New Wave Power Device Will Attach to Offshore Wind Turbine : TreeHuggerAnimation of how the Wave Treader is viewable at: Green Ocean Energy Ltd We’ve profiled different methods of generating power from the waves on a number of occasions, and usually there’s one commenter who suggests that someone develop a
Why Are Australian and New Zealand Houses So Cool? : TreeHugger
It is a question I have pondered since I first saw Andre Hodgskin's Bachkit way back at the turn of the century. Coming from another big country with a small population, I wondered why their stuff was so cool,
Book About Air-Filtering Plants: How to Grow Fresh Air : TreeHugger
50 House Plants that Purify Your Home or Office Yesterday, I wrote about the best air-filtering house plants and TreeHugger reader Tim pointed out in the comments that B. C. Wolverton, the first author of the NASA study on
Square Feet - Frank Gehry’s Software Keeps Buildings on Budget - NYTimes.com
Frank Gehry, known for using curved shapes in his architecture, also offers modeling software to compute the cost of building those designs.
Is It Still a Carolina Wren If It No Longer Calls Carolina Home? : TreeHugger
Image via: Audubon Society Following closely on the heels of a recent report by the University of York, the Audubon Society today announced that the Carolina Wren is just one of over 305 bird species that are now spending
More power from bumps in the road: Energy-harvesting shock absorbers
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of MIT undergraduate students has invented a shock absorber that harnesses energy from small bumps in the road, generating electricity while it smoothes the ride more effectively than conventional shocks. The students hope to initially find customers among companies that operate ...
Bushfires in Victoria, Australia - The Big Picture - Boston.com
The Big Picture - News Stories in Photographs from the Boston Globe
English Russia » Fool Your Neighbors
Interesting news from Russia in English language.
Survey: 31% of Europeans blame economic crisis on Jews - Israel News, Ynetnews
News: Anti-Defamation League poll conducted in seven European countries shows almost half of Europeans believe Jews more loyal to Israel than countries they live in, 40% say Jews have too much power
Human evolution kicks into high gear - Science- msnbc.com
To suggest that humans have undergone an evolutionary makeover from Stone Age times to the present is nothing short of blasphemous. Yet a team of researchers has done just that.
West Antarctic Glacier Disintegrating Rapidly: First Hand Account : TreeHugger
photo: Wikipedia The effects of climate change on Antarctica seem to be coming more clearly into focus recently. At least based on things posted here on TreeHugger. For a very interesting first hand perspective on what’s happening down there,
Technology Review: Hybrids Powered by Air
Storing energy with compressed air, rather than batteries, could cut the cost of hybrid vehicles.
Technology Review: A Laser That Heals Surgeons' Incisions
Lasers and a century-old dye could supplant needles and thread.
Two Chicago Towers Fall Victim to Scarce Financing - NYTimes.com
Two projects that stood out as harbingers of a bright future for residential development in Chicago have ground to a halt.
Massive Theft, Vandalism Plaguing Parisian Bike Sharing Program : TreeHugger
Broken Vélibs in Paris (Sybil Star on Flickr) Eighteen months into a wildly successful launch, the Parisian bike-sharing program Vélib - a portmanteau of vélo (bicycle) and liberté (freedom) – has run into serious problems with theft and vandalism of
Kevin Kelly -- The Technium
Engineers revolutionize nano-device fabrication using amorphous metals
Yale engineers have created a process that may revolutionize the manufacture of nano-devices from computer memory to biomedical sensors by exploiting a novel type of metal. The material can be molded like plastics to create features at the nano-scale and yet is more durable and stronger than silicon ...
Dangerous laser printer particles identified
The identity and origin of tiny, potentially hazardous particles emitted from common laser printers have been revealed by a new study at Queensland University of Technology.
For Dinner and Fast - The Taste of Home - NYTimes.com
Immigrants in New York bring with them their daily dishes, meals that could easily make their way into the city’s larger repertory of dinners for busy nights.
Ravenous Clock Runs Backward, Scares Children
Get in-depth tech news coverage from Wired and read about how it is shaping culture, education, entertainment, communications and technology.
Some Banks Want to Return Government Money - NYTimes.com
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have indicated their companies were hoping to return bailout funds as quickly as possible, on worries the government may intrude further in their business.
Laid-Off Foreigners Flee as Dubai Spirals Down - NYTimes.com [via claudio]
As layoffs hit Dubai’s foreign workers, their departure is making parts of the city look like a ghost town.
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