Preparations for opening discussions on a project that could transfigure flood defenses in the west of Scotland and produce a great amount of electricity are in full swing in Scotland. The Scottish government plans a £250 million Clyde tidal barrier.
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The Dayton Power and Light Company (DP&L) will soon build a 1.1 Megawatt solar array near its Yankee substation in Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio. The company announced that it plans to begin with the project this month and shall be…
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Researchers at Boston College have built a solar cell that successfully uses hot electrons to increase the cells’ power output. The ultra-thin solar cells get a power boost from high-energy photons. According to the research, this boost is an outcome…
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Altius Architecture Inc. has done a tremendous job in embellishing a hilly cliff in Northern Ontario, Canada, with an empathizing structure, dubbed as the Cliff House. Certain passive and active systems have joined forces to allow it embrace…
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Role reversal was never a law of nature, but humans have forced this to happen. It was so much noticeable in a recently concluded competition organized by Convention On Migratory Species, wherein artists were asked to tailor classic movie posters to..
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A magnificent zoo island with an unconventional design will be soon seen on the South Korean island of Dochodo. JDS Architects has come up with a groundbreaking design of a zoo that will offer an exceptional visitor experience by providing tourists…
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Bermondsey Square in London flaunts its new installation these days. To set the Christmas mood high, igloo has brought in Sarah Wigglesworth Architects to create a bespoke Christmas tree. The idea behind this sustainable structure is to promote green.
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Christmas is just round the bend, and we’re all hoping to stay as green as we can be. Thinking along the same lines, Nicholas, a Lancaster Catholic High School senior, has put 1,000 recycled clear water bottles to better use in making a Christmas…
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Scientists at Stanford have found a method of producing extremely lightweight, bendable batteries and supercapacitors with ink that contain carbon nanotubes and ordinary paper. These highly conductive storage devices are a result of coating a sheet…
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A 500-year-old design by Leonardo da Vinci became the foundation to a 52-foot bridge made of live ice. Norwegian artist Vebjorn Sand carved the ice bridge that is being exhibited right in front of the Danish Parliament on the Christiansborg…
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