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Month: June 2017

Bright Idea: London Street Lights Converted to Charge Electric Vehicles

It sounded kind of far away when announced in 2013, but German renewable energy firm Ubitricity’s plan to convert street lamps to electric vehicle chargers is now underway in London, making it ...

Radbahn Berlin: 6-Mile Sheltered Bike Path to Run Under City Train Line

A long unused strip of space weaving through Berlin is set to become a bicycling boulevard, sheltered by the tracks above and lined with bike service stations, recreation areas and food ...

Hyperloop Hotel: Zoom from City to City in a Luxury Lodging Pod

Hyperloop transit is about to make the world a whole lot smaller, and with it could come a system of luxurious private pods outfitted like high-end hotel rooms so you can zoom from one city to ...

Living Light: 11 Transforming Kinetic & Illuminated Art Installations

Rippling, unfolding, slithering and glowing like bioluminescent creatures, these kinetic and illuminated works of art are mesmerizing to watch. We can't help being fascinated by the combination ...

Pollution Pops: Sewage-Ridden Public Waters Frozen into Horrifying Popsicles

A stomach-churning twist on classic frozen treats, 100 stabilized ice pops made from Taiwan's polluted lakes, rivers, beaches and ports feature an unsettling array of sewage found in public ...

Trash Beats Tesla: This Powerful DIY Electric Car Cost Just $13K to Build

Made from the corpse of a 1997 BMW 528i salvaged from a junkyard and other recycled parts, this DIY electric car beats the Tesla Model S P100D’s mile range at a tiny fraction of the cost. The ...

Lush Labels: 15 Bold & Beautiful Botanical Packaging Designs

Representing all that’s fresh, lush and alive, botanical illustrations can make even the most boring everyday products seem life-sustaining, highlight the potential of a simple bag of dirt and ...

BAM! BIFF! POW! Street Art Showcases Adam West’s Batman

The late Adam West's role as TV's campy yet cool Batman garnered him a permanent place in pop culture – just ask these 12 graffiti artists. Caped crimefighters don't come any campier ...

30 Years of Graffiti: Peeled Dutch Wall Sample Reveals Colorful Art History

The sides of the structure are painted from ground to roof, but peeling back layers of artwork reveals just how far back the building's vibrant history goes. "This is Doornroosje, the ...

Crazy Cat Castle for Sale: 20 Acres of Terror in the Arizona Desert

Are you one of the 3 billion people worldwide estimated to be infected with toxoplasmosis, the brain-controlling parasite passed onto humans by our feline overlords? This protozoa invades the ...

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