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An egg that monitors air quality goes online
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With Tech From Space, Ministry Of Supply Is Rethinking the Dress Shirt
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America’s wicked deadly heat wave
America’s wicked, deadly heat wave last week John Metcalfe, grist.org Take a gander at this map of the United States lit up like the burning face of the sun. It shows how hot America got from July 10-19, with maximum temperatures shown in appropriately incendiary shades:NOAAReleased on Friday by NOAA, the map shows … http://flip.it/f5okV
Does your child have nature deficit disorder
Does Your Child Have Nature Deficit Disorder? inhabitots.com Remember the good old days, when your mom told you to go outside to play all day and just to be sure to come home when the streetlights came on? Yeah, me neither (nor do most of my friends). But m … http://flip.it/3vnE2
Electrolyte electric bike
One-armed bandit: Electrolyte integrates bicycle electrics in lefty fork C.C. Weiss, gizmag.com We’ve looked at a surplus of electric bicycle designs over the years, and while we’d be hard-pressed to call any particular design “usual” in this diverse category, a common feature shared by many is a frame-integrated battery pack. German… http://flip.it/OApO1
Incredible water proof spray
Incredible Spray That Makes Anything Totally Waterproof is (Finally!) Available Kristine Lofgren, inhabitat.com Say goodbye to water damaged phones and soggy shoes – Rust-Oleum just launched NeverWet, an amazing product that can waterproof nearly any surface or object. The ultra-hydrophobic spray coating was developed by Ross Nanotechnology, and it repels… http://flip.it/sCufA
Honda FIT EV lease bargain
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How a room fan can slash your cooling costs
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Most households don’t wear their clothes
Average Woman Owns 22 Garments She Never Wears But Refuses to Junk ecouterre.com Photo by cohdra A wardrobe full of clothes but nothing to wear? You’re in good company. The average British woman has 22 unworn items in her closet that she refuses to throw or give away, accord … http://flip.it/AoUGo Related articles Ecouterre talks … Continue reading Most households don’t wear their clothes
Student uses fruit flies to study benefits of organic foods
16-Year-Old Student Uses Fruit Flies to Investigate Benefits of Organic Produce Morgana Matus, inhabitat.com Anyone who has ever taken a course in biology or left produce out on the counter for a little too long will recognize the noble fruit fly. Easy to breed, feed and observe, they are the subject of choice for many … Continue reading Student uses fruit flies to study benefits of organic foods
Why food is the next big thing in business
The Next Big Thing in Business: Food Steve Tobak, inc.com LAST WORD If you’re looking for a business, industry, or career to sink your teeth into, look no further than your next meal. 10 reasons the food industry is booming. You’d never know the economy is in a slump from the state of the food… … Continue reading Why food is the next big thing in business
Unilever sees financial benefits of sustainability practices
Unilever’s Aggressive Sustainability Practices Have Paid Off BY ZAK STONE, fastcoexist.com New numbers released by the corporate giant show the incredibly cost-saving benefits of pursuing cleaner policies. Mega-corporation Unilever, owner of everything from Ben and Jerry’s ice cream to Dove soap, announced that it has managed to mak… Unilever’s Aggressive Sustainability Practices Have Paid Off … Continue reading Unilever sees financial benefits of sustainability practices
Building a 22 foot bee tower in Buffalo
Students Build A 22-Foot-Tall Home For Local Bees By Sammy Medina, fastcodesign.com The Elevator B tower is part of a larger effort to regenerate a historic district in Buffalo. It’s not a good time to be a bee. In the last several years, unprecedented numbers of honeybees have been killed off, and no one is … Continue reading Building a 22 foot bee tower in Buffalo
If you want to be happier, live near a park
Want To Be Happy? Live Near A Park BY BEN SCHILLER, fastcoexist.com New research finds that the effect of green space on personal well-being is more than you might guess. As urban planners debate the merits of, say, a new shopping center versus maintaining the local park, they might consider this: over… Want To Be … Continue reading If you want to be happier, live near a park
How to feed the world with insects
A Grand Plan For Feeding The World With Insects BY BEN SCHILLER, fastcoexist.com We need more protein for the developing world, but we really don’t need to be raising more livestock. The solution might be buzzing around your head right now. How do you feed 9 and half billion people without destroying the planet? Accord… … Continue reading How to feed the world with insects
Big consulting firms are acquiring design firms for creative inspiration
Big Corporations Are Buying Design Firms in Droves Nathan Hurst, wired.com Accenture announced yesterday it will acquire design firm Fjord, making the consulting firm one of a growing list of multi-faceted companies that are integrating design into their product by buying whole studios. Big Corporations Are Buying Design Firms in Droves http://flip.it/a6kUX http://flip.it/mzOoo Related articles … Continue reading Big consulting firms are acquiring design firms for creative inspiration
Replace the GDP with the social progress measure
Forget GDP: The Social Progress Index Measures National Well-Being BY ARIEL SCHWARTZ, fastcoexist.com What’s the best way to tell how a country is doing (and serving its citizens)? It’s not just a measure of economic output, that’s for sure. This new index tracks everything from opportunity to health to sustainability. Guess where the U.S.… Forget … Continue reading Replace the GDP with the social progress measure
Anthropological bed bug solution: kidney beans
A New Solution For Bedbugs: Kidney Bean Leaves BY ARIEL SCHWARTZ, fastcoexist.com It’s actually an old solution, which was mostly lost when bedbugs were eradicated. Now that they’re back, this natural remedy might be better than any pesticides we’ve thrown at them. It only takes one infestation with bed bugs to make you an… http://flip.it/olFwT … Continue reading Anthropological bed bug solution: kidney beans
The best states to be a locavore
The Top Locavore States In The U.S. BY ARIEL SCHWARTZ, fastcoexist.com You might think you know the capitals of eating local, but this list will prove you wrong. These days, it’s hard to find a foodie who doesn’t also claim to be a locavore, or someone who eats locally-produced food. But it’s a lot easier … Continue reading The best states to be a locavore
How airplane toilets flush
How Airplane Toilets Flush core77.com While I’ve always suspected that this is what happens when you flush the toilet on a plane……but apparently it’s a little more complicated than that. Zodiac Aerospace (remember their “recline forward” airplane seats?) has their own Water and Wa… http://flip.it/TdgcK
Fish swimming in water contaminated by anti-anxiety drugs turn into weird loners
sarahpetersmiller1969, grist.org WikimediaAll by myself. I don’t need anyone at all. I know I’ll survive. I know I’ll stay alive. Perch are shy. They like to band together for protection, swimming together in schools the way nerds all share the nerd table in the high-school… Fish swimming in water contaminated by anti-anxiety drugs turn into … Continue reading Fish swimming in water contaminated by anti-anxiety drugs turn into weird loners
Eco mart: Etsy for Eco
Eco Market is like Etsy for Eco Chris Tackett, treehugger.com Eco Market is bringing together organic and natural product producers in what has been called an “Etsy for Eco” model. http://flip.it/pUD6b Related articles [Etsy Treasury] Etsy team "Let's support and promote each other" bundle of treasuries (funkyboxstudio.wordpress.com)
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