which can be treated to prevent penetration by the liquid) within which the […]

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3D-Printed Mushroom Brained Robot Detects Harmful Gases

Matias Prieto — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 15:54:54 +0000

Life Guardian is a cyborg that integrates a 3D printed mechanical part and a living part: a mushroom. The biological part determines and modifies the robot behavior, so it is considered as its brain. It was created by two Argentinean electronic artists for the festival of Land Art Mongolia 2018. Their purpose was to […]

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Scientists Turn Atmospheric CO2 into Coal Flakes

Effie P — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 15:36:26 +0000

The need to transition to clean energy production free from fossil fuels, is becoming more and more pressing as climate change is impacting our chances of survival on the planet. At the same time research efforts are also invested in removing from the atmosphere the tonnes of CO2 that we have already released. Current practices, […]

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How to Build a DIY Evaporative Air Cooler in a Bucket

Matias Prieto — Sun, 10 Mar 2019 19:12:40 +0000

Have you ever notice how it’s often cooler near a lake on a hot summer day? Especially if there’s a slight breeze? It’s not just the breeze, you are feeling the air cooler because of the water evaporating. When evaporation occurs, water absorbs all the heat from the surroundings and take it with it. Cool […]

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Building This DIY Solar Air Heater Can Save You $1000 per Winter

Matias Prieto — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 17:37:24 +0000

The solar air heating collector is a quick and simple way to get started on alternative energy. Although is a quite simple array, it can make you save a lot of money on energy bills. Just basic thermodynamics, not moving parts, cheap and effective. How does it work? Thermosiphon Diagram – Hot/Cold Air Flow The […]

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Urban farming: growing vegetables on the rooftop of a car park

Effie P — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 21:45:47 +0000

Singapore is a small country in South-East Asia–practically a city state, where the urban centre dominates most of the island. Land is a scarce resource and agriculture is limited, contributing less than 1% of the country’s GDP. Understandably, the country has turned to technology to support its local production. A new 1800m2 rooftop farm has […]

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How to Encourage Others to Recycle (Nicely)

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 13:12:07 +0000

I can’t think of any good reasons not to recycle. It’s relatively easy, affordable, saves your city money, and it can make a huge difference in the world around us—plus, hey, it just feels good! So why not extend that pleasure to your family, friends, neighbors, and community? If you can make a huge difference […]

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How to Build Your Own Plastic Recycling Plant

Matias Prieto — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 06:29:21 +0000

In 2013 Dave Hakkens, a young guy from the Netherlands started this small movement called “Precious Plastic”. His idea is to boost plastic recycling around the world by making it accessible to everyone. Changing the idea that plastic recycling is only for big companies or people that counts on large amounts of money. His project […]

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Japanese Pub Made from Recycled Materials in a Zero-Waste Town

Mila Luleva — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 15:10:25 +0000

This incredible pub in Japan is a symbol of sustainability. Built in the outskirts of a zero-waste town, the pub’s interior and exterior are made of reclaimed and recycled materials. If I have to pick the most sustainable and environment-oriented country I have visited, Japan will definitely be right up there in my top three. […]

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Mobile app tracking down toxic additives in food and cosmetics

Effie P — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 07:09:03 +0000

No matter how meticulously you may be reading product labels at the supermarket, can you be sure that you are updated on complicated code names of chemicals and on the potential health effects of each of the listed ingredients? Ingredio is a mobile app designed to help customers make informed choices. It uses a verified […]

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Greener cement for buildings and coastal structures

Effie P — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 16:57:39 +0000

Concrete is the most commonly used building material in the world, and can be found in almost any structure: from buildings to bridges to waterfronts. It is made from a mix of cement, coarse and fine aggregates like gravel and sand, and water. However, it has considerable environmental impacts through all its life-cycle. Its manufacture […]

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Novel coating to keep buildings cool without air-conditioning

Effie P — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 18:05:44 +0000

Air-conditioning can account for more than 40% of the domestic energy consumption, and contributes to greenhouse emissions by making use of chemical refrigerants such as chlorofluorocarbons and halogenated chlorofluorocarbons. Global temperatures, however, keep rising, and the situation becomes more unbearable in the presence of humidity. At 80% relative humidity, temperatures of 32C can be perceived […]

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Novel bio-inspired materials to substitute plastics

Effie P — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 15:30:49 +0000

Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) developed a novel approach to manufacture biodegradable substitutes for plastic. The team make use of the two most prevalent organic compounds on the planet: cellulose and chitin. They combine the two by mimicking the wall of the fungus-like oomycetes, that is, by introducing small amounts […]

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Top 5 Green Gadgets and Initiatives at the Consumer Electronics Show 2019

Mila Luleva — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 14:15:19 +0000

The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is yet again very special for all green technology supporters. The show managed to gather the best of the best in the business of development of green gadgets. Of course, it would not be CES if the organizers did not put together the CES Green guide. […]

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Converted Hydrogen trains to breeze through UK railroads

Effie P — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 09:26:48 +0000

Alstom and Eversholt Rail announced their plans to convert existing Class 321 trains to a Hydrogen Multiple Unit (HMU) codenamed “Breeze”. According to the press release, the new train should be operational as early as 2022. This development follows Alstom’s announcement of the first hydrogen fuel cell train (Coradia iLint) entering service in Germany last […]

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Monks apply space technology to make beer-brewing more sustainable

Effie P — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 11:30:07 +0000

The monks of La Trappe Abbey brewery in the Netherlands decided to renovate their factory and achieve more sustainable use of water in the beer-brewing process. In their quest for optimal measures, they turned to the suite of techniques developed by the European Space Agency (ESA). Their project secured funding from the European Union’s Horizon […]

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Sugarcane-Based LEGO Christmas Trees

Effie P — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 19:52:14 +0000

36,000 LEGO bricks are molded every minute. That’s a lot of plastic. But earlier this year, LEGO announced they start producing blocks made of plant-based plastic instead of oil-based acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. In their efforts towards more sustainable production, they created LEGO elements made of polyethylene, a soft, durable and flexible plastic sourced from sugarcane. […]

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Coca Cola Signs Deal to Use Captured CO2

Mila Luleva — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 14:36:10 +0000

Coca Cola will be using carbon dioxide captured from the atmosphere in their fizzy mineral water. Carbon capture has been a quite hot topic in the last couple of years. Numerous companies have been trying to make use of the unwanted atmospheric gas in various industries. Products range from mattresses, to jewelry, and even carbon […]

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How Big Data Helps Mitigate Climate Change

Effie P — Sat, 08 Dec 2018 20:20:07 +0000

In the past decade, the increasing availability of data and computational resources led to the merger of traditional statistics, computer science and visualization under the broad umbrella of data science. New algorithms are emerging, new intelligent systems, and with them, new applications. Past the hype of digital marketing, data scientists today apply their tools to […]

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Elowan is The First Ever Cyborg Houseplant

Mila Luleva — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 20:10:42 +0000

MIT researchers always manage to push boundaries. This time they created a cyborg plant hybrid, which augments the natural processes of the plant to power a robotic system. There is considerable amount of controversy when it comes to robots. The debate is certainly ongoing, and covers all sorts of possible scenarios: from robots stealing our jobs, […]

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Singapore Students Invent Chewable, Recyclable Straw

Effie P — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 07:09:39 +0000

Three Singaporean industrial design students designed the first chewable, reusable straw. It can be reassembled and stored in a pocket-size case, which you can use to spin dry your straw and carry it around. CHEW Inc founders Tommy Cheong, Kevin Yeo and Lim Jing Jie noticed that many people unconsciously chew on their straw- and […]

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How to Build a Mini Hydroelectric Generator from Washing Machine Parts

Matias Prieto — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 14:38:43 +0000

In this video we will see how an old washing machine is converted into a little hydroelectric generator for powering an off the grid house. Essentially, what he does is attaching a Pelton wheel to the shaft, diverting some of the water through a pipe and the difference in height between the water intake and […]

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How to Build The Fog Catcher and Get Water from the Clouds

Matias Prieto — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 20:43:42 +0000

In Lima Peru lives Abel Cruz, better known as “The Fog Catcher”. In this city built over a desert this simple technology is helping to highly improve people’s lives getting water from the fog banks. Getting clean water shouldn’t be a problem when our own specie is already planning how to colonize Mars. However, it […]

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Swiss Startup Climeworks Opens Facility in Italy, Turns CO2 into Natural Gas

Ally Munda — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 06:05:21 +0000

Swiss startup Climeworks is championing new technology that helps in the fight against climate change. While many sectors are focusing on reducing future emissions by developing more effective fuels and technology, Climeworks is in the business of reducing the amount of carbon dioxide already released by human activity, even so far as creating ‘negative emissions’ […]

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Canadian Government Invests $58.6 million in Clean Technologies

Ally Munda — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 20:04:53 +0000

Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Singh Bains announced on Wednesday, October 3, that the Canadian government will give $58.6 million in support to 14 companies through Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). The move is expected to incubate green technology in the country, as well as provide new job opportunities for citizens. […]

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Next-Generation Smart Devices Will Use Owner as Energy Source

Matthew Fiala — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 19:25:17 +0000

The next-generation mobile and portable electronic devices will use their owners as an energy resource using Triboelectric Nanogenerators (TENGs). Along with human movements, TENGs can capture energy from common energy sources such as wind, wave, and machine vibration. TENGs contain many advantages over other energy harvesting technologies including simple construction, low cost, high power output, […]

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Aluminum Oxide Filter Made With Gallium to Make Toxic Water Safe and Drinkable

Matthew Fiala — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 19:22:39 +0000

Nano filters made of aluminum oxide could be cheaply produced using virtually no energy from a fix amount of liquid metal gallium. Researchers discovered when aluminum is added to the core of liquid gallium at room temperatures, nano-sheets of aluminum oxide are quickly produced at the surface of the gallium. The aluminium oxide nano-sheets are […]

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How to Convert a Full-Suspension Bike to Electric

Arsenij Percov — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 14:20:09 +0000

For sure, you know what e-bikes are, and you probably own one or have plans to buy one in the near future. Imagine driving through the city, or even go off-road, on something that can be both a scooter and a bicycle, depending on what you want, but that is not the cheapest thing to […]

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New Plasma Switch for More Efficient Long-Distance Power Transmission

Arsenij Percov — Sat, 18 Aug 2018 20:10:11 +0000

The General Electric (GE) company is developing an advanced plasma switch that will make a conversion of high-voltage DC to high-voltage AC more efficiently, enabling reduced-cost transmission of long-distance power. Additionally, substations along the power route will reduce the voltage of AC current to low-voltage before it reaches consumers’ devices. We use low-voltage alternating current […]

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Superconductivity Could Be Reinvented

Arsenij Percov — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 10:28:13 +0000

Rice University scientists conducted a study on superconductivity. Physicists Pengcheng Dai and Andriy Nevidimoskyy, with some of their colleagues, used simulations and neutron scattering experiments that show that the atomic structure of materials to reveal tiny distortions of the crystal lattice in a so-called iron pnictide compound of sodium, iron, nickel, and arsenic.

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Unbelievably Light Electric Bicycle That You Can Put In Your Backpack

Arsenij Percov — Sat, 04 Aug 2018 06:28:50 +0000

The Smartcircle S1 is a foldable electric bicycle that is small enough to fit into a backpack. The bike weighs 15.4 lbs and can be folded in five simple steps. The bike is perfect for taking on public transportation for a long distance travel. If the distance is long to walk but too close to […]

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How to Build a DIY Bicycle Powered Generator

Arsenij Percov — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 20:04:28 +0000

The Instructable user henrycaleb wrote a guide on how to create bicycle powered generator using a bike, an alternator, a car battery, a belt, and a wooden frame to connect all of the components together. Step 1: Gather Materials Tools: Drill Drill bits of many sizes Lug nuts Ratchet and socket set Large amount of […]

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DIY Wind Turbine From a Cardboard Roll

Arsenij Percov — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 14:24:39 +0000

Instructables user ahmedebeed555 found a way to build a DIY wind turbine from a cardboard roll. He explained how he did it in his post on the website. Ahmed successfully made a rotating simple wind turbine out of recycled materials. Step 1: Materials and Tools Materials: Motor – Wind turbine motor/generator. He used a 120 […]

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Greenpeace Is Impressed How Apple Greenifies Itself

Arsenij Percov — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 11:16:45 +0000

Greenpeace, the international environmental advocacy group, has been keeping track of the tech companies’ progress on sustainability for more than a decade. That resulted in an increase of some companies’ efforts and interest in providing a greener future. The first annual “Guide to Greener Electronics” (the name of the report) by Greenpeace was released back […]

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Kelvin’s Water Dropper – How to Build a Water-Powered Spark Generator

Arsenij Percov — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 20:13:34 +0000

The instructables’ user KentG13 showed how we can make a Kelvin’s Water Dropper (also called Kelvin’s Thunderstorm) at home in a “Macgyver” style. The device uses falling water to generate voltage differences by electrostatic induction occurring between interconnected, oppositely charged systems. It can put out several thousand volts of electricity, but because of low amperage, […]

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Solar Panel That You Can Make at Home For $30

Arsenij Percov — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 20:02:36 +0000

Solar panel and solar power are among the hottest topics in social media right now. However, the majority of people think that they are very expensive. Instructables’ user BrotherJames8765 doesn’t think so, he built a solar panel for less than $30. It doesn’t include all the downstream gizmos of the panel’s output such as regulators, […]

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This Energy-Saving Device Could Cut Your Bill by 70%

Arsenij Percov — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 19:54:11 +0000

If you have to pay a lot for electricity, it is bad for both you and the environment. In most of the cases, you do not have to use that much energy, but you just forget about something turned on, or do not think about it at all. So, how can you save some money […]

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Revolutionary Way to Mainstream Zero-Emission, All-Electric Buildings

Arsenij Percov — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 19:06:42 +0000

Since late 1970s, California has been a leader in building energy efficiency. However, state officials believe that much more can be done to make building eco-friendly and all-electric. California Energy Commission (CEC), the agency responsible for updating the state’s Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards, hosted a workshop on the topic of pushing towards zero-emission […]

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Hugely-Efficient LEDs Now Use Quantum Dots

Arsenij Percov — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 20:27:31 +0000

Global warming and pollution are already impacting our lives. There are millions of deaths every year that are caused by them. For that reason, researchers from all over the world are looking for ways to make everything around us more energy efficient and use renewable resources. By implementing these strategies, we can reduce energy usage […]

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Elon Musk Commits to Solve the Flint Water Crisis

Arsenij Percov — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 19:35:17 +0000

It was 2014 when the Flint water crisis started. It was caused by changing the source of drinking water from Lake Huron and the Detroit River to the much cheaper Flint River. After that, because of insufficient water treatment, lead leached from the pipes into the drinking water, exposing 100,000 residents. It caused 12 deaths […]

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How to Build a DIY Savonius Wind Turbine

Arsenij Percov — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 04:23:06 +0000

Here’s a design of a Savonius vertical axis wind turbine developed by a group of people and posted on Instructables under the username lisa-torstenson. Their goal was to create a wind turbine that would be stable and resilient. Almost all of their materials were recycled or reused. Step 1: Gather Materials Since the goal was to […]

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Natural Gas Harnessing Could Help Harvest Clean Atmospheric Water

Guest Contributor — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 20:39:54 +0000

Scientists from the University of Texas, Austin, may have figured out a way to kill two environmental birds with one stone. Using waste products in the form natural gas from fracking to collect water stored in the atmosphere could help to reduce environmental pollution and provide clean water as sources become scarcer. So, where can […]

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How to Build a DIY Aeroelastic Flutter Energy Harvester

Arsenij Percov — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 19:37:53 +0000

Aeroelastic flutter is the back and forth motion of an object caused by the air flow. An example is the shaking of a plane’s wings during turbulence. This phenomenon has been used by Instructables user DylanD581 to produce electricity and is even more effective than a wind turbine in low winds. Wind turbines only work […]

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World’s First Rechargeable Proton Battery Invented at RMIT in Australia

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Thu, 24 May 2018 19:18:47 +0000

Why Develop a Proton Battery? Enormous Potential With more improvements and modifications, the rechargeable proton battery developed at RMIT University has the potential to store much larger amount of energy than the currently available and widely used lithium-ion batteries. If scaled up, the technology can be applicable for medium-scale storage on electricity grids and for […]

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PNNL’s New EV Battery: 7x Longer Lifespan, 2 to 3 Times Longer Range

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 19:26:06 +0000

The transport sector remains a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and electric vehicles can eliminate this generation of pollutants. Still, there are factors that remain challenges to electric mobility. The miles an electric vehicle can drive before it runs out of charge is almost half of the miles a petroleum/diesel-fueled vehicle can drive before […]

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Quasi-one-dimensional Metallic Conductivity for Faster, Advanced Electronics

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Sun, 04 Mar 2018 11:56:53 +0000

Since its discovery in 2004, researchers have been exploring 2D electron gas due to its unique electric properties and how it could be of use in superconductors, actuators, memory devices, etc. Its uniqueness lies in its ability to exhibit conductivity or electron mobility in two dimensions, but tightly confined in the third dimension. This restriction […]

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These RoboBees from Japan Can Legitimately Pollinate the Earth

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Sat, 03 Mar 2018 22:05:21 +0000

With natural bees being reported as dying at an unprecedented rate, researchers have come up with the idea of developing “RoboBees” or bee-like drones that can perform artificial pollination. A team of Japanese researchers from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has recently designed these artificial pollinators using horsehair, drones, and […]

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Single Molecule Piezoelectricity Opens New Opportunities for Nanodevices

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 07:12:06 +0000

Piezoelectricity – the principle behind a quartz watch, voice recognition software, microphones, etc. – is the conversion of mechanical energy into electricity and vice versa. Discovered by Jacques and Pierre Curie in 1880, the piezoelectric effect was first observed when they applied pressure to a quartz crystal, which generated electric charges. This effect was called […]

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7 Reasons Why New Cell-Inspired Membrane Revolutionizes Water Treatment and Metal Recovery

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 07:54:48 +0000

Gecko’s feet for adhesion, lotus leaf for hydrophobicity, moth’s eyes for reduction of reflectivity in solar cells, and electric eels for power generation – these are just a few examples of how we can study nature and apply them in improving current technologies. This technique is called biomimicry. Researchers in Australia, led by Benny Freeman, […]

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This Is How Your Own Body Can Generate Electricity

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 20:19:20 +0000

When our personal smart devices run out of batteries and we forgot to bring chargers, and worse, we are stuck in a place where no power sources, how we could wish our own body movements could charge them up. In a few years’ time, small electronic devices might actually be charged up by electricity generated […]

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4 Reasons This New Material Could Make Up Biodegradable Cars

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 17:29:42 +0000

Even though the bodyworks of cars can be recycled, the process would require a huge amount of energy to make use of these metals again. To make vehicles more recyclable and greener than ever, the idea of biodegradable cars started. Materials of choice were a plastic composite of flax and beet, and a combination of […]

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Why Cryptocurrencies’ Energy Consumption Will Drop Dramatically

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 19:09:27 +0000

The massive energy consumption of bitcoin has been a hot issue as it is estimated to require more electricity than 159 countries. As a potential global currency, bitcoin could also potentially threaten our environment because of this energy requirement. However, this massive energy consumption of cryptocurrencies is expected to go down drastically. Why? Bitcoin Before […]

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3 Reasons to Reuse Old Clay Roof Tiles

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 05:38:45 +0000

Terracotta tiles are the oldest type of material used in building houses even before the time of Christ. These ceramic tiles can last a lifetime if made of high quality and make a good insulator of heat. Thus, it is not surprising to prevent wasting these tiles and instead, make the most out of them […]

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Stretchable fabrics power integrated sensors and wearables

Jose Aguilar — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 22:00:29 +0000

Last decade saw an evolution of fabrics to suit the body temperature`s rise under exercising. The effect is to help regulate temperature and disseminate sweating thus providing extra comfort. Enhanced durable fabrics to power electronic wearables Just recently researchers at the University of Binghampton, NY. looked into enhancing the basic features of stretchable fabrics to generate electricity, and […]

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Bitcoin: Too Expensive and Hugely Energy-Consuming?

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 19:05:54 +0000

Created in 2009 by an unknown person, the virtual money generated and traded electronically called bitcoin introduced to investors and businessmen a method that allows transactions which exclude banks and government. This meant that money transfers can be done very quickly without paying bank fees and taxes. Not only that, but bitcoin owners are also […]

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3D Printing Could Be Key to Sustainable Manufacturing

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 17:57:30 +0000

An inkjet printer creates a two-dimensional or planar figure using digital information of the desired output. Similarly, 3D printing creates a three-dimensional object, an actual physical material, based on a digital model. This ability to produce products and components by forming successive layers of material under computer control, enabling the creation of objects with almost any […]

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China Moves Closer To Being Free From Gas Powered Autos

Nicholas Say — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 07:55:28 +0000

There is little doubt that China gets “it”. In a world where urbanization has become synonymous with air pollution and using imported resources for energy, daily life becomes a question of political dependency. If cities like Shanghai or Beijing are ever going to have clean air, Electric Vehicles (EV’s) are going to be a big […]

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Tourism and Its Impact on the Environment

Nicholas Say — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 13:01:48 +0000

Most people look forward to a vacation, and who could blame them? But what many people forget is that the hospitality industry runs 24/7. With a resource base that isn’t getting any bigger, we need to become more aware of our vacation habits, and how we can harmonize them with the world we live in. […]

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Sustainable Building and Material Designs You Can Use in Your Backyard

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:46:28 +0000

While there is, understandably, always a lot of focus on sustainable building design and materials for homes, interior décor, and offices, people who are interested in leading a more eco-friendly lifestyle also long to find ways to keep their backyard additions greener. Read on for some of the coolest sustainable designs you can consider today. […]

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DIY Low-tech Air Conditioning System From Terracotta Tubes and Water

Guest Contributor — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 18:38:02 +0000

A New Delhi architect has created a low-tech air conditioner using a material that has been around for millennia. Monish Siripurapu, the founder of Ant Studio has developed a system that uses terracotta tubes and water in order to cool the ambient air. The system was initially created for a factory, however, it may be […]

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Japan Tests Wood Pulp for Stronger, Lighter Vehicles

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 09:05:12 +0000

“Simplify, then add lightness. Adding power makes you faster on the straights. Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere,” said Colin Chapman, the founder of Lotus Cars, explaining the light-weighting trend in cars. It is especially important in designing electric cars because the lighter the weight of the chassis leads lower battery weight, and the battery is […]

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New Water Evaporation Engine Could Be the Best Renewable Energy Device, Study Says

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 17:55:05 +0000

Evaporation engine, a theoretical machine that aims to convert evaporation energy into electricity, takes advantage of the infinite expanse of evaporating water from sun-heated lakes and dams. “Evaporation has the potential to be greater than wind power and closer to solar power,” said Ozgur Sahin, a researcher from the University of Columbia. The prototypes of […]

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How to Save Energy in the Kitchen

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 13:42:20 +0000

If you are on a tight budget, looking for more ways to cut costs or you just want to reduce more on your electric bills, and you think you have done all to save energy in your household, then you might want to consider these tips from Zero-Waste Chef. Fortunately, there’s still room for saving […]

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Energy-saving Microfilter for Fracking Water Removes Over 90% Impurities

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 05:12:38 +0000

An average of more than five million gallons of water are used in a hydraulically fractured well, and only a small portion, around 10 to 15 percent of this water is recoverable during the backflow process. “This makes it very important to be able to re-use this water,” Rice University chemist Andrew Barron said. Researchers […]

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NYC Plans to Increase Its Buildings’ Energy Efficiency

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Sat, 16 Sep 2017 23:09:17 +0000

Despite US President Donald Trumps’s refutation of the Paris Climate Agreement and doubts on climate change, Mayor Bill de Blasio drives New York City to lead the fight against this global crisis. “We’re not waiting on President Trump and his cabinet of deniers to address this crisis. It is a sad statement that the actions […]

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This is Nest’s New, Cheaper Smart Thermostat

Guest Contributor — Sat, 16 Sep 2017 07:41:55 +0000

Home automation is becoming more and more popular as companies are rolling out cheaper technology, and the new thermostat from Nest is a perfect example of this reality. While there are several devices which can be classified as home automation systems, not all are considered to be as useful as smart thermostats. They may not […]

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Chinese Scientists Generate Electricity from Blood Flow

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 16:40:18 +0000

The conversion of kinetic energy to electricity has been appreciated and applied in huge hydroelectric power plants, water dams, and wind mills. Chinese researchers from Fudan University have recently shown that the same concept can be applied to electric power generation in bloodstreams for medical devices applications, which has been tested successfully with frog nerves. […]

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New Process Allows Faster, Cheaper, and Greener Conversion of Organic Wastes into Renewables

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 16:17:08 +0000

Agricultural products and woods have been used as renewable sources of biofuel and various chemicals, which are essential for producing biodegradable plastics, medicine, and other petroleum-based products. To avoid competition with the food supply, and thus preventing food shortage, conversion technologies are applied only to plant-based wastes, also lignocellulosic biomass, which include wood chips, corn […]

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Flow Loop: a Water-Recirculating Shower That Recovers Heat

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 18:36:54 +0000

Taking hot or cold showers consume a lot of water and energy even for just a few minutes compared to ordinary baths. Thus came the invention of recirculating showers that allow lesser water and energy consumption, but with an expensive price. A new, cheaper, and improved energy- and water-saving shower was designed by Flow Loop, […]

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Twisted Carbon Nanotubes Yarn: A Promising Source of Renewable Energy

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Sun, 03 Sep 2017 20:17:37 +0000

A special yarn made from carbon nanotubes has been developed to generate electricity when twisted or stretched, converting mechanical energy into electricity. This new technology could power wearable or small medical devices without the use of batteries. The twisted yarn has a sufficient number of twists in it such that when stretched out, the effective […]

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Giant Collection Fans Offer New Solution For Carbon Capture

Nicholas Say — Sat, 26 Aug 2017 20:51:31 +0000

There isn’t much to debate anymore when it comes to the harmful nature of carbon emissions. Even China has made huge changes to its energy sector, and they are moving to a much lower amount of greenhouse gas production. While meeting the emissions goals laid out in The Paris Accords is a great start, there […]

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Three Low Tech Upcycling Projects That Can Make a Big Difference!

Nicholas Say — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 13:33:48 +0000

Today it is all about tech. We all love the next breakthrough, the next Tesla, the smart grid that will save us all from our own stupidity, and all such wonderful things made possible by ever advancing human ingenuity. But here is the thing; low tech can make as much of a difference as high […]

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How to Make a DIY Biomass Digester and Save Lots of Money!

Nicholas Say — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 13:54:50 +0000

I threw out a tomato yesterday, and I felt horrible about it! Not that I had much choice, the poor tomato had gone past the point of no return, and the house I am living in doesn’t make compost. While most people associate composting with gardening, it can also create heating gas for your home. […]

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Quilo – An Innovative and Energy Efficient Evaporative Cooler Hits Market

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 08:55:01 +0000

Evaporative air coolers are a very good energy efficient alternative to classic, freon air conditioners. In fact, our own bodies are cooled by transpiration through the same evaporative cooling effect. A New Jersey startup named Quilo is launching these days the device that they say will revolutionize cooling energy efficiency. How Quilo Works Quilo is […]

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Tesla Solar Roof Goes on Sale

Mila Luleva — Thu, 18 May 2017 12:53:17 +0000

Wave good-bye to regular solar panels, as Tesla’s revolutionary Solar Roof goes on sale. The solar energy industry has been blooming over the last couple of years. Not only that technology improved drastically, but it also became much more affordable (and therefore desirable) to everyone. Home solar power, in particular, went trough an incredible transformation. […]

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How to Practically Save Water (and Money!) at Home

Guest Contributor — Tue, 09 May 2017 19:48:28 +0000

As countries around the world face water shortages and restrictions, many people have had to change they way they look at and approach using water in their homes and lives. Living in South Africa, it happened to us with water shedding too. Here are some of the tips we used to dramatically decrease our water […]

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3 Toy Electric Vehicles to Build With Your Kid

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 06:45:07 +0000

Electric vehicles are something that fascinate more and more people each day. But until an engineer gets to work at Tesla, he has to have that spark planted in him/her. The video below builds, with an amazing ingenuity, three toy electric vehicles from stuff everyone has around the house. Even more: they’re built from scrap […]

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Oslo Opens New EV Parking Lot

Ece Polat — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 11:48:01 +0000

In Norway’s capital Oslo, a new “Charging Enabled Parking Structure” has opened with support from the municipality, charging system provider, and the property owner. In a city where the EV market is massive, there was a high demand for the EV charging stations. Thus, this new collaboration produced the “Charging Enabled Parking Structure”. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktNKWLwjQJM] The […]

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Circular Runways Could Change Airports for the Better

Nicholas Say — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:07:53 +0000

Henk Hesselink is a man who has a very interesting idea about the future of airport design. In a recent study paid for by the European Commission, he developed a plan to create airports that revolve around a circular runway. While not a wholly original concept, this is the first time the idea of a […]

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