Scientists turn eggshells into eco-friendly data-storage devices
Walk on eggshells? Not these scientists. A team from Guizhou Institute of Technology is working on a way to turn ground-up bits of the breakfast byproduct into a data-storage device that could pave...
View ArticleHenning Larsen Architects unveils zero energy-targeted civic center for Toronto
Henning Larsen Architects has won a competition for Toronto’s new 500,000-square-foot Etobicoke Civic Centre. Designed in collaboration with Adamson Associates Architects and PMA Landscape Architects...
View ArticleNorway’s Fleinvaer cabins offer the ultimate in off-grid living on a remote...
These isolated cabins built on a remote island in Norway take off-grid living to new heights. Located on the country’s Arctic archipelago and only reachable by ferry, the Fleinvaer Cabins offer the...
View ArticleMIT researchers pioneer affordable way to turn waste heat into power
Steel and glass manufacturing generates large amounts of waste heat that’s not easy to capture – devices that do the job are either prohibitively expensive or don’t work in the requisite high...
View Article11-year-old boy invents device to save children from dying in hot cars
Children dying in overheated cars is one of those preventable tragedies that just shouldn’t happen, and an 11-year-old boy in Texas decided to do something about it. Bishop Curry heard about a...
View ArticlePollux’NZ City Project Deploys an Open-Source Environmental Monitoring Network
An open-source environmental monitoring network is now being tested in France by CKAB , a French consulting firm and innovation lab focusing on the Internet of Things . According to Hack a Day , the...
View ArticleHydroBee charges your gadgets with hydropower
Just float the device in a river or stream and soon enough you’ll have enough juice to charge a smartphone, GPS or other device. Originally posted here:Â HydroBee charges your gadgets with hydropower
View ArticleMicrosoft Bra Sends A Text If You’re Stressed and Eating Too Much
Normally we’re thrilled to see a new concept for wearable technology, but the newest offering from Microsoft has us scratching our heads in disbelief. The software giant recently unveiled a...
View ArticleNatureZap uses light, instead of pesticides, to rid your garden of weeds
As concern mounts over the amount of pesticides we use, one company is pursuing a promising alternative to harmful herbicides . Global Neighbor has developed NatureZap , a device said to kill weeds...
View ArticleWhy repair is the first step to tackling smartphone e-waste
As smartphone sales have skyrocketed, so has the device’s contribution to waste streams and carbon emissions. Read the original here: Why repair is the first step to tackling smartphone e-waste
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