Tree Shaped Urban Farming Solution

In a bid to revolutionize agriculture, New York City and Bergen-based innovation studio Framlab has proposed Glasir, a community-based system for urban farming that combines the flexibility of modularity with aeroponics to vastly reduce the environmental footprint for growing food. Created in the likeness of a tree, the space-saving conceptual design grows vertically and can be installed in even the densest of […]

Biodegradable Diaper

Sustainable living is an ongoing pursuit that requires evaluating each purchase and every product we use. But some daily tasks just don’t have suitable solutions. The spotlight on disposable diapers is one example, and the only real option so far has been cloth diapers. Even though cloth diapers do keep the plastic variety from sitting in a landfill for hundreds […]

Woodwaste Makes Recycled Concrete Stronger 

Production of the cement used in concrete is a huge source of CO2 emissions, so the more that we can recycle existing concrete, the better. That’s where a new study comes in, which indicates that discarded concrete becomes even stronger than it was before, when wood waste is added to it. Concrete is made by mixing an aggregate such as […]

5 Affordable Homebuying Ideas to Give You Hope

Do you dream of being a homebuyer, but don’t have enough money for sky-high home prices? Don’t despair! Here are a few homebuying ideas that could make it more affordable for you to purchase your dream property. 1.      Take Out a Federally Secured Loan A house is expensive, but so is a mortgage. Most mortgages require you to make a […]

Motion Tracking Onesie Keeps Track Of Baby Movements

In order to assess an infant’s neurological development, it’s necessary to analyze the manner in which they spontaneously move within a natural environment. A new high-tech jumpsuit could make doing so easier and more accurate than ever before. Ordinarily, a baby’s “spontaneous and voluntary movements” are observed when the child is visiting a pediatrician’s office. Unfortunately, this only provides a […]

Indigenous Technologies 

Indigenous communities are pioneers of technologies that offer solutions to climate change, according to designer and environmentalist Julia Watson. In her new book, LO–TEK Design by Radical Indigenism, Watson argues that tribal communities, seen by many as primitive, are highly advanced when it comes to creating systems in symbiosis with the natural world. “There are so many examples,” she told […]

Harvesting Humidity To Generate Electricity

We’ve already heard about so-called “fog harps” that use thin wires to collect airborne water droplets, providing drinking water even in arid regions. Well, an experimental new device also uses wires to capture water vapor, although it proceeds to generate electricity. Developed by a team at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the air-powered generator (or “Air-gen”) incorporates an ultra-thin film […]

Koenigsegg Gemera 4 Seater 

Other supercar makers are busy expanding out into the world of SUVs, but Koenigsegg is just now getting around to introducing its first two-door with four seats. And if you’re worried that means a muddying of the purity of performance the Swedish brand is built on, fear not because the “world’s first mega-GT” is an all-out performance machine like every […]