Hailed as the most influential Czech artist of the past 20 years, Jiří David recounts the fall of Communism and the resultant rise of post-modernism in the Czech Republic through his latest work. The 6-meter-tall Key Sculpture spells out the word…
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After receiving final approval from the Italian government, SunEdison, a division of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., is getting geared up to build the largest photovoltaic (PV) power plant in the world. The new 72MW photovoltaic solar power farm…
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Scott Comey, Michel Marcellot, Victor Allienello and others are quite a bunch of energy innovators from the New England region (Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts) that are doing a great job of devising alternatives to oil imports. Comey,…
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Shawn Brown, 19, calls his creation a “Solar Bike,” where actually it is a trike framed in bamboo that also utilizes sustainable and reusable material in its fabrication. The Carmarthenshire student outdid numerous entries at the National Science &…
Carmarthenshire student wins engineer award with solar-powered trike Read More »
The miniature tractor shown in the above image is a riding mower named Mow Cycle that has spinning blades underneath it. New Hampshire bicycle-builder Ted Wojcik and his son Cody, a mechanical engineer, created this fully pedal-powered, heavyweight…
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Wim Delvoye, the Belgian conceptual artist, has made quite a name for a number of unconventional projects. Be it the Euterpe, Cloaca or the Tattoed Pigs, he has always gone beyond the ordinary. This time, he has chosen some strange canvases for his…
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If you are an environment and art lover, then this one is just for you. Designers Park Jun Seok and Kwon Hye Rim have designed an innovative art piece that is inspired by a tree stump. Dubbed the “Green Ring,” the device with the main idea of…
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Responding to the concern about the environment and the recession, Icrave, a design firm, plans to adorn a restaurant with recycled art. Named “The Collective,” the restaurant will open on March 17 in the New York meatpacking district. Icrave…
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At the eVolo Skyscraper Competition, the Polish architecture firm Mode:Lina Architektura & Consulting suggests a solution to lower precipitation, high evaporation and high permeability of soil in the central part of the Warta River bed in Greater…
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Chris Hanley, a Hollywood film producer, recently got the privilege of living in the innovative work of prefab pioneer Jennifer Siegal. The latest design by the Office of Mobile Design is called the “Prefab Showhouse.” The structure that…
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