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Green Technology: It May Look Cheap but It Gets the Job Done, It’s Sustainable and is Very Cost-Effective
The TED Lecture Series profiles some pretty amazing people and concepts that represent what humans can do best – think and apply thought to solutions. Marcin Jakubowski’s Open-Sourced Blueprints for Civilization is his vision to create “open-sourcing the blueprints … Continue reading
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James Dyson Award Winner 2011: Airdrop Irrigation / Using Low-Tech to Make Something Out of Nothing
I thought the content of this post would a great launch of the new site with something truly innovative and topically relevant: Getting Water from Air! Well, actually, it may not be a very innovative idea. “Turning air into water…has … Continue reading
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Vij5: Dutch Design Ingenuity
I just discovered this very creative design studio that I thought could fit into the environmental profile of this blog. We all know that paper is made from wood. Vij5 has discovered how to create wood from paper! Be … Continue reading