Businesses scramble to keep up with green product demand
by: Greener Design, 2012-05-24 13:00:38 UTC

A new survey from Accenture reveals that many companies are struggling to satisfy consumer demand for sustainable goods and services, especially in emerging economies.

This Modified Desktop Computer Uses its Own Heat to Grow Plants
by: Inhabitat , 2012-05-25 23:18:36 UTC

Mike Schropp of TotalGeekdom has combined technology and the natural world with his modified desktop computer that uses its own heat to grow plants! The compact DIY unit allows the plants — in this instance, wheatgrass — to flourish in an office space with limited sunlight, in what could be considered the very definition of green computing.

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Jeff Dah-Yue Shi’s Brilliant Bamboo LED Lights Double as a Modular Building Material
by: Inhabitat , 2012-05-25 05:00:21 UTC

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LiquiGlide coating means you'll never waste a drop of ketchup again
by: Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine, 2012-05-24 05:39:25 UTC

It's one of the most common and infuriating dining problems everyone encounters: getting ketchup to pour smoothly out of bottle and onto your plate. You've probably heard a number of solutions from "tap the 57" to "spin the bottle between your hands," but even those methods can still drown your fries in sauce in the end. Luckily, science - or rather, a research group working at MIT - has finally taken notice and concocted an impressive solution. By coating the inside of any bottle with the slippery LiquiGlide coating, anything from ketchup to mayonnaise to jam flows right out like water, barely leaving a smudge behind... Continue Reading LiquiGlide coating means you'll never waste a drop of ketchup again

Section: Good Thinking

Tags: Bottle, Coating, Food, MIT, Packaging

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My other bicycle club has a velodrome for a roof
by: Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine, 2012-05-24 15:02:52 UTC

In a move likely to inflict a sudden pang of inadequacy in bicycle clubs the world over, NL Architects has cooked up a concept both radical and supremely simple: a bicycle club with a velodrome on the roof. .. Continue Reading My other bicycle club has a velodrome for a roof

Section: Architecture

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First flight of LEMV military blimp scheduled for next month
by: Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine, 2012-05-24 23:01:48 UTC

Next-generation airships are notorious for always being just around the corner, almost but not-quite ready to take to the skies. According to a report in Wired, however, Northrop Grumman’s military Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) has been scheduled to make its maiden flight early next month... Continue Reading First flight of LEMV military blimp scheduled for next month

Section: Aero Gizmo

Tags: Airship, Blimp, Military, Northrop Grumman, Reconnaissance, Surveillance

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Most Retailers Using Energy Management in Over Half Their Stores, Report Says
by: Environmental Leader, 2012-05-24 14:29:15 UTC
Some 63 percent of retailers now have an energy management system in at least 50 percent of their stores, according to a report by retail and multi-site facilities management organization the Professional Retail Store Maintenance Association. The figures come from PRSM’s 2012 Benchmarking Report – its first benchmarking report on HVAC costs and best practices [...]

luciana gonzález franco: ali bualá lamp
by: Designboom - Weblog, 2012-05-24 13:40:00 UTC

a light fixture which uses cable reels to create an upcycled product that would typically be headed for the wasteland.



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Dow's 4 pillars of sustainable chemistry and a green economy
by: Chemistry, 2012-05-03 16:17:02 UTC

Green chemistry has become a well known set of tools to design lower-impact products, but sustainable chemistry is one of the key building blocks of the innovations we need for long-term sustainability solutions.

AUDI e-bike worthersee
by: Designboom - Weblog, 2012-05-23 08:12:00 UTC

designed for performance and trick cycling, the electric bike offers the highest output of any production electric model. in addition, an electric control system can stabilize the rider when doing wheelies and other stunts.

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