The Reverse Graffiti Project imbues the guerrilla tactics of street-art with an eco-friendly element, changing the definition of graffiti by actually cutting through and cleaning up grit to leave a lasting impression. The artist scraped through the grit and grime of the tunnel walls to reveal a stunning portrait of a lusher San Francisco. [...]
In a stunning example of biomimicry, Scottish architecture firm ZM Architecture have come up with a brilliant scheme to provide solar power to the city of Glasgow - and do so in a way that is provocative, creative, and aesthetically appealing. Large lily-shaped discs which harness solar power could soon be seen floating on the [...]
Battery lifetime - 100,000 miles, zero to 60 in like 4 seconds, no emissions, 225 miles per charge, 125 miles per hour tops… with a price tag of around $100,000 base. Not something I’m buying tomorrow but a nice start. Can’t wait to see where this all goes!
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This video is not very long but is a great look at what can be done creatively with architecture. This is from National Geographic and worth a quick look.
Segway Inventor Dean Kamen presented his Vapor Compression Distiller on last night’s Colbert Report. Kamen has reportedly worked on the Water Purification Machine for five years and with enough world wide adoption, Kamen says we could “wipe out 50% of human disease.”
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This is a great visual showing how much of our world is water and air, compared with the size of the planet itself. This does bring home the truth about the limited resources we have to protect. Nice visual depiction of a real issue. The story explains a little more about what you’re looking at.
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The world’s largest wind turbine is now the Enercon E-126. This turbine has a rotor blade width of 126 meters (413 feet). The E-126 is a more sophisticated version of the E-112, formerly the world’s largest wind turbine and rated at 6 megawatts.
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This makes so much sense! The MS Beluga is a 140 meter long cargo ship. It uses a 160 square meter sky-sail which is set to fly at a height between 100 and 300 meters above the ocean. Nice stuff.
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Sanyo in Japan has constructed an amazing solar-collecting building that embodies both clean-energy ideals and awesome architectural design strategies. The so-called Solar Ark has over 5,000 active solar panels generating over 500,000 KWh of environmentally friendly energy.
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