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- Dutch city to hand out free basic income in new social experiment Tue, 30 Jun 15, 5:17amIf your government gave you enough money every month to cover your bills, would you stay home at watch Netflix all day, or go out into the world and do meaningful things? This is the idea behind a new experiment in The Netherlands...
- UNStudio’s remote-controlled W.I.N.D. House is the home of the future, today Wed, 4 Feb 15, 6:15amA decade ago, if someone mentioned a home that could be regulated by remote control, we would have thought they were referring to some futuristic sci-fi film like Blade Runner...
- Plant Power: Dutch company harvests electricity from living plants to power streetlights, Wi-Fi, and cell phones Thu, 15 Jan 15, 5:00amA Dutch company harnesses electricity from living plants, and then uses it to power cell phone chargers, Wi-Fi hotspots, and now over 300 LED streetlights in two sites in the Netherlands...
- Plant Power: Dutch company harvests electricity from living plants Thu, 15 Jan 15, 2:00amA Dutch company harnesses electricity from living plants, and then uses it to power cell phone chargers, Wi-Fi hotspots, and now over 300 LED streetlights in two sites in the Netherlands...
- Ambio lamp glows with bioluminescent bacteria instead of electricity Tue, 6 Jan 15, 4:00amA Dutch designer has created a lamp that needs no electricity: it consists of a glass tube filled with bioluminescent bacteria taken from octopuses and suspended in a saltwater solution...
- The Netherlands Unveils the World’s First Solar Bike Path Fri, 7 Nov 14, 2:57amThe Netherlands has an international reputation as a bike-friendly nation; it's home to some 18 million bicycles and 21,748 miles of bike lanes. Now, an innovative project—SolaRoad—aims to make even greater use of all...
- CHOCO ARCHITECTURE: Dutch Building Facades Recreated in Delicious Chocolate Bars Wed, 18 Dec 13, 6:00amThe Dutch Embassy in Finland aksed Helsinki-based architect Willem Heeffer to give them a creative workshop. Hosted by the Kulttuurisauna, an independent institution of architecture and urbanism, Heeffer wanted to give the...
- Dutch City Boasts Three Times as Many Bikes as Cars! Fri, 18 Oct 13, 4:30amThe ancient university town of Groningen in the north of the Netherlands is one of the world's most bicycle-friendly cities. Groningen boasts around 300,000 bikes and only 75,000 cars, and it's a model for how cities can...
- 83 MPH Dutch Bike Sets New World Speed Record! Thu, 19 Sep 13, 4:50amThe Netherlands is already known as a bicycling paradise, but from this moment on, the northern European country can also lay claim to the world's fastest bicyclist! Dutchman Sebastiaan Bowier broke the world record for fastest...
- Dutch Bicyclist Sets World Speed Record! Wed, 18 Sep 13, 10:00pmThe Netherlands is already known as a bicycling paradise, but from this moment on, the northern European country can also claim home to the world's fastest bicyclist! Dutchman Sebastiaan Bowier broke the world record for...
- Johan Scherft Creates Amazingly Realistic Birds From Paper Sat, 27 Apr 13, 1:38amScherft started making his papercraft birds at 14 and coloring the models with colored pencil. His works earned him admission to the Royal Academy of Arts in the Hague where he studied painting, graphic design, and drawing....
- Amsterdam’s Futuristic New Fletcher Hotel Blends Sustainability with Luxury Wed, 27 Mar 13, 4:00pmRead the rest of Amsterdam’s Futuristic New Fletcher Hotel Blends Sustainability with Luxury Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "natural materials", Amsterdam, dutch, eco chic, Fletcher Hotel,...
- Off-Grid, Solar-Powered Isolée Retreat Opens Like a Cupboard Thu, 7 Mar 13, 3:45amRead the rest of Off-Grid, Solar-Powered Isolée Retreat Opens Like a Cupboard Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: clean tech, cupboard, dutch, eco design, green design, Isolee, LED lighting, off-grid,...
- Off-Grid and Solar-Powered Isolée Retreat in Amsterdam Opens Like a Cupboard Wed, 6 Mar 13, 5:00pmRead the rest of Off-Grid and Solar-Powered Isolée Retreat in Amsterdam Opens Like a Cupboard Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: clean tech, cupboard, dutch, eco design, green design, Isolee, LED...
- Dutch Biotech Firm to Make Car Tires From Hybrid Dandelions Tue, 19 Feb 13, 1:11amYou see them popping up in your garden, and soon the dandelion may also parked in your driveway. Dutch biotech firm KeyGene has plans to use the latex found in dandelion roots to create a new material for tire production....