TO CUT OCEAN TRASH, ADRIAN GRE...

Mar 17, 2016 by

TO CUT OCEAN TRASH, ADRIAN GRENIER AND DELL ENLIST FILMMAKERS AND VIRTUAL REALITY

[Translate]  NYTDOTAndrew C. Revkin   Photo Two scenes from a virtual-reality “ride” that takes viewers into the realm of whales,...

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ANTARCTIC TECHNO-FIX CANNOT SL...

Mar 10, 2016 by

ANTARCTIC TECHNO-FIX CANNOT SLOW RISING SEAS

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Pumping seawater into Antarctica is unlikely to halt...

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Why Innovative Tech Solutions ...

Feb 29, 2016 by

Why Innovative Tech Solutions to Clean Up Oceanic Plastic Trash Are Simply Not Enough

[Translate] Environment To truly put a stop to this eco-disaster, we have to stop treating plastics — a material made to last for...

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THE PROBLEM WITH ROOFTOP SOLAR...

Jan 18, 2016 by

THE PROBLEM WITH ROOFTOP SOLAR THAT NOBODY IS TALKING ABOUT

[Translate] Where does the green energy from your panels really go? —By Tim McDonnell   MOTHER JONES A couple of years ago, Steven...

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THERE IS NO PLANET B: WE’...

Jan 17, 2016 by

THERE IS NO PLANET B: WE’RE NOT COLONIZING THE MILKY WAY ANY TIME SOON

[Translate] Jenny McCarthy arrives at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, in Los Angeles....

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DESERT TOWER RAISES CHILE̵...

Jan 16, 2016 by

DESERT TOWER RAISES CHILE’S SOLAR POWER AMBITION TO NEW HEIGHTS

[Translate]   THE GUARDIAN Towering 200 metres above the desert, the Atacama 1 will harvest the sun’s energy from a surrounding...

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DESIGN FORECAST

Jan 14, 2016 by

DESIGN FORECAST

[Translate] METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Anti-ownership, holography, and revisiting hippie values: Curators, critics, experts, designers, and...

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APP REVEALS THE SUGAR CONTENT ...

Jan 11, 2016 by

APP REVEALS THE SUGAR CONTENT OF 75,000+ PRODUCTS WITH A SIMPLE BARCODE SCANE

[Translate]   BY MARNI FOGELSON-TEEL – INHABITAT Sugar is in basically every food and beverage these days, from obvious...

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THESE SOLAR PANELS CAN CAPTURE...

Dec 27, 2015 by

[Translate] With a special glass coating, these solar panels can capture sunlight from almost any angle Environment With a special...

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SELF-SUSTAINING, RESILIENT COA...

Dec 27, 2015 by

SELF-SUSTAINING, RESILIENT COASTAL COMMUNITY NEAR BOSTON

[Translate] Paul Lukez Architecture and team are designing a self-sustaining, resilient coastal community near Boston   by Cat...

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7 SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGHS THI...

Dec 18, 2015 by

7 SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGHS THIS YEAR THAT PROVE WE’RE ALREADY LIVING IN THE FUTURE

[Translate] Health by Laurel RaymondTHINK PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock Ok, I admit, this type of cyborg is still mostly science...

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TOMORROW’S WORKPLACE WIL...

Dec 12, 2015 by

TOMORROW’S WORKPLACE WILL HAVE VIRTUAL-REALITY PODS AND IN-OFFICE VEGETABLE PLOTS, SAY STUDENTS

[Translate] Point of View  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Tamy Cozier The day-long Workspace Invader event asked 16 students to design the...

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WHAT LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS CAN ...

Dec 11, 2015 by

WHAT LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS CAN LEARN FROM HOLLYWOOD

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green Hollywood studio backlots in southern California have been used to build whole worlds for the big...

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INFRASTRUCTURE ADVANCED IN THE...

Nov 21, 2015 by

[Translate] By james321 REBLOGGED BY SciTech DK GreenRoots Climate Hawks While we’re “debating” torture, access to...

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THE ISOLATING EFFECT OF EVERYD...

Nov 6, 2015 by

THE ISOLATING EFFECT OF EVERYDAY TECHNOLOGY

[Translate]   kamil kotarba pictures the isolating effect of everyday technology kamil kotarba pictures the isolating effect of...

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DIGITAL DETOX

Nov 4, 2015 by

DIGITAL DETOX

[Translate] METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Point of View Jeanne M. Mack Hotels are using deep, warm, and natural tones to create the feeling of...

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‘BACK TO THE FUTURE̶...

Oct 22, 2015 by

‘BACK TO THE FUTURE” NEVER PREDICTED THIS KICKASS SOLAR HOUSE

[Translate] Blue Marble Three years ago next week, when Superstorm Sandy swept through the New York City area, the Stevens Institute...

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EPA RULE AIMS TO CURB TOXIC CO...

Oct 1, 2015 by

EPA RULE AIMS TO CURB TOXIC COAL PLANT POLLUTION IN WATERWAYS

[Translate] by Katie Valentine THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Matthew Brown This June 17, 2011 photo shows PPL Montana’s J.E....

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THIS 12-METER TALL 3D PRINTER ...

Sep 23, 2015 by

THIS 12-METER TALL 3D PRINTER IS FOR MAKING HOUSES

[Translate] Kif Leswing  FUTURISM In Brief An Italian engineering group called WASP has built a 12-meter tall 3D printer to...

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ULTRA CHEAP CLEANING PROCESS C...

Sep 22, 2015 by

ULTRA CHEAP CLEANING PROCESS CONVERTS SEA WATER INTO DRINKABLE WATER

[Translate]  Written By Greg Candelario   FUTURISM 5 days ago water-filter_1024 In Brief This new technology uses a desalination...

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PLACEMETER MEASURES THE FLOW O...

Sep 18, 2015 by

PLACEMETER MEASURES THE FLOW OF PEOPLE THROUGH URBAN SPACES

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green Cities are increasingly loaded up with technology. Sensors now enable managers of urban water and...

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CAN TECH COMBAT TECH ADDICTION...

Aug 19, 2015 by

CAN TECH COMBAT TECH ADDICTION?

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Behavior There is a new software system called Phylter developed by a group of scientists...

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HYPERNATURAL: ARCHITECTURE EVO...

Jul 26, 2015 by

HYPERNATURAL: ARCHITECTURE EVOLVES

[Translate] THE DIRT   by Jared Green All living creatures employ technologies to gain evolutionary advantage. For example, bats have...

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THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE GO...

Jul 12, 2015 by

THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE GOES DOWN: INSIDE THE DYSTOPIAN AFTERMATH

[Translate] Molly Crabapple   TRUTHDIG I was met by fires in the streets, the screams of the dying tourists and the shouts of former...

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STUFF IN SPACE HELPS VISUALIZE...

Jul 7, 2015 by

STUFF IN SPACE HELPS VISUALIZE EVERYTHING ORBITING EARTH IN REAL TIME

[Translate] jul 07, 2015 stuff in space helps visualize everything orbiting earth in real time 0 stuff in space helps visualize...

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THE NEW COLD WAR

Jul 6, 2015 by

THE NEW COLD WAR

[Translate] In the Race to Control the Arctic, the U.S. Lags Behind By Bob Reiss  NEWSWEEK In offshore Alaska, Royal Dutch Shell is...

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MOVE OVER CORN. CACTI CAN POWE...

Jul 3, 2015 by

MOVE OVER CORN. CACTI CAN POWER CARS, TOO.

[Translate] Shutterstock The little cacti that could By Grist staff Is prickly pear cactus, also known as a witch magic hangover...

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BABY, YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR

Jun 18, 2015 by

BABY, YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR

[Translate] METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Point of View Mason Riddle Nissan’s Autonomous Drive concept car The future of driving is...

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Our massive new monopolies: Am...

Jun 9, 2015 by

Our massive new monopolies: Amazon, Google and Facebook have the power to move entire economies

[Translate] Sergey Brin, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos (Credit: Reuters/Carlo Allegri/Beck Diefenbach/AP/Matt...

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RECLAIM YOUR LIFE FROM TECH WI...

Jun 5, 2015 by

RECLAIM YOUR LIFE FROM TECH WITH THIS PEPPER GRINDER

[Translate]    LIFE EDITED Behavior It’s becoming harder to ignore the fact that pervasive technology use is having a corrosive...

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