Source: csglobe.com Published: March 27, 2013 By Kuma Chinese researchers showed off their graphene aerogel by balancing it on the petals of a cherry blossom The sponge-like matter is made of freeze-dried carbon and graphene oxide and is the lightest material ever...
Source: vice.com Published: March 29, 2013 Mexico City is the latest to show off a building that sucks up pollution. Behold: The great smog-gobbling hospital of Mexico City, also known as the Torre de Especialidadesis by Adam Clark Estes We’ve seen some pretty...
Source: sciencedaily.com Published: March 26, 2013 Solar cells are just like leaves, capturing the sunlight and turning it into energy. It’s fitting that they can now be made partially from trees. Georgia Institute of Technology and Purdue University researchers have...
Source: inhabitat.com Published: January 31, 2013 by Inhabitat Staff VNIT Recycled Paper Bricks While recycling trash is preferable to simply chucking refuse into the dump, the process still creates tons of byproducts that end up making their way to the landfill....
Source: treehugger.com Published: December 19, 2012 Architizer/via Lloyd Alter lloydalter Everything in a healthy home should be non-toxic, from the building materials to the finishes. Think gingerbread. The other great thing is that gingerbread structures tend...
Source: earthtechling.com Published: December 4, 2012 Image via Miniot By Beth Buczynski Today’s technology is all chrome and LEDs. Sometimes, a geek feels a gentle yearning for the way gadgets used to be: handmade, from materials found in nature. Although today’s...
Source: mnn.com Published: November 28, 2012 Alpaca accessories and sweaters are popping up everywhere this year. Here’s why this trend has a lighter footprint (literally). Starre Vartan Recently, the Higg Index rated a number of fabrics for sustainability the...
Source: mnn.com Published: February 27, 2009 Karl Burkart Kenaf, the carbon-sequestering monster plant, provides food, shelter and carbon credits. Photo: Stop-global-warming.org If someone were to tell you that they had a technology — a weed actually — that could...
