Sea Organ Converts Waves Into Mesmerizing Harmonies
The Sea Organ in Zadar is an incredible feat of architecture designed by Croatian architect Nikola Bašić. It is the world’s first musical pipe organ that is played by the sea. Zadar is a very…
Energy
Trash is for Tossers: This Woman Fits Two Years of Trash in a 16-Ounce Mason Jar
With the world’s growing population, waste production is growing rapidly in both volume and toxicity. As per the Environmental Protection Agency, the average American produces about 4.4 pounds of trash a day, which means about…
British Government to Shut Down All Its Coal Power Stations by 2025
The British Government plans to shut down all of the UK’s coal power stations by 2025. Not to mention, restrictions are expected to be put on the use of coal power stations as early as…
International Space Station Has Experienced a Small Electrical Fault With No Quick Fix
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will have to do without one power channel for the time being due to a small electrical fault, NASA has announced. NASA says the fault reduces the available power…
Amazing Fluorescent Lighting Uses New Type of Phosphors
A newly developed fluorescent lighting has been made with phosphor and has the potential to decrease reliance on the use of rare earth metals, which are currently used in the manufacturing of all other fluorescent…
This Fire Lookout Station Was Converted Into an Amazing Off-Grid Home
Living off-grid has many challenges, but an adventurous couple has purchased 160-acres of meadow and forest land in rural Oregon to enjoy complete off-the-grid living by turning an old fire lookout into a home. Dabney…
Sensor Technology for Dark, Hot, Inaccessible Environments
Sensors are set to become so ubiquitous that they will monitor and control nearly every aspect of your internal (i.e. biological) and external (i.e. environmental) life. Sensors can be especially useful in detecting hazardous materials in…
Futuristic Flying Vehicles Will Deliver Goods Then Poof Out of Existence
It sounds like an engineering fantasy or a scene out of a Harry Potter movie, but it is real that Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Defense, is developing unmanned,…
Sustainable and Resilient SURE HOUSE Wins the 2015 Solar Decathlon
Solar Decathlon is a nationwide contest held by the U.S. Department of Energy to build solar-powered houses that are eye-catching, cost-effective, and energy-efficient. Stevens Institute of Technology’s SURE HOUSE or (sustainable + resilient) HOUSE, with…
California’s First Floating Wind Farm Planned Off Scenic Morro Bay
The world currently has 175 wind farms in operation or the advanced planning stages. California has nearly 2,000 wind turbines generating about 8% of its electricity with plans to reach 50% from solar, wind, and…
