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| Backyard Science: The Solar Tree Posted: 02 Feb 2009 06:46 AM PST We all know that we are screwing the environment with the enormous carbon footprint that we leave behind, so its time we take charge and come up with practical solutions to tidy up the mess. On the sustainable side we have been harnessing Solar Power for a while, but existing solar panels on roofs have their own set worries like professional installation and structural issues. The Solar Tree offers a realistic solution to structural woes and more. With a little space in your backyard, installing this solar tree will not be a problem. During the day just wing-out the panels and let them absorb the glory of the sun; and in the evening fold them back. If you need to move house, just uproot it and take it along with you. Else if technology changes, you can even upgrade the panels for maximum benefit. Silent, efficient, cost effective are some of the virtues that sound music to my ears. What's more you can either directly hook it up to appliance during the day or store the energy for later use. The sturdy metallic silver aluminum frame looks neat and tidy when packed up. The dimensions for solar tree are L (cm) x W (cm) x H (cm) = 2800 x 809 x 2430 and apparently the solar panels currently on the market ready for use on the solar tree range from a minimum of 520mm X 350mm X 22mm to a maximum of 2152mm X 1252mm X 93mm. Adjustable to a minimum of the all garden or roof top shade free surface-areas of 16 square meters. Energy efficient designs are always welcome and it's great to see new practical solutions coming up our ally. What is left to be seen, is how fast and proficiently we incorporate the changes to our lifestyles. Designer: Gurdeep Sandhu        |
| Sculpted Phone No Different From Hosta Posted: 02 Feb 2009 04:44 AM PST More often than not, designers take inspiration from the natural environment to come up with something spectacular in technology. If it weren't for the dragonflies we wouldn't have helicopter now, would we? The project we see here is a simple home phone taking inspiration from the Hosta Plant. For those with a serious lack of green-thumb-knowledge let me tell you that it's a foliage plant that is not fussy and comes in a broad range of solid colors. Similar to the Hosta is the Non Literal Phone. Its basic premise is to add the beauty of a sculpture to a mundane device. A simple user interface married with a practical design, it looks ideal for the mantle place to me. Since technical info is scarce here, lets enjoy the design for a bit. Designer: Anton Webb     |
| Self-Sustaining Urban Area Abode Chapeau Posted: 02 Feb 2009 12:29 AM PST Hydroponic Greenhouse. Turns air we breath out into air we can breath in. Uses solar-powered turbines to pump this air. Converts (biodegradable) human waste into food for plants. Plants are edible by humans. Greenhouse creates condensation which is collected for aquarium-dwelling animals, also edible by humans and hamsters. Beautiful green building helmets. How this project would work, hypothetically, is by appointment. Go to your “clinic”, get a prescription, set up a meeting. Have your building evaluated, figure out the logistics of your space, and get ready to set up. Have what they refer to as, wonderfully, a “barn raising event.” And get yourself set up! All the stuff needed to do this project can be bought relatively cheaply and can be constructed by a group of people without big machines. Urban agriculture, urban architecture. They’ve made one 40% the size of the projected “real one.” It “works.”* Waste from one part of the system becomes fuel for another part of it. *It is a complex system, and it working in a real, “non-controlled environment,” would require constant maintenance and modification. Check out Cesar Harada below doing a sort of “test-run,” and notice how it is him who is hosting the video documentation. How real today? One of these fantastic hippies, Angel Borrego Cubero, says that he does not believe in altruism. He says it is all about self-interest. Survive! Designer: Natalie Jeremijenko and Crew Also see: NYU.EDU and UrbanSpaceStation.org
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| Toilet Water. Not Just for Plants Anymore. Posted: 02 Feb 2009 12:00 AM PST You need to know all about toilet water. Believe me. When you grow up, you’ll have a toilet of your own, and then, you will want to know all about the water in it. And so will your dog and maybe hamster. Hamsters are conscious about water waste. Water waste! This toilet uses the power of shower water to solve this cold case. Warm case? “Antibacterial surface coatings and a non porus nano-glaze aid cleaning and flushing.” Holy crap that’s straight from the source, designer Alison Norcott. But the most important thing: the toilet uses an in-wall tank of used shower water to clean the toilet. The water is treated minimally with “low powered ultrasonic irradiation.” The tank holds the water 24 hours max so it doesn’t get nasty. If there isn’t any water in the tank, the toilet runs on water like the average toilet. And hey, that toilet bowl looks like it would release some nasty odors into the air because it doesn’t have the bend in the drain neck like good toilets should! You must be saying that. Check it out:
Now let’s make it easy to install (like the 4 screws and one hose toilet we all know, install, and love,) and we have a nice little thang goin on here. OH WAIT -
Best toilet post ever. Designer: Alison Norcott     |
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