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Science

Genius 13-Year-Old Has A Solar Power Breakthrough

When I was 13 I was smoking cigarettes I’d found on the ground and playing Super Nintendo like it was my life’s work. This kid discovered a way to draw 20-50 per cent more power from solar cells. He is way cooler.

July 10, 2011
Geek Out

The P-Tree Is Just Begging For You To Pee In It

You’re out with your friends one night. Tipsy. Falling asleep at the bar. Good times. You’re on your way home when, suddenly, nature calls. In your drunken stupor you wish there was a urinal on the tree you’re already peeing on. Et voilà! A toilet for drunks!

June 14, 2011
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These Machines Eat Forests

At the turn of the 20th century, the logging industry relied on armies of lumberjacks swinging axes and band saws to fell a forest. These days, we just send in Harvesters.

May 30, 2011
News

Larry Ellison Is No Friend Of The Majestic Redwood

Lest we forget that the mega-rich simply do not think like we common folk, take a look at this lawsuit from Oracle founder Larry Ellison.

May 15, 2011
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Light The Way And Grow A Tree Simultaneously Within This Green Lantern Concept

While the LED’s heat light might actually end up doing more harm than good to the tiny sapling growing within, I have to give a nod to the effort.

May 13, 2011
Mobile

The Art Of Disguising Mobile Phone Towers

What would you rather have: crappy mobile phone service, or mobile towers scarring every visible surface? The two are at odds, but, thankfully, there are companies whose entire business is making those radio-wave spreaders disappear. And they’re great at it.

February 9, 2011
Geek Out

These Trees Are Hiding Something

They may seems like another ordinary part of an everyday landscape. But these trees are special. Because they’re not trees at all. They’re cell towers in disguise.

February 1, 2011
Cameras

‘How Abstract Can A Landscape Become?’

“How abstract can a landscape become while remaining a landscape?” That’s the question Dutch photographer Gerco de Ruijter asked himself, setting off with a camera on a collapsible fishing rod to shoot the Netherlands’ forests. The answer: amazingly, gorgeously abstract.

December 21, 2010
Science

The Secret To Engineering ‘Smart’ Christmas Trees

Scientists have figured out how to engineer a Christmas tree with longer needle retention time. What other bells and whistles can we expect from these so-called “smart” trees?

December 18, 2010
Science

PSA: Your Christmas Tree Is A Fiery Death Trap

O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum, you really are quite frightening! At least, you are after I’ve seen you burn down a living room in less than 60 seconds. Remember last year’s video? It gets worse.

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