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- Dark highway underpass transformed into a brilliant tunnel of light Wed, 10 Jan 18, 1:07amDesign studio antyRAMA collective converted a dark underpass in the city of Katowice, Poland, into a colorful neon-lit sound installation. The music tunnel, illuminated by polychromatic LED lights, houses an inventive structure...
- Spent Nuclear Fuel Could Be Used to Sterilize Medical Products and Foods Fri, 12 Apr 13, 2:31amPhoto via Shutterstock For decades, engineers have been looking for something to do with spent nuclear waste other than letting it just sit in a repository...
- Ocean Plastics Absorb Other Toxins, Become Even More Dangerous To Marine Life Thu, 24 Jan 13, 1:37amPhoto via Shutterstock Along with acidification and overfishing, plastic pollution is one of the greatest threats to the health of our ocean ecosystems...
- Florentijn Hofman’s Five-Story-Tall Rubber Duck Floats Its Way Into Sydney Tue, 8 Jan 13, 4:00amRead the rest of Florentijn Hofman’s Five-Story-Tall Rubber Duck Floats Its Way Into Sydney Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: aukland, australia, bathtub, Brazil, darling harbor, florentijn...
- Florentijn Hofman’s Five Story High Rubber Duck Floats Its Way Into Sydney Tue, 8 Jan 13, 2:22amSomewhere in Sydney Australia, someone is looking for a giant bar of soap. That is because floating in Darling Harbor is Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman’s famous gigantic Rubber Duck. The massive quacker was commissioned...
- Vinyl From London Olympics Will Be Recycled for the 2014 World Cup Wed, 16 May 12, 5:26amWhile we weren’t thrilled to hear that the 2012 London Olympics would be using PVC to build many of their temporary structures, the good news is that the materials will be recycled for another big sporting event afterwards...
- INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Green Architect & Cradle to Cradle Founder William McDonough Wed, 13 Apr 11, 9:45pmRead the rest of INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Green Architect & Cradle to Cradle Founder William McDonoughhttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed...
- Toxic Toys R Us Sat, 18 Dec 10, 4:02amIndependent product testing has confirmed that Toys "R” Us is continuing to sell toys made with PVC. Chemicals released as PVC decomposes are linked to chronic diseases in children, impaired child development and ...
- CONCRETE CLOTH: Flexible Material Makes Durable Disaster Shelters Tue, 1 Dec 09, 4:54amWhen a disaster strikes, it’s often difficult to get shelters up in time for displaced residents. Enter Concrete Canvas’s new Concrete Cloth, a durable waterproof building material made of cement sandwiched between...