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Amazing stuff relative to Earth May 23
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Scientists Develop Affordable Solar Panels That Work In The Dark
It's about damn time, don't you think? Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory announced Wednesday that they have been able to confirm a new high-efficiency solar cell design that utilizes nearly the entire solar spectrum.
From the death cults of Egypt to the fearsome yet sophisticated society of the Vikings, the ancient world was a surprising and challenging place.
BBC - History: Ancient History in-depth
In Northeastern India, where it's nice and wet, bridges aren't built -- they're grown! The living bridges of Cherrapunji, India are made from the roots of the Ficus elastica tree. This tree produces a series of secondary roots from higher up its trunk and can comfortably perch atop huge boulders along the riverbanks, or even in the middle of the rivers themselves.
Curiosities: India's Living Root Bridges
Chemical-free water garden and swimming pool. The plant portion, or regeneration zone, is separated from the swimming area by the wall seen a few inches below the water’s surface. www.naturalswimmingpools.com The pools have skimmers and pumps that circulate the water through the regeneration zone and back into the swimming area.
Natural Pools or Swimming Ponds
The world's highest climbing wall is situated in the town of Groningen, The Netherlands.
Funzug.com | World's Highest Climbing Wall | Metres, Netherlands, High, Known, Excalibur
12.02.2008 - Broccoli compound targets key enzyme in late-stage cancer
By Robert Sanders, Media Relations | 02 December 2008 BERKELEY — An anti-cancer compound found in broccoli and cabbage works by lowering the activity of an enzyme associated with rapidly advancing breast cancer, according to a University of California, Berkeley, study appearing this week in the online early edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
I think one of the reasons that many are skeptical about environmental design is because they think its terribly complex and costly.
Sky Garden House - Architecture Linked - Architect & Architectural Social Network
mental_floss Blog » Why Are Scrubs Usually Blue or Green?
Medical professionals can choose from a wide variety of scrubs with different colors and patterns.
Manga farming ~ Pink Tentacle
12 Apr 2010Called the Solar Forest , the panels actually follow the sun throughout the day for maximum efficiency. And that canopy provides some much needed shade for the cars below, hopefully while keeping the overlap to a minimum.The tree trunks are like a giant power strips for electric vehicles. Cars can just plug in and cool off.
Solar Forest Keeps Cars Cool And Juiced : TreeHugger
It’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day and forget what really matters to you.
Before I Die « Candy Chang
I want to speak about bodies changed into new forms.