News – Sayfa 57

Belfast Ecovillage Completes Largest Community-Initiated Solar Purchase in Maine

12/01/2014

All Belfast Ecovillage homes are built by GO Logic to the Passive House standard, although not certified

Watch an unmanned helicopter put out fires with help from a drone

12/01/2014

Fighting wildfires is sometimes a daunting prospect with manned aircraft; pilots can’t always fly around the clock or cover every patch of land.

First Passengers Ride on Japan’s 311mph ‘Floating’ Maglev Train!

11/28/2014

When completed in 2027, JR Central’s Maglev train will transport passengers 160 miles from Tokyo and Nagoya in just 40 minutes

WHO Study Claims Air Pollution Killed 7 Million People in 2012

11/28/2014

While the entire planet is vulnerable to air pollution, low and middle income countries such as those in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific are particularly hard-hit.

Gorgeous glow-in-the-dark bike path goes live

11/27/2014

Embedded with twinkling mosaic chips coated with a special paint, the path absorbs light rays in the daytime in order to glow blue-green at night.

Phoebe Washburn’s Mind-Boggling Installations are Made From Scrap Wood & Cardboard

11/27/2014

Her work explores generative systems based on absurd patterns of production created by banal rules that she sets up when working on an installation.

Is Malaysia’s Rare Malaria Spike Linked to Drastic Deforestation?

11/26/2014

In Malaysia, a rare form of malaria caused by the parasite Plasmodium knowlesi has leapfrogged other sources of the disease to cause 68 percent of the country’s malaria cases in 2013.

Britain’s first ‘poo bus’ hits the streets

11/26/2014

Bath Bus Company, the company operating the service, believes the “poo bus” will carry 10,000 passengers

Brazil faces the worst drought in 80 years

11/25/2014

Unless the desperately needed rain arrive, São Paulo residents are being warned to “prepare for a collapse like they’ve never seen before.”

Tibetan Monks to Build Artificial Glaciers to Provide Water for Local Villages