3D solar cell

12-year-old Revolutionizes the Solar Cell | Geekdad from Wired.com
William Yuan, a seventh-grader from Portland, OR, developed a three-dimensional solar cell that absorbs UV as well as visible light. The combination of the two might greatly improve cell efficiency. William’s project earned him a $25,000 scholarship and a trip to the Library of Congress to accept [...]

Flexicar Interview: Academic and Industrial interest

Paul’s Video of Flexicar – Interviews.

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MAX LAMB

Max Lamb

Wooden USB

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noble design usb-sticks: a very special present -by thalbach design manufaktur
“…only a few sticks are manufactured individually in the same way as these high-quality line from thalbach design manufaktur and we named them ‘design usb sticks’. instantly, i fell in love with these wooden usb-sticks…”, said bernd maier, manager of [...]

Sony WALKMAN A series

Sony WALKMAN A series – Technology – Wallpaper.com – International Design Interiors Fashion Travel
Sony WALKMAN NWZ-A Sony WALKMAN A seriesTechnology
Amidst the blanket coverage that surrounds a flurry of new releases from Apple it’s sometimes the case that other very brilliant gadgetry gets left behind. This is certainly the case with Sony’s new WALKMAN models, which were [...]

Ryan’s mouth?

UK Motor Show part 2 – Cars – Wallpaper.com – International Design Interiors Fashion Travel
The Kia Kee Coupé concept

Post-War plastics

Post-War Plastics, Vitsoe – Interiors – Wallpaper.com – International Design Interiors Fashion Travel
HLD 4 hairdryer designed by Dieter Rams for Braun in 1970 Post-War Plastics, VitsoeInteriors
From computers to food wrapping and iPods to cars, plastic has become such an integral part of our daily lives that it’s impossible to imagine life without it. And equally impossible [...]

Food Safety

Japanese drink’s toxic punch | theage.com.au
Hundreds of tonnes of toxic rice intended for use in glue, fertilisers and animal feed have instead ended up with makers of sake and another alcoholic drink, distilled sho chu.
Large quantities of the rice have also made their way into meals at hospitals, nursing homes and at least one school.
Alcohol [...]

EV 1969

Priustoric: GM Builds a Plug-In Hybrid … in 1969 | Autopia from Wired.com
Toyota and General Motors are neck-and-neck in the race to put a plug-in hybrid in your driveway, but they’re recycling an idea GM explored almost 40 years ago and tossed aside like a depleted battery.
The concept car with the cumbersome designation XP-883 was [...]

Tap Water

Tap’dNY – Purified New York City tap water
Tap’dNY is a New York City bottled water company with a local twist and knack for honesty. We don’t travel the world from Fiji to France seeking water or offer the usual bottled water gimmicks. We work with NYC’s public water system to source the world’s best tasting [...]

Dear Philippa

I got a rush of energy reading your blog. All sound really awesome. And so I wrote in a long comment – and that awful edublog ate up the comment. So I hate edublogs and wil not go there. I am quite happy with the original wordpress – thank you.
What did I say?
Essentially I saw [...]

R U a social entrepreneur?

Social_Entrepreneurs AISE – THE AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE for SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
One way to find out whether you are a social entrepreneur or think you might become one is to assess yourself by responding to the indicator questions below. Try them out!

End of injections?

Ring of life – Innovations – Technology – smh.com.au
Heiss believes that when loaded with insulin, the jewellery could replace the need for traditional injections.
“Each piece has a wearable applicator device,” she says. “A necklace which allows you to administer the patches to the skin and a series of rings which hold the patches in place [...]

What women want

What Women Want in Vehicle Interior Design | Design News
When choosing a vehicle, women want design options that offer flexibility, allow them to connect to the outside world and offer more storage space. These are some of the key findings from a study conducted by Johnson Controls in the United States and Europe, in response [...]

Black Hole Maker

Worst Case: Collider Spawns Planet-Devouring Black Hole
With the Large Hadron Collider firing up for the first time Wednesday, some critics have speculated that the world’s biggest atom smasher could spawn a black hole that would devour Earth.

Dr. B Padma

Barrio Adentro As Seen from the Perspective of a U.S. Health Professional | venezuelanalysis.com
Finally, I would like to share two of my favorite quotes with you. One is by Reverend Martin Luther King who said “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.” The other quote is [...]

MISSION BARRIO ADENTRO: UNIVERSALIZING HEALTHCARE

Social Missions in Venezuela
Another key sector in need of massive improvements was Venezuela’s health system. Under Article 83 of the 1999 Constitution, the government was made responsible for ensuring universal access to healthcare. A few years later, Venezuela embarked upon an aggressive strategy to provide a medical doctor to every neighborhood in need. [...]

David Byrne bike racks

1 out of 6 $

Robert Samuelson on the Health-Care Surprise | Newsweek Voices – Robert J. Samuelson | Newsweek.com
Whoever wins should put health care at the top of his agenda. But the central problem is not improving coverage. It’s controlling costs. In 1960, health care accounted for $1 of every $20 spent in the U.S. economy; now that’s $1 [...]

Plastic Chair in Wood

Maarten Baas exhibition, Shanghai – Interiors – Wallpaper.com – International Design Interiors Fashion Travel
Maarten Baas is something of a bad boy amongst designers, notorious for ripping up the rules to make a point. If he’s not taking a blowtorch to classic design pieces for his ‘Smoke’ series he’s likely crafting furniture from clay for ‘Sculpt’. [...]

a new way of consuming cars

Gallery – Wallpaper.com – International Design Interiors Fashion Travel
‘I’m thinking about a new way of consuming cars,’ confesses Italian designer Ilaria Sacco. Her concept car allows for a high degree of personalisation by encouraging the customer to mix and match objects from various brands into the car. ‘Like how you would design your living room,’ [...]

RCA Vehicle Design

Gallery – Wallpaper.com – International Design Interiors Fashion Travel
Best design interpretation winner Pierre Sabas has worked with a new architectural form with his Airflow concept. Both the electrically driven engine and suspension are mounted directly in the wheel allowing for a high degree of architectural freedom. The interior structure houses four individual capsules for occupants. [...]

Fuel for Ships

Toyota’s Solar Car Carrier | Autopia from Wired.com
Two Japanese firms are building a solar power system to augment the diesel engines aboard a cargo ship that carries new Toyotas to the United States, a fuel-saving move that makes solar panels on a Prius look like a drop in the bucket.
Slapping photovoltaic cells on a 60,000-ton [...]

Australia’s Drought Worsens

Australia’s Drought Worsens : TreeHugger
Reuters reported this morning that the worst drought in 117 years, which has been ongoing for the last ten years in the Murray-Darling river area, is not expected to let up anytime soon, scientists warn. This affects not only farmers but the global food market as well as Australia’s economy, as [...]

London Taxi Makeover

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At left, a new taxi from Daimler is competing with its classic older cousin, at right. The new vehicle is said to have a lesser carbon footprint, and can accommodate an additional passenger.