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People today are absolutely obsessed with green and healthy eating. And it doesn’t stop there. Manufacturers, stores and labels are all about the healthy eating (supposedly). You’ll see foods listed as any of the following: organic, fair trade, low cholesterol, no cholesterol, 0 trans fat, reduced fat, low fat, no fat, local, seasonal, low sugar, [...]
High population density equals less waste, fewer emissions and more efficient use of resources. In short, urban living is more environmentally friendly than rural or suburban lifestyles. This is the argument of David Owen, author of the book Green Metropolis: What the City Can Teach the Country About True Sustainability.
This isn’t an argument that naturally [...]
Have you ever been in an amusement park funhouse? If you have, then you probably had the joy of experiencing the hall of mirrors, moving floors and rotating rooms. Now, imagine if someone took that rotating room and turned it into a sustainable, outdoor learning center. Can’t picture it? Don’t worry, it’s already being designed.
3DReid [...]
The buzz around London’s new Strata SE1 skyscraper isn’t coming from the 3 wind turbines that crown its razor-like pinnacle, but from the attention this futuristic piece of architecture is garnering.
The tower is part of a project to regenerate the central London neighborhood of Elephant and Castle. The rejuvenation project has been praised by former [...]
Gisele Bundchen is not only one of the highest-paid models in the world, the Brazilian beauty is now also set to launch an eco-friendly skincare line. The 29-year-old supermodel, who gave birth to a baby boy last December, is going to present her eco-friendly product line “Sejaa Pure Skincare” next week. The line of products [...]
A creative initiative around the missing tower of the Cathedral of Antwerp, that’s what Designing The Absent is all about.
The Cathedral, as they proudly call the building in Antwerp, was built in the 14th century without taking much account of the budget needs for such a big undertaking. Due to a failing economy, the money [...]
Solar power is a hot project in sunny Spain. Outside of Seville you’ll find the world’s first commercial solar tower, which appears like a modernist church spire surrounded by an adoring flock of robotic minions. The minions are in fact mirrors – or heliostats – which reflect sunlight onto a receiver located at the top [...]
Rural India does not have much infrastructure or development, but it does have plenty of sun.
450 million people in India live without electricity, many in places with no connection to any power grid. Therefore inexpensive photovoltaic solar panels offer a practical solution for those who live off grid and have little money.
Independent solar power can [...]
Germany may be number one when it comes to solar power in the EU, but they are about to get some heavy competition from Italy.
Italy plans to open Europe’s most powerful solar power plant later this year. The plant will be constructed by the US company SunEdison—the top solar power company in the US and [...]
Quantum dots are tiny semiconductors with a variety of technological applications within the fields of medicine, biology, computers, solar panel technology and lighting.
When filtered though quantum dots, light from LEDs (light-emitting diodes) becomes softer and more incandescent, which is generally considered more pleasing to the eye. A panel of QDs solves the ‘color quality’ issue [...]
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