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- This modern furniture collection is made from manufacturing waste Tue, 18 Feb 20, 2:30amAfter doing some research, Byounghwi Jeon, founder of Studio Pesi, quickly noticed the massive amount of leftover materials going to waste in a furniture factory...
- An old warehouse is rehabbed into chic apartments in Montreal Fri, 26 Oct 18, 6:30amA former industrial warehouse in Montreal has been reborn as an airy and modern residential development thanks to the work of local architectural practice Blouin Tardif Architectes...
- Mystery of banned CFCs resurgence may be solved Wed, 27 Jun 18, 2:00amThe world recently learned that chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), an ozone-damaging industrial gas banned under the 1997 Montreal Protocol, have made an unexpected comeback, with significant emissions detected in the atmosphere...
- Mars Australia to go to 100% renewable energy in just over one year Wed, 6 Jun 18, 4:00amOne of the largest manufacturers in Australia is going green. Food company Mars Australia recently announced it will match 100 percent of its electricity use with clean power by 2020. The company's goal is to completely...
- MIT just discovered a way to mass-produce graphene in long rolls Thu, 19 Apr 18, 3:39amScientists used to make graphene-based membranes in small batches in a laboratory. But a new breakthrough at MIT enables researchers to roll out large sheets of high-quality graphene. The continuous manufacturing process...
- Driving the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV Wed, 25 Jan 17, 11:13amThe Bolt is designed to be approachable and at least a little familiar at first, even though it’s actually a very different kind of car under the hood, thanks to its 60 kWh battery and electric motor...
- Ford plug-in hybrid sales rose 38% in 2016 Thu, 9 Feb 17, 2:26amFord saw some significant year-over-year growth in its plug-in hybrid sales in 2016, despite gas prices that on average saw historic lows throughout the year...
- Heineken opens the world's first large-scale carbon neutral brewery in Austria Wed, 8 Jun 16, 3:30amHeineken's brewing facility, which originally opened in 2003, is now powered completely by electricity from renewable and reusable sources, but the beer company didn’t stick to just one or two energy generation methods...
- Apple Cuts Toxic Chemicals to Make iPhones Friendlier to Assembly Workers Tue, 19 Aug 14, 1:18amApple just took a big step towards greening the iPhone by removing two toxic chemicals from part of the production process. While the rare earth elements that go into many modern gadgets might be too environmentally destructive...
- Report: Cost of Climate Change to Auto Industry Drastically Exceeds Cost of New EPA Standards Thu, 12 Jun 14, 1:30amA new report refutes the argument that the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed carbon pollution regulations will create an economic catastrophe...
- How 3D Printing Will Change Our World Forever Thu, 17 Oct 13, 3:30amHailed as the third industrial revolution, 3D printing technology can produce life-saving prosthetics, durable furnishings, and fully functional automobiles...
- A 3D Printed Part Will be at the front of Bloodhound’s 1000 MPH Supersonic Car Thu, 15 Aug 13, 3:30amThe team behind the Bloodhound Supersonic Car (SSC) is gearing up to set a 1,000 mile per hour speed record in summer 2015 - and to accomplish the feat they're turning to 3d printing technology to create a custom ultra-light...
- Low-Cost Robot Worker ‘Baxter’ Could Change the Face of US Manufacturing Sat, 22 Sep 12, 6:00amRethink Robotics have created a new android that they believe could stop industrial manufacturing jobs from going overseas. The Boston-based company has created a revolutionary humanoid robot named Baxter, and they believe...
- Design Website Groopti Unveils Museum Quality Cardboard Furniture Series Tue, 10 Jan 12, 2:20amRead the rest of Design Website Groopti Unveils Museum Quality Cardboard Furniture Series Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: cardboard furniture, crowd sourcing, Eco, green, groopti, groopti cardboard...
- Extraordinary 28 Storey Kowloon Office Tower in China Has a Bushy Greenery-Lined Carpark! Sat, 5 Nov 11, 3:08amRead the rest of Extraordinary 28 Storey Kowloon Office Tower in China Has a Bushy Greenery-Lined Carpark! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 18 kowloon east, aedas, Aedas Architecture, bushy carpark,...