London-based Ecologic Studio's latest development is this fascinating Urban Algae Canopy Module, which features bio-digitally activated, micro-algal cultivation that is responsive to various environmental factors. The canopy will change dynamically, thanks to various sensors that will react to environmental variables to control the interior flow of water and carbon dioxide, which act as a growing medium for the algae within. Picture credit: … [Read more...]
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Looking for an upcycling project this weekend?
Jenna, Interior Designer at SAS Interiors, shares this tip for upcycling. One of my favorite ways to shop is with a $0 budget. How is that possible? By shopping your home. Take a tour around your house and look for items that you’re tired of. Then with a little creativity, give them a fresh new look. It can be as simple as a coat of spray paint or taking the item and completely changing it’s function. Picture credit: furniteka.com … [Read more...]
“An Estimation of the Number of Cells in the Human Body”
The authors of the paper have broken the body down by organs and cell types. They’ve scoured scientific literature for details on the volume and density of cells in gallbladders, intestines, bone marrows etc, then came up with estimates for the total number of each kind of cell. They estimate, for example, that we have 2 billion heart muscle cells. Adding up all their numbers, the scientists came up with 37.2 trillion cells. Impressive! Picture … [Read more...]
Wikipearls: Bite-sized foods wrapped in edible packaging
Harvard professor David Edwards, designer François Azambourg and biologist Don Ingber have together designed the WikiPearl, a bite-sized morsel of food wrapped in packaging that protects the food, is edible and biodegradable. Made of a "protective electrostatic gel formed by harnessing interactions between natural food particles, nutritive ions and a polysaccharide," this skin is water- and oxygen-impenetrable. Picture credit: treehugger.com … [Read more...]
What happens when we meditate and enter into a contemplative state?
We delve into the realm beyond ego and self and connect to what I call Source. You can use whatever language you’d like to identify that which empowers the universe and is embodied in each cell in our body. When we connect to Source, we not only feel imbued with a sense of peace, we develop the capacity to see or intuit a world beyond our individual self, a world in which we realize we are all interconnected. Picture credit: www.rappart.com … [Read more...]
Research finds applying an electrical current to the brain can stimulate lucid dreaming
The findings come from a new study that found that lucid dreaming (where you control your dreams) could be induced with a simple electrical current passed across the frontal lobe. The researchers found that when the electrical current was a very specific frequency — between 25 and 40Hz — a full 70% of participants experienced lucid dreams. No current or the wrong frequency resulted in 0 lucid dreams. Picture credit: Artists Christian Schloe … [Read more...]
Thought your home town was too cloudy for solar panels? Think again!
Solar users in Northwest America are proving that solar panels are a good investment. They have found that summer’s long days and lower energy needs enable them to produce more power than they need. In addition, high heat makes photovoltaic solar panels less efficient, so cool days help solar cells produce more energy. And while overcast skies are not as productive as direct sun they make orientation and pitch of solar panels far less important! … [Read more...]
It’s World Environment Day!
How will you make your voice heard this year for the environment? The call this year is to recognize that we all face the same challenges and are connected and united by our common goal of a sustainable and prosperous life for all on this planet. Whether it is to organize clean up campaigns, food waste reduction initiatives, walk-to-work days, plastic bans, art exhibits, tree-planting drives, concerts, recycling drives or social media campaigns … [Read more...]
“Are you listening to your intuition?…
...What is it telling you about the need for change?" Quote from "Quantum Revolution: Creating the World We Know to be True", Written by Michael Wayne. Picture credit: https://drmichaelwayne.tempurl.host/blog/haleyluna.com/ … [Read more...]
Concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have crossed a new threshold says UN
“This reinforces evidence that the burning of fossil fuels and other human activities are responsible for the continuing increase in heat-trapping greenhouse gases,” Said the WMO, continuing “The constantly rising levels of greenhouse gases ... are driving climate change. If we are to preserve our planet for future generations, we need urgent action to curb new emissions of these heat-trapping gases.” Picture credit: http:www.neontommy.com/ … [Read more...]
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