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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...
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Henning 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...
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Norway’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...
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MIT 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...
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11-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...
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Pollux’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...
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HydroBee 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
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Microsoft 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...
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NatureZap 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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