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Awful to awe inspiring- decommissioned guns get second life as art
The city of Culiacán, Mexico has been described as a mausoleum mixed with an amusement park. Death in the city is seen everywhere, from the giant marble crosses towering over cemetery walls to the roadside shrines paying homage to the recently departed. Culiacán is home to one of the most Read More...
Robotic recycling machines make reusing fun and philanthropic
Rules and regulations regarding air travel are becoming so stringent and dynamic it is hard to keep track of them. The by-product of constantly changing policies in airports is waste—people are often required to dispose of liquids then throw the container in the garbage, sending recyclable Read More...
Brushing up on silvopastoral farming
No longer are consumers content with just having meat available in the market. Customers want sustainable meat that is raised consciously with minimal impact to the environment, and in safe conditions for both the animals and the farm workers. The demand for commercial meats combined the overall Read More...
Mind-controlled prosthetic leg displays mobility, functionality
Zac Vawter had his right leg amputated above the knee following a motorcycle accident in 2009. Vawter, a software engineer and native of the Pacific Northwest, was interested in mind-controlled prosthetics even before it was certain he would lose his leg. At the time of the accident, mind-control Read More...
Power-generating merry-go-round provides happiness and light to children in rural Ghana
Bringing green energy to parts of the world that are off the power grid can be nearly impossible. The infrastructure needed to produce power and the inhospitable terrain it must cross to get to people off the power grid is often unfeasible. The US based renewable energy nonprofit Empower Read More...
Innovative products make off-the-grid life a little easier
Access to power sources in developing countries is of growing concern, especially as households there depend more and more on phones and other technology for communication and livelihood. Each year, 77 billion liters of fuel is burned to light houses that have no power. Around 20% of the world’s Read More...
Ikea's flat-packed shelters stabilize refugee camps
Photo: flickr.com/photos/oxfam/ The Syrian war has displaced more than 2 million citizens, and there are about 45 million refugees worldwide. The average time a refugee will spend in a refugee camp is 12 years, and the tents that many refugees live in are usually replaced every 6 months. Such a Read More...
Monkey babble gives clues to human language origins
The sounds and screeches that come from a gelada’s vocal chords are so complex that Researcher Morgan Gustison, a doctoral candidate with the University of Michigan Gelada Project, believes they give clues about the origins of human speech. Nicknamed the “bleeding heart baboon” because of its Read More...
Monkey babble gives clues to human language origins
The sounds and screeches that come from a gelada’s vocal chords are so complex that Researcher Morgan Gustison, a doctoral candidate with the University of Michigan Gelada Project, believes they give clues about the origins of human speech. Nicknamed the “bleeding heart baboon” because of its Read More...
From gas to grass
Photo: ToadLickr Urban agriculture means more than planting a few fruits and vegetables – at least for Sole Food Street Farms. The organization produces 60 tons of food per year, and recently transformed an old gas station into what locals call “the largest urban orchard in North Read More...