Could a homely succulent save the planet? Maybe. Oil squeezed from the
Jatropha curcas plant helped fuel a train from Delhi to Mumbai and a
90-minute Boeing jet ride in Houston last year. Some scientists grouse
that years of ...READ»
This emerging generation of designers wants to do more than create handsome and functional products. It’s out to protect the environment, improve health, reform education, and empower communities.READ»
When this grueling race began in 1903, the 20,000-franc prize ($4,000
in today's dollars) wasn't enough to entice entrants, and its
organizers had to also offer a five-franc daily allowance. Fast-forward
a century: The top prize is ...READ»
Humans may be good as a general rule, sure, but it's hard to deny the inhumanity of the many pedestrians that left the so-called "homeless hero" to die on the streets of NYC after he saved a woman from a mugging two weeks ago. In an ...READ»
Piezoelectric power technology--using pressure generated by people walking to produce electricity--has been used in small applications before. Rotterdam has a human-powered dance club, English supermarket Sainsbury's features ...READ»
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a jumble of plastic trash that spans hundreds of miles northwest of Hawaii, has gotten lots of attention ever since billionaire adventurer and environmentalist David de Rothschild announced his plans ...READ»
Rotterdam designer Richard Hutten produces a stamp-sized book for the Dutch postal service. UPDATE: Not to be outdone, the USPS releases Abstract Expressionism stamps!READ»
Billboards seem so last-century don't they, with their huge paper posters and badly-glued peeling corners? You've obviously not been keeping up with the times then: Digital interactivity is the new trend, and it's just the ...READ»
It's hard not to be excited about Augmented Reality since it's a dream sci-fi tech that's actually real and growing before our eyes--led in part by the AR Browser Layar, which has just been updated. Its new powers show the future of ...READ»
Wondering whether your favorite Irish lake is clean enough to swim in? How about whether the local beach has enough sand to make some serious sandcastles? IBM and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ireland can help. The two ...READ»
Leave it to the Dutch, denizens of a low-lying, flood-prone region, to concoct a scheme for floating cities that adapt to the rising sea levels caused by climate change. The floating city idea, proposed by Delft-based DeltaSync, ...READ»
Much ado has been made about smart grid energy management, but what about smart water management? IBM and the Netherlands city of Rotterdam are collaborating on a forecasting system for water and energy management. The ...READ»
