«Fort acoustic partition system is made from recycled PET bottle fiber. The “fort” system has its benefits with sound oriented environments as well as being an adaptable room divider that unlike most can be reconfigured to fit specific needs.»

Source: arihiromiyake.com

«The concept car Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. plans to show at the Expo 2010 (more images in the extended) betrays tremendous pressure to set the highest standard. Combining all of the wildest dreams of electric vehicle buffs into one concept car, SAIC claims to achieve a net vehicle emissions balance of less than zero. The world’s first negative emissions vehicle.»

Source: treehugger.com

«Scientists at a government lab here are trying to use the world’s largest laser — it’s the size of three football fields — to set off a nuclear reaction so intense that it will make a star bloom on the surface of the Earth. »

Source: cnn.com

«In the center of Stuttgart, Germany, lies an odd roundabout called Oesterreichischer Platz. Speeding traffic circles around it, and for the last 40 years no one has found much use for it, except as a parking lot. Now German designer Lars Behrendt has conceived of an incredible tower for the unused site that is comprised of 55 shipping containers stacked up like blocks. The Lotto Turm would function as a mixed-use development with a sphere at the top, which would be used to announce the city’s lotto numbers..»

Source: inhabitat.com

«A new type of speed cameras which can use satellites to measure average speed over long distances are being tested in Britain. Drivers are going to love cloudy days :) »

Source: telegraph.co.uk, 20minutes.fr

«As Grand Designs Live opens, TV presenter Kevin McCloud selects 10 products from recycled scourers to insulating blinds:
 

• Sting plus: upholstery made from nettles
• Smile Plastics: recycled plastic worktops
• Parans: solar lighting
• Giles Miller: cardboard furniture
• Hemcrete: greener concrete
• EcoForce: recycled everyday homewares
• Black Mountain Sheepswool: insulation
• Newform Energy: combined solar electricity and hot water
• Heatsaver Shades: insulated blinds
• Tirex from Interface Flor: flooring made from recycled rubber ..»

Source: guardian.co.uk

«M LIVE puts your audience in the middle of the action so they can experience an individual viewing adventure.. Each viewer can independently look up, down, sideways, and all around the arena for a complete 360° view of the action»

Watch the demo: immersivemedia.com

«In a series for the Discovery Channel the renowned astrophysicist said it was “perfectly rational” to assume intelligent life exists elsewhere. But he warned that aliens might simply raid Earth for resources, then move on. »

Source: BBC News

«Jouer avec l’exemplaire unique d’une très ancienne statuette égyptienne ou tourner dans tous les sens sa future voiture avant de l’acheter… Il devient possible de prendre à pleines mains les trésors du passé comme du futur grâce à l’HoloCubtile. Créé par la société bordelaise Immersion, ce drôle de dispositif est unique en son genre..»

Source: 20minutes.fr

«What´s emitting the most CO2 per day? Iceland’s Eyjafjoell volcano is emitting between 150,000 and 300,000 tonnes of CO2 per day…According to the European Environment Agency (EAA), daily emissions from the aviation sector in the 27 nations of the European Union are around 440,000 tonnes per day.»

Source: informationisbeautiful.net