“Wind Tree” by Elliot Montgomery connects a custom built turbine with a record player so that the blowing wind actually drove the turntable to spin causing the resulting sound to slow down or speed up depending on the available gusts. This project was built during a workshop at Solar One, “a New York-based center devoted […]
Here’s an example of a simple way to make your Arduino greener. This setup is a Solio with an external USB cable connected up to Arduino to power a basic routine on the board. Check out the video of it in action at the link below. SOLAR POWERED ARDUINO USING A SOLIO
Will Allen has won a well-desrved MacArthur “genius grant” for his approach to urban farming (via): The compost as heating system is particularly smart. If you’re in Milwaukee, check out his farm or participate in a worksho. Also, check out the latest issue of Craft to make your own hydroponic garden.
And you thought your gardening conditions were unfriendly? This guy has successfully created raised beds to grow a garden in Iraq. I particularly like the wick design: the buried bottles have parachute cord running to holes poked in the sides. Filled with water, they slowly feed moisture into the soil throughout the day.
The “Walking House” is a modular dwelling system that can move itself around through a motorized system of feet. The moving structure gathers electricity from its surroundings through onboard solar cells and wind turbines. Water for the house comes through collecting rain, and is heated through the solar power system. Read more about this interesting […]
Check out this cool DIY project that requires your kid to help out on. Okay not requires but does look like it makes a cool family project. It’s called the 6 minute DIY superhero cape.
According to Japan Today (via Ecogeek): The transport ministry aims to introduce a system in fiscal 2010 to provide 30% of the cooling energy at New Chitose Airport terminal building in summer from snow collected in winter, ministry officials said Tuesday. A regional office of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism collected snow […]
