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    This Swimming Robot Digests Pollution And Turns It Into Electricity

    This is the Row-Bot, a robot that walks on water, and gets its energy by eating the microbes in dirty ponds and “digesting” them in its artificial stomach. Using this method, it generates more than enough power to propel itself ...
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    Hotel ‘greenwashing’ dirties eco-friendly reputation

    PULLMAN, Wash. – Hotels across the globe are increasingly encouraging guests to embrace green practices. Yet while guests think they are supporting the environment by shutting off lights and reusing towels, they may in fact be victims of “greenwashing,” a ...
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    Caffeinated peanut butter is here

    Love a caffeine boost, but hate the coffee breath? A company called Steem is betting on another solution: caffeinated peanut butter. The product, which costs $4.99 plus shipping, combines all-natural peanut butter with the caffeine equivalent to two cups of ...
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    These classrooms are designed to help children with ADHD focus

    Architect Lior Ben-Shitrit designed an innovative workspace space where children with learning disabilities and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can thrive. The Isreali architect is known for designing attractive and alternate learning environments. Ben-Sheetrit designed the details and furnishings for the ...
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    Laptops Are Changing the Face of Office Furniture Design

    Workspace design has long accommodated sitting in one place, uncomfortably, for long periods of time. On top of research that suggests how being sedentary for eight hours a day might eventually kill you, being forced to do your job from ...
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    My Micro NY

    nARCHITECTS’ My Micro NY, with Monadnock Development, is the winning proposal in the adAPT NYC competition sponsored by the NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD). Former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and HPD Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua announced on ...
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    Flatpack hydroponic garden delivers 538-square-feet of fresh food to cities

    Urban farming is challenging. Limited space is one of the biggest barriers to growing fresh food as a city dweller – and it usually translates to limited yield. Yet, one Danish company is addressing the problem with their flatpack urban ...
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    How to preserve fleeting digital information with DNA for future generations

    Hand-written letters and printed photos seem quaint in today’s digital age. But there’s one thing that traditional media have over hard drives: longevity. To address this modern shortcoming, scientists are turning to DNA to save unprecedented amounts of digital data ...
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    Artificial nose “smells” when food is about to go bad

    C2Sense’s sensor chip with 4 sensing elements on plastic. With the 4 sensing elements, you can detect up to 4 compounds at the same time, e.g. ethylene for fruit freshness, biogenic amines for meat/fish/poultry freshness, and maybe humidity and carbon dioxide. Cameras gave ...