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Creepy Green Project Wants to Turn Dead Bodies into Compost

Guest Contributor — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 05:20:43 +0000

As we get older it’s only natural to think about death, our own death. I jokingly have told my son, “just put my body in the back field with the goats and let me rot. I want to be fertilizer”! Now one company is making a difference. Katrina Spade, Founder, and Executive Director, of the […]

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Roosegaarde’s Smog Free Tower Sucks Pollution Out of the Air

Guest Contributor — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 05:14:32 +0000

What do Beijing, Los Angeles, and New Delhi have in common? Devastating air pollution. Wouldn’t it be great if we had a gigantic vacuum and could suck the pollution out of the air? Artist/Inventor Daan Roosegaarde has invented such a device! Roosegaarde’s Smog Free Tower is similar in construction to a common air filter, except […]

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Bio Cooler: Coca-Cola’s Solution to Icy Drinks Without Electricity

Mila Luleva — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 18:05:50 +0000

The summer is coming, the temperatures are rising, and the desire for that refreshing cold drink is growing bigger and bigger. The company that knows this better than anyone is of course Coca-Cola. This year, they are on a quest to reduce the guilt of their consumers even more, and not only by promoting their low-calorie, […]

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Nature Inspires Engineers to Develop Energy-Efficient Windows

Leigh Hutchens — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 02:49:57 +0000

Nature may provide clues about how to reduce energy leaks from windows, according to engineering experts at the University of Toronto and Harvard University. University engineering professor Ben Hatton and his colleagues describe a new process to reduce heat loss during the winter and to keep buildings cool in the summer time in their article […]

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Grass Lamp Illuminates the Home and Grows Hydroponic Vegetation

Leigh Hutchens — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:29:34 +0000

Twenty-six year old visionary and industrial designer, Marko Vučković, won the 2009 Designanddesign award with his creation the Grass Lamp, a lamp that supports the hydroponic growth of plants while using no soil. Vučković’s Grass Lamp allows terrestrial plants to live in a mineral nutrient water solution or growing medium like coconut husks or mineral […]

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FLIZ: The Bike Without Any Pedals Whatsoever

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:27:24 +0000

Wait a minute… you thought there was no way someone could reinvent the bicycle, did you? Well, here’s the FLIZ… this guy didn’t reinvent the wheel, but what he did with that bike is something I never thought of. He basically hung himself to the frame and… see the video… great idea. It may or […]

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Spanish Housing Project Substantially Reduces Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Guest Contributor — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:53:12 +0000

A sustainable housing project developed by architects at ACTX in Salburúa, Spain, is a remarkable masterpiece of modern architecture. This eco-friendly project is said to have a substantial reduction in carbon dioxide emissions and was completed in 2011. It was designed to integrate 9 shops at the ground level while all the other upper floors […]

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Justin Capra: The Green-Hearted Creator of The Jetpack and Several Alternative Inventions

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 12:35:03 +0000

After presenting Vasile Karpen and his wonderful but yet not understood invention of the battery that's been running for 60 years, now it's time for another brilliant Romanian green-hearted genius: Justin Capra, the original inventor of the jet pack.

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