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Chinese Man Lives in Portable House He Carries on his Back Like a Snail
One traveling man in China has made his home part of his wardrobe by carrying a hand made shelter on his back like a snail. China News caught up with Liu Lingchao , a 38 year old man who makes his...
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Microbial Team Creates Biofuel That Functions Better Than Ethanol
When it comes to matching the properties of gasoline, isobutanol packs more bang for its buck than ethanol. To create the biofuel , a team of researchers from the University of Michigan are taking a...
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Richard Rogers’ Prefab Homeshell Built in Just 24 Hours in London’s Royal...
Read the rest of Richard Rogers’ Prefab Homeshell Built in Just 24 Hours in London’s Royal Academy Courtyard Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: disaster-proof houses , energy-efficient...
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Japanese Engineers Create Ultralight, 3D-Printed Ornithopter Based on a...
Since the early days of our existence, humans have always been jealous of flying animals. From bugs to birds, we’ve spent a lot of time trying to copy organisms who have the ability to defy gravity....
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Beehaus Provides Urban Rooftop Housing for Two Bee Colonies
Urban beekeeping has never been easier than with the sporty Beehaus . Resembling a picnic cooler, the easily maintainable hive is actually two hives in one, with two entrances that accommodate 22...
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NEXT Architects’ Elastic Perspective is an Impossible Mobius Strip Staircase...
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Cattle are the World’s Top Greenhouse Gas Emitters Among Livestock, Study Finds
If you want to dramatically reduce your carbon footprint, you might want to start with your dinner plate. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences revealed that...
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FARMM’s b-Shack is an Urban Hive and Bee Study Center for McGill Students
The brilliant b-Shack developed by McGill School of Architecture students is an urban beehive that doubles as an educational facility. The project will bring urban beekeepers and volunteers together...
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Open Source Beehives let Citizens Save Bees from their own Backyards
A new crowdfunding project aims to put the power to fight colony collapse disorder in the hands of everyday people. Now, anyone can log on and download a simple design for their own internet-connected...
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Snøhetta’s Vulkan Hives Bring Urban Beekeeping to a Rooftop in Oslo
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Flow Hive: New crowdsourced project lets beekeepers harvest honey on demand
We know that honeybees are having a rough time , so we’re very excited to hear about Flow Hive —a new honey collection and extraction system that allows beekeepers to easily harvest honey from their...
View ArticleThe sun is getting dimmer – but it won’t let us off the hook for global warming
Sun worshippers, take note – scientists say that Earth’s life-giving orb of light is dimming, and by 2050 we’ll be living in a colder, darker world than the one we know today. If you think that’s...
View ArticleVacant lots are being transformed into urban bee farms in Detroit
“Work hard, stay bumble,” is the motto of Detroit nonprofit Detroit Hives . The organization aims to conserve honeybees by turning abandoned urban lots into community bee farms. Timothy Paule and...
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