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Plasma Studio designs Datong Twin Towers with sustainability in mind

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Eco Factor: Sustainable twin towers look into minimizing energy consumption.

Designed by Plasma Studio, the Datong Twin Towers is a mix-use complex that flaunts its extraordinary design and sustainability. Planned to be erected on a 70,000sqm...

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SWCNT buckypaper device to convert light into electricity

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Many studies have already shown that single-walled carbon nanotubes are capable of absorbing light and converting it into heat. But, it seems like researchers at Tsinghua University in Beijing aren’t really satisfied with it. So, they have taken...

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Custombike concept, a two-wheel hybrid muscle car for the road

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Eco Factor: Stylish bike concept powered by thermal and electric engine.

Stylish, powerful, aesthetically appealing and huge are the words that come to my mind when I think of this muscle hunk. Dubbed the “Custombike concept,” this dazzling...

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The return of Mystery Volcano Photo! (#20) [Eruptions]

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It has been a quiet week, volcanically-speaking that is. Maybe they're all watching the World Cup, but there hasn't been a lot of new and exciting news to report this week. So, I thought this might be a good time to bring back Mystery Volcano Photo! Now, for those of you just joining us, I post a volcano photo and you have to identify it. The first person to get it right scores a point. We haven't done an MVP in a while (mostly because you all are too good at it), so to refresh our memories, the current standings:

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Changzhi Lee's artistic brochure shows polar bears melting like ice!

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As the Earth is heating up with each passing day, the polar bears are losing their habitat. Designer Changzhi Lee came up with a brochure named “Fall 2009: Ice-Age” for Ice Age Publication to reveal the plight of the Antarctic animal. The little...

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Solar Vox: Solar charger for your USB-supported handheld devices

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Imagine a life without your cellphones, iPods, PSP’s and DS’s, etc. It’s a horrifying nightmare, isn’t it? But, all these devices that have become an integral part of your life often run out of juice and demand recharging. One can easily...

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Thursday Throwdown: Stromboli's tiny bubbles, Hawaiian lava flow update and recovering from Eyjafjallajökull [Eruptions]

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Lots of little pieces of news I've run across ... time to play a little catch up.


Stromboli: A volcano after Don Ho's heart.

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Biosphere Sustainability Center to demonstrate use of renewable energy

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Eco Factor: Sustainable mixed-use development powered by renewable energy.

Paul Raff Studio has unveiled the designs of the Biosphere Sustainable Center, a mixed-use development to be constructed in Gananoque, Canada. The center will reuse an...

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Something Told the Wild Geese: Feeling Winter in Summer [Casaubon's Book]

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Something told the wild geese

It was time to go,

Though the fields lay golden

Something whispered, "snow."

Leaves were green and stirring,

Berries, luster-glossed,

But beneath warm feathers

Something cautioned, "frost."

All the sagging orchards

Steamed with amber spice,

But each wild breast stiffened

At remembered ice.

Something told the wild geese

It was time to fly,

Summer sun was on their wings,

Winter in their cry. - Rachel Field

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Vietnamese university students create SC4 solar car

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While we still rummage around for alternative energy generators for powering electric vehicles, a team of three students – Ta Ngoc Thien Binh, Huynh Kim Trang and Pham Nguyen Son – from a Vietnamese university has come up with a vehicle that runs.

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Magic Mountains: Sustainable urban development disguised as serene hills

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Eco Factor: Mountain-like business district incorporates wastewater treatment and renewable energy generation system.

Those deprived of the pleasure of living in the serene and beautiful hills could get the same feeling in the “Magic...

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Cessna collaborates with Bye Energy to develop electric Skyhawk

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Eco Factor: Zero-emission proof-of-concept aircraft to be powered by electric engine.

With over 43,000 Skyhawk single-engine airplanes already delivered by Cessna, the company is looking for several improvements in the aircraft, specifically in...

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Researchers suggest to make biodiesel from butter

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If we go by what we learned about algal biofuel production yesterday, we seriously need to dwell on an alternative for this. Michael Haas and his colleagues conducted a study and they have concluded that butter could be a feedstock for biodiesel...

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