Crank-Powered Sidewinder Purifies Water With UV Light

For outdoorsy people who hate bothering with packs of environmentally-unfriendly plastic water bottles, we’ve got a great alternative that’s sure to quench your thirst. Recently debuted at

Ec-O is a Self-Sustaining Living Bench Made From Retired Airplanes

Street benches are essential fixtures in any urban environment — after a whole day of walking around from place to place, it sure feels great to rest your feet and take a break. Architecture

Nanoparticle Science Helps Create Low-Cost Water Purification Systems

In a study funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, researchers have found that the process of layering nanoparticles could be used to provide safe and affordable

Replacing Ugly Construction Site Barriers with Beautiful Living Green Walls

Normally at a big construction site, an ugly OSB wall plastered with posters provides a barrier between the site and the rest of the city. Typically thought of as eyesores, these walls are anything but

PuRE Turns Swimming Pools into Water Treatment Plants

Once a status symbol of wealth and affluence, the iconic topaz swimming pool has, in more recent times, been tainted as a wasteful pit of water and energy. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

LAST CALL: Project H Will Fund a Lifestraw for Mumbai for $25

Building off the success of the Lifestraw Personal water filtration device, Vestergaard Frandsen’s new Lifestraw Family system provides 15,000 liters of clean drinking water to one household. And