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Southern California to showcase innovative ideas via boat competition to tap solar energy
With increasing awareness about environmental issues, every one around the globe is focusing towards harnessing alternate modes of energy. One such mode is solar energy. Solar energy is free source of energy available in abundance. Today technological adv
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DIY boats made from recycled materials to race in The Philippines
With eco-friendly merchandises picking up the momentum and more and more people focusing on nature friendly products, countries like Philippines is not behind. Recycling products is a great way go green as this helps in reduction of landfills and reduced
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Versatile cardboard finds place in mech armor to ward off bullies
Ragging and bullying is a punishable offense in many countries. Despite this, there’s an almost endless stream of news that pours in about kids being bullied and facing similar hardships. If you’re wondering why we’re discussing the issue on an envi
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Two firms collaborate to create studio offices out of recyclable substrate material
After transportation its architecture which needs lots of improvements so that a greener world can be built. Use of recycled material, renewable sources of energy for power etc. can be certain methods that can always be considered in making your homes and
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Green skyscraper with solar powered bath for Chelsea Flower Show
Last year Dairmuid Gavin displeased many classicists by showcasing the Avatar based flying garden. This year once again he has no plan to get down to the earth with his creation for the Chelsea Flower Show that will open on 22 May. Using scaffolding poles
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Philips ‘floating’ LED Street lights can declutter cities off poles
Open Squares are common meeting places, where people like to hang around and chit chat for a while out in the open to breathe free. But, night time often makes them clutter under light posts restricting their mobility. To deal with this challenge, city pl
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Evolutionary skill: Orangutans are smart engineers when it comes to crafting their nests
It is amazing how many people still consider ‘evolution’ as an opinion and are willing to argue against science in this regard. Some even indulge in prolonged and distorted discussions to invalidate the essence of the theory, but we will not rake up t
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Flying around the world in a Boeing 737 from a garage
Flight simulators have been in existence for a long time now, but having one in a real flight is taking it a bit too far it seems. Not for James Price, a resident of Pleasanton, California who has created a flight simulator of a 1969 Lufthansa Boeing 737
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13-year old Kenyan's solar powered LED device scares away lions
For those of us who live in the cities our biggest problems tend to be beating the rush hour traffic, getting home early to have a relaxed evening and an odd outage of power or internet. In some seasons rain and snow cause a bit of inconvenience, but that
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Sarah Outen gears up for her record-breaking solo row across the Pacific
Human powered journeys are the most thrilling adventure voyages that anyone of us can attempt. They give us a chance to get in touch with ourselves, the nature and the ecology; allowing us to explore the limits of our own reaches. 26 year old British adve
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Makani Power's airborne wind turbine betters conventional by 50 percent
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Synthesis apartment building fuses traditional elements with modernistic features
When we consider the 'worth' of an architectural design, it is sometimes directly related to the location of the conception. In this case, we have the modernistic 'Synthesis' apartment blocks of Istanbul, and they are to be located along the magnificent B
Electric goods transportation vehicle specifically for urban scope
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