Posts Tagged ‘Environment’

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    The Sculpture Work of Gil Bruvel | 29 Pics
    Born in Sydney, Australia, in 1959, Gil Bruvel’s French-born parents moved the family back to the south of France when he was 4 years old. While taking drawing lessons at age 9 and learning sculpture basics, Gil made the decision to spend his life creating art.There he found himself inspired by the light and landscapes in this region. He began working with oil paint...
    by at December 28th, 2008 at 11:12 am
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    The Latest Works from Patricia Piccinini | 34 Pics
    .gplus #___plusone_0, .gplus #___plusone_1,.gplus #___plusone_2, .gplus #___plusone_3, .gplus #___plusone_4, .gplus #___plusone_5, .gplus #___plusone_6, .gplus #___plusone_7, .gplus #___plusone_8, .gplus #___plusone_9, .gplus #___plusone_10 {-ms-filter:"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=0)";filter: alpha(opacity=0);-moz-opacity:0.0;-khtml-opacity:...
    by at November 15th, 2008 at 01:11 pm
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    The Glass Temple Built From One Million Recycled Bottles | 6 Pics
    The Wat Pa Maha Chedio Kaew temple has found a way to bottle-up Nirvana, literally. The temple, which sits in Thailand’s Sisaket province, roughly 370 miles northeast of Bangkok is made of more than a million recycled glass bottles. True to its nickname, “Wat Lan Kuad” or “Temple of Million Bottles” features glass bottles throughout the premises of the temple,...
    by at October 28th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
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    Martyr | The Energy Saving Fundamentalist.
    [ad#half-banner] Click the image to go to the project page, not much writted about this project there either…so take your guesses… [ad#half-banner] .gplus #___plusone_0, .gplus #___plusone_1,.gplus #___plusone_2, .gplus #___plusone_3, .gplus #___plusone_4, .gplus #___plusone_5, .gplus #___plusone_6, .gplus #___plusone_7, .gplus #___plusone_8, .gplus...
    by at October 16th, 2008 at 01:10 pm
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    Bird Eye View’s of Planet Mars | 11 Pics
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    by at August 25th, 2008 at 10:08 am
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    The Water Drop
    [ad#half-banner] roca will present the installation ‘waterdrop’ at 100% design london this year (18 – 21 september 2008). Designed by héctor serrano studio, the installation aims to capture the beauty and movement of water. Animation of the installation in action More pictures and links after the jump .gplus #___plusone_0, .gplus #___plusone_1,.gplus...
    by at August 20th, 2008 at 09:08 am
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    Plugless Sink…But Why??
    Do sinks really need a paradigm shift in design? Designer Maja Ganszyniec seems to think so. Check out this Plugless Sink. From the name you should be able to figure out what’s different about it. There’s a reason behind this altruistic design though. Since you have to manually pour the water out into a spillway, you’re consciously aware of how much water you’re...
    by at July 8th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
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    Waterless Washing Machines
    LONDON (Reuters) – A washing machine using as little as a cup of water for each washing cycle could go on sale to environmentally conscious Britons next year. Xeros Ltd, which has been spun out of the University of Leeds to commercialize the technology, said on Monday the new machines would use less than 2 percent of the water and energy of a conventional washing...
    by at June 10th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
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    NO MORE GAS Personal Electric Vehicle
    With a name like ‘No More Gas’, you can bet that this cute little personal electric vehicle is as good to the environment as it is to the user. Its size, weight and fuel make it much better for the planet, while its look and driving experience make it great fun for the driver. Looking like it’s dropped straight out of an episode of The Jetsons, this tiny car can...
    by at June 9th, 2008 at 08:06 pm
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    Aptera | The Green Car that Runs 50 MPL
    The Aptera Motor Company has showed off its Aptera typ-1 which can achieve a remarkable 230MPG while cruising at 55MPH. The Aptera type-1 uses a diesel-electric hybrid powertrain and is able to sprint from 0-60 in under 10 seconds. Unlike most hybrid automobiles which use Lithium-ion (Li-ion) or Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries, the Aptera typ-1 uses Nickel-zinc...
    by at June 5th, 2008 at 03:06 pm
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