The US Geological Survey has said that California has a 99.7% chance of having a magnitude 6.7 earthquake — or bigger — in the next three decades. University of California, Berkeley Professor and former Architecture Department Chair Mary Comerio says that, “California is probably [...]
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March 12th, 2010 - 9:45 am § in Architecture
Architects Tell Californians to Brace for the Next Big Earthquake
March 12th, 2010 - 8:30 am § in Architecture
READER TIP: Bent and Sliced House by Hufft Projects
Designed by Hufft Projects, the “Bent and Sliced House” puts an innovative idea – bending a home to accommodate the curving slope of the site – into action. In addition to bending the house, slicing and unfolding it in a manner similar to Japanese Origami is introduced to create cle[...]
March 12th, 2010 - 7:00 am § in Transportation
Will the Nissan Leaf Battery Deliver All It Promises?
The Nissan Leaf electric vehicle is set to be released in a few months, with Nissan pushing it ahead of their original 2011 release date, and even ahead of the official release of the Chevy Volt in November. Some industry insiders are wondering whether Nissan has cut a few corners in order to get [...]
March 12th, 2010 - 5:30 am § in Energy
China Developing “Combustible Ice” as New Energy Source
Last September, China discovered a large reserve of “combustible ice” on the tundra of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. “Combustible ice” is essentially frozen natural gas – a natural gas hydrate, and is one of the newest energy sources to be discovered. The new reserves fou[...]
March 12th, 2010 - 4:11 am § in Energy
Solar Surge iPod and iPhone Cases Are Now Available!
Just in time for sunny spring days, Novothink has announced that its hotly anticipated Solar Surge iPod and iPhone cases have hit the market and are available for sale! We’ve followed these sleek solar cases all the way from their concept renderings, and we’re excited to say that the po[...]
March 11th, 2010 - 5:00 pm § in Architecture
Crazy Pixel Building to Be Australia’s First Carbon Neutral Office
Read the rest of Crazy Pixel Building to Be Australia’s First Carbon Neutral OfficePermalink | Add to del.icio.us | diggPost tags: "wind turbine", carbon neutral office building, carbon-neutral, eco design, first carbon neutral building in australia, Green Building, green design, gro[...]
March 11th, 2010 - 7:45 am § in Products
Beautiful Snow-Inspired Lamp Made from Sugar
Many of us can’t wait until spring finally arrives at our doorsteps, but you have to admit there is something really special about the atmospheric glow of winter snow. Designer Anna Palomaa has taken that inspiring light and recreated it in her Kide Lamp. Made from sugar and completely biode[...]
March 11th, 2010 - 7:00 am § in Energy
The Wood-Eating Gribble May Hold the Key to Biofuel Production
What’s a Gribble? It’s a tiny marine shrimp found on the southern coast of Britain — and its ability to digest wood may provide a breakthrough in efficient biofuel production. Researchers are studying the gribble’s digestion process at a new UK bioenergy centre in order to s[...]
March 11th, 2010 - 6:15 am § in Energy
Sundrop Fuels Uses Concentrated Solar Heat to Vaporize Biomass
The technology sounds ultra-futuristic: concentrated solar heat that can vaporize biomass (wood, crop waste, etc.) into synthetic fuels. But the process, developed by Sundrop Fuels, is real, and it can produce twice the amount of gasoline or diesel than conventional biomass gasification systems. Re[...]
March 11th, 2010 - 5:45 am § in Architecture
Big Steps To Make Our Cities and Buildings Better
There are a lot of things wrong with the way we build our cities, and in these hard times, there is a lot wrong in the way we are rebuilding them, or unbuilding them as the case may be. These activists were out the other night trying to stop the demolition of 41 historic buildings [...][...]