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SCAD student creates waterless sand-removal system using Astroturf and bamboo

Posted by DeshRaj on 21/11/2009

Designed by Casper Krouse, a senior industrial design student at the Savannah College of Art and Design, the system (pictured above) uses collected rainwater, a mat of bamboo poles and AstroTurf. The design-work is the part of a project that asks...

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Light up your interiors with Mango Solar Lamp

Posted by AditiJ on 21/11/2009

Mangoes have delighted your taste buds for ages, this time they will light up your life. No, I am not kidding, a solar lamp deriving inspiration from a mango is here to illuminate your living space. Hailed as Mango Solar Lamp, this innovative...

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SAVE WATER BRICK made from leaves and discarded plastic absorbs water

Posted by DeshRaj on 21/11/2009

Providing a sensible solution to the green waste and the plastic trash, the Korean designers Jin-young Yoon and Jeongwoong Kwon have come up with their highly absorptive SAVE WATER BRICK. Their design process involves the subjection of waste through..

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Flawed carbon nanotubes to make quick-charge batteries more efficient than ever

Posted by AditiJ on 21/11/2009

Researchers at the University of San Diego have found a way of bringing defective carbon nanotubes into effective use. According to the team of UCSD Professor Prabhakar Bandaru and graduate student Mark Hoefer, the flawed carbon nanotubes are capable.

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2010 Taipei Intl Flora Expo to tout green pavilions at Xinsheng Park

Posted by DeshRaj on 21/11/2009

Kuo Ying-chao and Chang Ching-hwa of Taipei-based Bioarch Formorsana architects are left with only 20 months to abide by their promise to design the green pavilions at the design expo. Until now, theyve done good job in offering some truly...

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