ANIMALS - Photo tour: healing the planet through agriculture
The Demeter biodynamic method goes beyond organic standards, we see the principles in action at a Demeter farm ...
ART - Maya Blue Paint Recipe Deciphered
Scientists cracked the recipe of the paint used on pottery and human sacrifices, alike ...
http://news.discovery.com/history/art-history/maya-blue-pain
ART - When Art Meets Science: Photos
The Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison's Cool Science Image winners provide high-end visual wow with these intriguing pictures ...
http://news.discovery.com/tech/art-meets-science-pictures.ht
BOOKS - Digital Public Library of America will launch on April 18
The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), which aims to "make the holdings of America's research libraries, archives, and museums available to all Americans," will launch on April 18. The project is three years in the making. In an article at the New York Review of Books, Robert Darnton, director of the Harvard University library and a member of the DPLA's committee, writes: "To make it work, we must think big and begin small. At first, the D ...
CLIMATE - Climate models for past 15 years proved extremely accurate
Modelling complex systems, such as our planet's global climate, isn't about predicting exactly what is going to happen. That's just too hard. But it can give us a much better idea of what is likely to take place ...
CLIMATE - Faint 'Red Arcs' Spotted Over Europe
Advanced cameras helped scientists spot the phenomenon ...
http://news.discovery.com/earth/red-arcs-over-europe-130402.
EARTH - Magical North: Beautiful timelapse from Sweden and Norway's Arctic Circle (video)
Once in a while, it's good to take some time to just appreciate the beauty of our planet. Here's your Earth appreciation moment ...
ECONOMICS - Four Reasons You Shouldn't Buy Bitcoins
Discussion of the digital currency known as Bitcoin is divided into two camps. People who understand the currency well tend to be enthusiastic boosters. Those who are citical of Bitcoin tend not to understand the currency very well and, as a consequence, their criticisms tend to be superficial, misguided, or jus ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/timothylee/2013/04/03/four-reaso
EDUCATION - 'Linux of online learning' gets stronger: edX and Stanford team up to build open source platform
In its mission to become the "Linux of online learning," edX just got a powerful new partner. On Wednesday, the Harvard and MIT-backed non-profit is set to announce that it's teaming up with Stanford to collaboratively develop the open-source edX platform. Last fall, Stanford launched its own open-source online learning platform Class2Go, which it released to the public in January. Developed by a team of Stanford engineers, the platform was desig ...
EDUCATION - Exclusive: Udemy lands on mobile so students can learn on the go
When it comes to picking up new skills, you might have all the motivation in the world, but actually finding the time to do the work is where the real challenge lies. Since launching in 2010, online learning startup Udemy has offered learners the opportunity to take online classes from home. On Tuesday, the company upped the convenience factor with an iOS app that lets students take classes directly from their smartphones. With 600,000 users enro ...
ENERGY - My Energy Outlook For Germany 2025
Below is my energy outlook for Germany 2025. But before delving into that, let's take a quick look at where many forecasts go wrong.The Art Of Getting It WrongEvery year we are being bombarded with dozens of studies and reports that show how our energy supply will change over the course of the coming decades. Some proclaim that oil and gas will remain the top energy source for decades to come, and that there's no change in sight. Other studi .. ...
ENERGY - WATTIO SmartHome 360 Saving You Money And Electricity At Home
It would be no surprise to the majority of CleanTechnica readers that I am a huge fan of crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. They provide people and companies who have great ideas a platform on which to sell their ideas to the wider global market.Crowdfunding has been a real boon for energy-saving consumer technologies. WiFi-enabled light bulbs and home energy monitoring systems have been a real hit, funding relatively qui .. ...
ENERGY - Wind energy generator produces electricity from water droplets
The EWICON wind energy generator has no moving parts and is completely silent ...
FASHION - Geometric chic: Re Rag Rugs made from recycled textiles
Using a variety of recycled textiles and techniques, this duo of Swedish designers are re-interpreting the humble rag rug into a chic, new shapes ...
HOMES - 220 square foot tiny house built by design/build students in Vermont
It's built from recycled and sustainable materials and is full of good ideas, shown in this video from Offbeat Spaces ...
HOMES - Californian tree nests: Inspired by birds, built for people
Using sustainably harvested local woods, this artist from California is building big-sized nests for humans ...
HOMES - Habitat For Humanity's Many Paths To Energy Efficiency
Shala Carlson is the editor of Habitat World, the flagship print and online publication of Habitat for Humanity International.For Habitat for Humanity, sustainable - or "green" building - means creating healthy homes and communities that are less expensive to operate, more durable, and that conserve resources. It means doing everything possible to help families find better footing - not just for today, but for tomorrow as well.The organizati .. ...
HOMES - Nomadic Resorts' Tiny Prefab Pod Homes Can Pop Up Anywhere
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PEOPLE - Forbes Life Elon Musk
At Home With The Bachelor Billionair ...
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mkm45ggkdf/elon-musk-32
PEOPLE - Mourning In America: The Incomplete Education of David Stockman
David Stockman?s education began at Harvard Divinity School where he hoped to become a great moral philosopher in the tradition of Christian social activists. It continued with his role as a congressman in Washington in the late 1970s. Then as director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the early 1980s, he was the cutting edge of the Reagan Revolution and ?Morning in America,? which portrayed government as ?the problem? and unconstra ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2013/04/02/mourning
SCIENCE - 'Dancing' silicon atoms discovered in graphene
Jumping silicon atoms are the stars of a newly discovered atomic scale ballet. The "dancing" movement of the silicon atoms was caused by the energy transferred to the material from the electron beam of the team's microscope ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130403141448.ht
SCIENCE - Deep Information Sciences scores $10M for its general-purpose database
Investors continue to bet on databases that can handle large swaths and wide varieties of data. The latest proof point: Deep Information Sciences on Tuesday said it has $10 million in new Series A funding to fuel what it calls a high-performing transactional and analytic database. Funding sources include Stage 1 Ventures, Robert Davoli and angel investors. Based in Portsmouth, N.H., Deep rejects the usual SQL, NewSQL, NoSQL, columnar, streaming ...
SCIENCE - Magnet Levitates and then Melts Metal
Magnets can levitate and melt metal, in your garage. -> ...
http://news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/magnet-levit
SCIENCE - Nanoparticles Combined with Light Reverses Rusting
This is the first time anyone has shown that light can be used to switch the oxidation state of a metalhttp://news.discovery.com/tech/nanotechnology/nanoparticles-
SCIENCE - Research could improve heat dissipation in 3-D systems
Researchers have won a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract to develop three-dimensional chip-cooling technology able to handle heat loads as much as ten times greater than systems commonly used today ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130402101139.ht
SCIENCE - Scientists build material that mimics squid beak: Promising step toward safer, more comfortable implants
Researchers have turned to an unlikely model to make medical devices safer and more comfortable -- a squid's beak. Many medical implants require hard materials that have to connect to or pass through soft body tissue. This mechanical mismatch leads to problems. But the beak, which boasts a mechanical gradient that can act as a shock absorber, may provide a solution ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130403104224.ht
SOLAR - Citigroup: Solar Modules Could Fall To 25 Cents/Watt By 2020
Reposted from RenewEconomy with permission:Energy analysts at global investment bank Citigroup suggest that the cost of solar PV modules could fall beyond most expectations in coming years - and reach a cost of just 25c a watt by 2020.The prediction is included in an analysis of the market forces that are likely to shape the world's energy future in the coming year. We reported on the major part of that report last Thursday, but Citi's estim .. ...
SPACE - 10 cool NASA projects for studying the environment
From unmanned drones to sensor-packed satellites, NASA has the best tools for studying Mother Nature ...
SPACE - Planets Outside Of Our Solar System
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SPACE - Scientists Catch A Black Hole Munching On A Giant Planet
Scientists observing a distant galaxy catch a black hole in the middle of destroying a planet larger than Jupiter ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2013/04/03/scientist-c
TECH - My Painful Journey Using an Old Notebook- Should You Upgrade Yours?
In my line of work as a technology industry analyst, I have had a lot of discussions recently about the current and future popularity of notebooks versus smartphones and tablets. While none of the three devices can replace any of the other right now, data does indicate that consumers are waiting a bit longer to replace their current PC. 100s of millions of PCs are still in active use using old operating systems, hardware and software which comb ...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickmoorhead/2013/04/03/my-pa
URBAN - 220 square foot tiny house built by design/build students in Vermont
It's built from recycled and sustainable materials and is full of good ideas, shown in this video from Offbeat Spaces ...
URBAN - Amsterdam's Newly Renovated Rijksmuseum Shines With 750,000 LED Lights
Read the rest of Amsterdam's Newly Renovated Rijksmuseum Shines With 750,000 LED LightsPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: Amsterdam museums, Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos, dutch art, green lighting, green lighting technology, green renovation, Jean-Michel Wilmotte, led light, LED lighting, LED museum lighting, museum design, museum renovation, Philips lights, Philips Rijksmuseum, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum LED Lighting, Rijksmuseum ...
URBAN - Gorgeous Solar-Powered Blue Empire Cottage Filters Equatorial Light in Kenya
Read the rest of Gorgeous Solar-Powered Blue Empire Cottage Filters Equatorial Light in KenyaPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: "natural materials", Africa, Claudio Modola, coral, Daylighting, drift wood, eco design, equatorial light, green design, kenya, Lamu, local craftsmen, makuti roof, Manda, Solar Power, Sustainable Building, sustainable design, Sustainable Materials, tea
URBAN - Has the home-buyer really changed and become more urban, or is it the same as it ever was?
A new survey by Pulte shows that millennials still want the new suburban home ...
URBAN - LIVE WEBCAST: Participate in 'Design with a Conscience' Webcast and Talk to Leading California Architects & Automotive Design Experts
Interested in the intersection of car and building design? Wondering what happens when architects and automotive designers get together to talk about design innovation? Here's your chance to learn more about what cars and buildings can teach each other and how they can help us push the boundaries of design. We're extending an exclusive e-vite to Inhabitat readers to join us online at 'Design with a Conscience' - a panel discussion between visiona ...
URBAN - Nomadic Resorts' Tiny Prefab Pod Homes Can Pop Up Anywhere
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URBAN - Pelli Clarke Pelli Breaks Ground on the Transbay Transit Tower in San Francisco
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URBAN - Piñata-Inspired Miraflores-Barranco Pedestrian Bridge to Be Built From Reclaimed Timber in Peru
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URBAN - Tallest timber apartment building opens in Australia
When it comes to construction, the 21st Century belongs to Cross-Laminated Timber. Here is a great example of how to build a green building out of wood ...
URBAN - Vertigo-Inducing Photos of Hong Kong Housing Show Just How Dense It Is
Read the rest of Vertigo-Inducing Photos of Hong Kong Housing Show Just How Dense It IsPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: Architecture, architecture of density, Art, Hong Kong, hong kong photographs, michael wolf, people per square kilometer, Photography, residential density, urban density, Urban desig .. ...
URBAN - Whole Foods Announces Plans for 20,000 Sq. Ft. Rooftop Farm Atop New Gowanus Store
NYC foodies will soon be in for a real treat as Whole Foods has announced they'll be operating a rooftop farm right atop their forthcoming Gowanus, Brooklyn store. The 20,000 sq. ft. greenhouse will produce fresh veggies and other greens to be delivered to the market below. Now that's what we call locally-grown food! READ MORE >Permalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: agriculture, environmental education, farm fresh, farmer's market, farm ...
WATER - 19-Year-Old Aerospace Student Boyan Slat Invents Cleanup System For Plastic Choking Our Oceans
19-year-old Boyan Slat's impassioned and educated opinion reminds us that youth, with its promising vital force, often taps into genius. If he is correct, Slat has designated some flair for environmental cleanup. He believes with his idea, developed for a student project in Aerospace Engineering, that it is possible the dreadful plastic that is choking the oceans (poisoning animals and human food chains) can thoroughly clean itself in 5 year .. ...
WATER - Robotic jellyfish could stand guard over oceans
Scientists believe this doppelganger could revolutionize the field of oceanographic surveillance, making waterways cleaner and safer ...
WATER - Wind energy generator produces electricity from water droplets
The EWICON wind energy generator has no moving parts and is completely silent ...
WIND - After Record 2012, World Wind Power Set to Top 300,000 Megawatts in 2013
Even amid policy uncertainty in major wind power markets, wind developers still managed to set a new record for installations in 2012, with 44,000 megawatts of new wind capacity worldwide ...
WIND - Robotics To Help Maintain Offshore And Onshore Wind Turbines
The maintenance and inspection of wind turbines was never a topic I thought I would end up covering. It is definitely not the sexiest of news items ever to appear on CleanTechnica (though I defy you to find something unsexier than some of the regulatory pieces we've covered over the past few months).But, as with any new field of industry - and especially with new fields of energy generation - inspection and maintenance are going to be key fa .. ...
WORK - Top jobs of the week in digital media
Last week Goodreads' 16 million users nervously watched the headlines for details of the company's acquisition by Amazon. While it's too early to determine what will ultimately happen to the book-related social network, our own writers and guest contributors have already offered their thoughts about what could (or should) have happened. Catch up with the flurry of Goodreads posts and then check out our latest batch of job listings from media comp ...
WORK - Why I admire the OC Register, even though I disagree with almost everything they are doing
In a post earlier today, I took a look at what the new owners of the Orange County Register have been doing to try and revive the newspaper, based on a long interview I had with co-owner Eric Spitz - a list that includes the hardest of all paywalls, killing off most of the paper's blogs, and doubling down on print as a source of revenue. Even though I disagree with their approach in almost every case, Spitz and his partner Aaron Kushner deserve s ...
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