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3:13 pm in fashion, Fashion & Beauty, gadgets, recycling, Science & Technology, technology, upcycling by TreeHugger
Photos by Steven Rodrig
Steven Rodrig is at it again. Last spring he created that awesome pair of high heels out of circuit boards, which we all ogled at either through appreciation or confusion. And this summer, he's created a rather amazing pair of sandals. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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11:25 am in concepts & prototypes, electronics, gadgets, Science & Technology by TreeHugger
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Researchers have created a new e-paper can be printed and erased over and over again, and they hope it can be a reusable solution for the posters and signs printed by the millions for bus stop ads and store front displays. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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10:35 am in biomimicry, birds, gadgets, Science & Technology, technology, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger
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A few months ago we wrote about a mechanical seagull that rivals the real thing in how lifelike it looks on the wing. Well, turns out it can fool even members of the species it is mimicking. The robotic seagull was tested out at TEDGlobal and it attracted a flock of real gulls. Read on and watch a video of the birds....Read the full story on TreeHugger
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12:50 pm in cell phones, electronics, gadgets, Science & Technology, solar power by TreeHugger
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Noting that "500 million of the world's cell phone owners have no access to electricity," a Hong Kong and Denver-based company is touting its solar-power charging panels as specially designed to remain affordable and viable "to users who live in off-grid, often impoverished regions of the world."...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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10:00 am in animals, electronics, fishing, gadgets, Science & Technology, shark week, technology, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger
Photo by Willi Volk, via Flickr CC (and via TreeHugger's Flickr Pool)
Thanks to humans, as many as one-third of shark species are at risk of extinction and many more species are reaching dangerously low populations. With humans killing upwards of 73 million sharks every year, these important animals need all the help they can get in keeping humans away. Here are four smart technologies that put distance between humans and sharks, helping to keep more sharks alive and healthy. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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10:00 am in animals, biomimicry, gadgets, Science & Technology, shark week, technology, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger
Photo by Jaymi Heimbuch
Sharks are amazing. When you bother to stop and really look at them, they're just flat out amazing creatures. Scientists, thankfully, are studying them ever more closely and are finding many ways in which these prehistoric fish can inspire futuristic technologies, from their skin to the way they feed. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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10:22 am in animals, conservation, electronics, gadgets, oceans, Science & Technology, shark week, technology, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger
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Controversy over how ocean swimmer deal with sharks was raised after reports that Penny Palfrey's team killed three oceanic whitetip sharks during her record-setting swim. Swimmer Diana Nyad wants to be sure to avoid any possible issues with sharks, and so will be wearing a new "shark shield" designed to keep the predatory fish at bay. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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4:35 pm in computers, concepts & prototypes, electronics, energy efficiency, gadgets, Science & Technology, technology by TreeHugger
image via Sandia National Laboratories
In what it calls a "fundamental breakthrough in heat transfer technology for microelectronics," the U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories has developed the "Sandia Cooler" - aka, the Air Bearing Heat Exchanger - a device that uses significantly less energy to cool computing equipment than previous devices....Read the full story on TreeHugger
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1:33 pm in electronics, gadgets, Science & Technology, technology by TreeHugger
How Stuff Works has a great explainer on how conflict minerals work. It's incredibly informative and a must-read if you have a thing for gadgets. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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1:25 pm in electronics, gadgets, nuclear power, Science & Technology, technology by TreeHugger
A spherical robot equipped with a camera may navigate underground pipes of a nuclear reactor by propelling itself with an internal network of valves and pumps. Image: Harry Asada/d'Arbeloff Laboratory
According to a recent study released in June, about 75% of the US's nuclear reactors have sprung a leak in the past, often with a result of contaminating groundwater. The little ball pictured above could be one of many let loose in underground pipes at nuclear r...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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