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Australia's solar energy capacity could almost double in one year
Australia is in the midst of a solar power boom. According to The Guardian, industry analysts said the country’s solar energy capacity could nearly …
Crossrail will generate electricity using the wind created by trains
Charlotte Slingsby and her startup Moya Power are researching piezo-electric textiles that gain energy from movement. It seems logical that Slingsby …
Svart Powerhouse Hotel
Floating at the foot of the Svartisen Glacier, the Svart Powerhouse Hotel is the first of its kind above the arctic circle. The hotel's main goal is …
New desalination membrane produces both drinking water and lithium
Seawater is a complex cocktail of useful minerals, but it's hard to separate out the specific ones we need. Now, a team of scientists from Australia …
Hanergy's thin solar panels break multiple world records for efficiency
China-based Hanergy just launched the highest efficiency single-junction solar panel ever created. Hanergy’s US-based subsidiary Alta Devices …
Seoul's Answer to a Pollution Crisis: Free Public Transit
It’s a costly move that has only produced meager results in other cities. Could it bring real change to South Korea’s smog-choked capital?<p>When it comes to air pollution, China gets most of the attention as one of Asia’s worst offenders (and rightly so). But South Korea has a massive pollution …
Powering the Smart Factory with the Internet of Things
To secure a smart future, manufacturers are leveraging the Internet of Things to reshape product development and production. Selecting the right infrastructure is crucial for success.<p>The first half of the digital revolution was about using machines to connect people—allowing them to share ideas, …
Internet of ThingsThe Dawn of Solar Windows
Future skyscrapers will harvest energy from the sun with photovoltaic windows Illustration: Eddie Guy Illustration: Eddie Guy <b>The view from the office</b> …
Clean EnergyThe home battery that stores renewable energy
<b>(CNN) —</b> Throughout the German countryside, the evidence of an energy revolution is becoming part of the scenery. Wind turbines dot the hillsides and solar panels can be seen on the roofs of even the most rural farmhouses.<p>Though renewable energy is on the rise, a significant challenge has always …
Clean Energy26 eco-friendly alternatives for things you use every day
As I'm writing this, it isn't possible for millions of humans to live on Mars. The closest we've gotten so far is watching Matt Damon try to grow …
SustainabilityMaster Plan
• <b>Located in the center of Ecuador’s pacific coastline, 45 miles south of the equator</b><p><b>1,620 residences in golf course resort community with over 80% of</b> …
CoastlinesThis Stunning Brazilian Residence Takes Cues From Mies van der Rohe
Calling to mind the iconic Barcelona Pavilion, this glass-encased home demonstrates the power of simple geometric forms.<p>Inspired by midcentury master Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion, the Limantos Residence in São Paulo is constructed predominantly of concrete, steel, and glass, with …
ArchitectureUn lugar inigualable para vivir
Contactos<p>Oficina Central de Ventas:<br>Av. Amazonas y Moreno Bellido, esquina<br>255 4317 / 254 5047 / 223 9313<p>Sala de Ventas:<br>Av. Naciones Unidas y …
Aumenta cifra de muertos tras desplome de puente en vía Bogotá - Villavicencio
<b>Unidades de Rescate de Coviandes</b>, <b>Coviandina</b>, el <b>Cuerpo de Bomberos de Guayabetal</b>, <b>Villavicencio</b>, <b>Cáqueza</b> y otros organismos de socorro continúan las</b> …
sou fujimoto + laisné roussel design buildings for 'destination meridia'
<b>sou fujimoto, laisné roussel, and cino zucchi form part of a team led by lambert lénack architects, which has been selected to build a new</b> …
How redesigning crosswalks could make cities safer
One San Francisco firm thinks of crosswalks as parks<p>Think about driving in a city park. Trees quaver overhead, flowers push toward car windows, the air smells fresher. The surrounding cityscape feels more remote. You might push down on the gas a little more softly, whether because, with all the …
Porous, 3D Graphene: MIT Scientists Make ‘One Of The Strongest, Lightest Materials Known’
In its atom-thin 2D form, graphene is one of the strongest materials known to man, but scientists have struggled to translate that strength of the …
The greenhouse that acts like a beetle and other inventions inspired by nature
For a new generation of innovators, biomimicry – the imitation of nature’s ecosystems – may help solve some of humanity’s toughest resource problems<p>When Brent Constantz, CEO of carbon capture company Blue Planet, was looking for a way to process carbon dioxide emissions, he found inspiration in …
Natural GasPictures: Nature Yields New Ideas for Energy and Efficiency
Drawing inspiration from schools of fish, termite mounds, and the photosynthesis of leaves, new technologies seek to produce cleaner, more efficient energy through biomimicry.
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You will never look at a fish in the same way. Incredible!<p>Credit: BBC Earth
Biomimicry vs. Biomockery
<b>Biomimicry vs. Biomockery</b><p>Humans are biological creatures and we do best when we are in alignment with our environments. Ultimately, as noted in an …
BiomimicryPlants and Trees Have a Hidden Life of Taxes, Social Welfare, and Symbiotic Collaboration
1. A lone tree does not live as long. That fact could shift views of how the whole tree of life works.<p>2. Trees are social, reveals Peter Wohlleben’s</i> …
Symbiotic10 Incredible Advances In Biomimicry
Biomimetics is the science of looking to nature for answers to our technological problems. You use biomimetic technologies every single day. Velcro, …