Form Follows Treehouse: Tiny Green Canopy Home Tops Wood Trunk
Wrapped in living greenery, the upper story of this solar-powered, tree-shaped dwelling branches outward, set upon a wooden framework supporting it from below. Designed by Elevate ...
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Power Plants: Scientists Grow Conductive Wires in Living Roses
A group of Swedish scientists has developed a successful method for integrating conductive wire systems into plants, naturally soaked up from a gel into leaves and stems to create ...
Future of Fenestration: Every Window Will Generate Solar Power
Better, cheaper and easier than solar windows, this newly-patented flexible coating can be applied to existing glass and plastic surfaces, turning any aperture into a source of electricity. With ...
Wave-Free Surfing: Electric Boards Power Through Calm Waters
Leaving those stand-up paddleboarders in the proverbial dust, these new battery-powered boards will let you cruise lakes, rivers, cannals and other bodies of water all without that ...
BIG Plans to Turn 4 London Power Plant Chimneys into Tesla Coils
Danish firm BIG Architects has a feasible strategy for converting four iconic smokestacks in the center of London into a series of gigantic pedestrian-powered Tesla coils. These would be the ...
Salt-Powered Lamp: 8 Hours of Light from 1 Glass of Saltwater
Aiming to bring low-cost illumination to residents of the Philippines, a nation of 7,000 oceanic islands, the Salt Lamp uses a free and abundant resource to reduce fire risk from candles and ...
Course Correction: Deserted Golf Greens into Solar Power Plants
Derelict putting greens will be put to greener uses in Japan, where an abandoned golf course near Kyoto is being converted to the area's largest solar energy-generating facility. Solar ...
World’s First Public Streetlight Network Powered by Sun & Wind
Unveiled in Spain and planned for the streets of several towns and cities in 2015 and beyond, these grid-free street lighting units are completely energy-autonomous, powered by solar and wind ...
Recycled Skylines: 8 Green Urban Tower Typologies for 2050
Exploring eco-friendly strategies for cities, this series of conceptual 'Smart Tower' skyscrapers and mid-rise structures incorporates design elements to reduce pollution, create renewable energy ...
Power Grows on Trees: Wind Energy via Leafy Green Turbines
Addressing noise and visual pollution associated with wind energy generation in urban contexts, these new trunk-style towers support suspended leaf-shaped turbine housings, hung from ...
