Startup Turns 32 Million Discarded Chopsticks Into Gorgeous Decor And Furniture
BC startup ChopValue has recycled 32 million pairs of used chopsticks over 4 years, turning them into bespoke furniture and other goods.
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Giant Xylophone in a Japanese Forest Uses Gravity to Play the Most Ethereal Bach Music
Creative Director Morihiro Harano and his team at Mori Inc. have created a wooden xylophone that plays Bach beautifully.
Dutch Design Artist Creates Lightshow in a Leek Field to Celebrate Farms and Enhance Plant Growth
Known as GROW, the avant Studio Roosegaarde and its Director Daan have created a light show in a field of leeks to celebrate agriculture.
A Gorgeous 3D-Printed Home Just Popped Up on Zillow for Half the Price of Comparable Houses
Listed on Zillow at $300,000, construction firm SQ4D looks to sell America's first 3D-printed house commercially, in Riverhead, Long Island.
Miami Team Able to Bring Basketball Fans Back to Arena With the Help of COVID-Sniffing Dogs
The Miami Heat will be opening their doors to fans again with the help of COVID-19 sniffing dogs, trained to detect the virus in body odor.
New Electric Car Batteries Can Fully-Charge in 5 Minutes, Like Filling Your Car With Gas, If Better Chargers Are in Place
Charging fully in just five minutes, Israeli startup StoreDot has changed the lithium-ion battery forever, and it's already made 1,000 units.
Seagrass Balls Filter Millions of Plastic Particles From Water, Says New Study
Examining seagrass pods on Mallorca beaches, researchers conclude seagrass meadows may capture as many as 900 million pieces of plastic.
Formerly Vacant Lot in Milan Wins 'Reinventing Cities' Contest With Vineyard Atop Building With Public Sidewalk
The VITAE project featuring a wrap around vineyard and outdoor walkway on via Serio, Milan won the Reinventing Cities Contest.
The New Green Building Revolution Uses Timber to Build 'Plyscrapers' That Save Tons of CO2
Advances in plywood technology have led to an explosion in the construction of timber skyscrapers, in the US, Austria, Norway, and Japan.
This Clever Attachment Makes Any Bicycle an E-Bike in Just Seconds - And it's a Much Cheaper Method
The Clip bike converter weighs 7 pounds, but turns any normal bike into an e-bike capable of going 15 mph to help with hilly commutes.
Insert This On Your Bike Wheel to Filter the Air Pollution While You Cycle
Rolloe is an air filter fitted to the front wheel of you bicycle and removes CO2, NO2, and particulate matter from your city air.
Adidas to Launch Plant-Based Shoes Made of Mushroom Leather To Top 60% Sustainability For All Products
In 2021, you'll be able to buy new Stan Smith sneakers from Adidas that are made of plant leather. In fact, they're made of mushrooms.
University Scientists Unveil Device That Uses Proteins to Generate Electricity 'Out of Thin Air'
The Air-Gen device, which uses an ultra-thin protein to absorb moisture from the atmosphere, is expected to be made commercially available quite soon.
How an Indian Architect is Sucking Carbon Emissions Out of the Air and Turning it into Stylish Tiles
Architect and Indian eco-warrior Tejas Sidnal launched the startup Carbon Craft Design to suck CO2 out of the air and turn it into sustainable tile.
Stanford Designer is Making Bricks Out of Fast-Growing Mushrooms That Are Stronger than Concrete
Using mycelium, Bay-area designer Phil Ross creates an 6X6 arch out of mushroom roots turned into bricks, and he wants to build a house next.
Dutch Man Invents Coffin That Turns Bodies Into Mushrooms: 'We are nutrients, not waste'
Dutch biodesigner Bob Hendrikx has designed a coffin made of mushroom-a "living cocoon" that will turn corpses into super compost.
A Pandemic of Good News: The Top 50 Positive Stories of 2020
Good News Network's top stories from around the world in 2020—a round-up of resilience and kindness in a difficult year.
Google is Creating Tools to Tackle Food Waste and Hunger at its Moonshot Factory
The Google offshot, X, is perfecting an algorithm that could revolutionize how food banks and kitchens operate, saving billions of dollars.
Chinese Village Invaded by Legions of Deadly Wasps Use Flamethrowing-Drone to Incinerate Their Nests
After deadly stinging wasps invaded Zhong Province, rural Chinese funded a drone equiped with a flamethrower to burn their nests
Design Students Use Art to Reimagine Plastic Recycling - Creating Lamps, Seat Covers, and More
Kids at the Royal College of Arts reimagined how to recycle common plastic in a competition, showcasing intuitive and useful designs
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