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Two-thirds of Americans exposed to cancer-causing drinking water, new report finds

  • Cat DiStasio
  • 09/20/2016

A new report reveals everyday sources of drinking water expose 200 million American people to chromium-6, a chemical linked to cancer. Sixteen years after the film "Erin Brockovich" brought worldwide attention to chemical pollution in Hinkley, California, two-thirds of Americans are still at risk from the dangerous...

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The galaxy-shaped Indian utopia built on principles of no money or government

  • Lacy Cooke
  • 09/20/2016

As capitalism and globalization grow increasingly unpopular, new economic and social models are popping across the world - including India. But they don't always pan out as well as their founding ideals. Case in point is Auroville, a city designed to be a grand utopia without money or government. Mirra Alfassa...

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  • Kristine Lofgren
  • 09/20/2016

[gallery_extend] The Growroom was exhibited first at the CHART ART FAIR in Copenhagen, a fair that exhibits exceptional design from the Nordic region. According to Space10, the Growroom is meant to "spark conversations about how we can bring nature back into our cities, grow our own food and tackle...

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“Eyesore” garage transformed into a stunning waterfall illusion in Lithuania

  • Katie Medlock
  • 09/20/2016

The 4th annual Vilnius Street Art Festival in Lithuania is all about changing perceptions of existing city structures. The Vilnius Waterfall project revamps an old, riverside Soviet building from a concrete eyesore into a striking facade of rushing, tumbling waters, thanks to the creativity of street artist Ignas...

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Humanscale is the world's first company to make truly net-positive products

  • Lacy Cooke
  • 09/20/2016

Humanscale is the first company to ever obtain full Living Product Challenge Certification offered by the International Living Future Institute, which they achieved for not only one, but two products. Their Diffrient Smart chair and Float table both received the prestigious certification and can now be described...

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Volvo SuperTruck improves big rig fuel efficiency by a whopping 70%

  • Cat DiStasio
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The race toward eco-friendly transportation has mostly involved innovating more and more compact commuter cars, but big trucks need to get green as well. Volvo has been working on its SuperTruck concept for the past five years, which initially aimed to increase fuel efficiency by 50 percent over existing cargo...

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Urbanscapes: Free art exhibition explores New York City through the eyes of six artists

  • Yuka Yoneda
  • 09/20/2016

[gallery_extend] Walk Dreamer by Isidro Blasco. "Urbanscapes brings together the work of six New York artists (Isidro Blasco, Pedro Cruz-Castro, Ian Jones, Joshua R. Marks, Amanda C. Mathis and Erin Sweeny) to reflect on the urban environment they call home," explains the exhibition's curator, Tom Kotik....

[gallery_extend] Walk Dreamer by Isidro Blasco. "Urbanscapes brings together the work of six New York artists (Isidro Blasco, Pedro Cruz-Castro,...

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World's first piloted solar-powered helicopter lifts off in Maryland

  • Lacy Cooke
  • 09/20/2016

University of Maryland students continue to soar with alternatively-powered aircraft. Their solar-powered helicopter, Solar Gamera, lifted off the ground earlier this month, marking the first flight of a piloted, solar-powered helicopter. The Solar Gamera lifted over a foot off the earth and flew for nine seconds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyBDrmyRTqs Piloted...

University of Maryland students continue to soar with alternatively-powered aircraft. Their solar-powered helicopter, Solar Gamera, lifted off...

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Curved timber "Smile" building in London is "stronger than concrete"

  • Lacy Cooke
  • 09/20/2016

[gallery_extend] The timber utilized in The Smile is American tulipwood. Usually CLT is made of spruce, but engineering and design firm Arup is experimenting with tulipwood as it is stronger than spruce and affords a more elegant appearance. Tulipwood CLT is also sustainable, according the European...

[gallery_extend] The timber utilized in The Smile is American tulipwood. Usually CLT is made of spruce, but engineering and design...

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Despite Hawaii success, American wave energy lags behind rest of the world

  • Cat DiStasio
  • 09/20/2016

Thanks to a Navy test site, America’s first wave-produced electricity was fed into Hawaii's power grid last summer. The US Department of Energy confirmed in July 2015 that the Azura prototype generator developed by Oregon-based Northwest Energy Innovations (NWEI) was the first to add wave energy to a US power...

Thanks to a Navy test site, America’s first wave-produced electricity was fed into Hawaii's power grid last summer. The US Department of...

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The Cubes: LOT-EK unveils futuristic shipping container structure for Socrates Sculpture Park

  • Nicole Jewell
  • 09/20/2016

A futuristic new shipping container building is coming to Socrates Sculpture Park. In celebration of the park’s 30th anniversary, NYC Parks recently released renderings of “The Cubes”, a two-story, 2,640-square-foot building made out of shipping containers. Designed by cargotecture mavens LOT-EK to reflect...

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Rotterdam couple lives in a skinny house built from 15 tonnes of industrial waste

  • Lucy Wang
  • 09/20/2016

[gallery_extend] The waste-based house was built on one of Rotterdam’s many empty plots of land—a consequence of the city’s post-war landscape—and is sandwiched between two existing brick-clad buildings. To match its neighbors, the architects envisioned a brick façade but also wanted to build...

[gallery_extend] The waste-based house was built on one of Rotterdam’s many empty plots of land—a consequence of the city’s...

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