June 2014

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Story Roundup This June | From Tiny Robots that 3D Print to Smart Warming System that Follow You Around

Spot-On Local Warming Systems Redefine Climate Control The quest to make our homes and buildings smarter has led MIT researchers to develop an ingenious local warming system that’s spot-on and intuitive. MIT's smart infrared heating element stalks you, but in…

neoliJune 28, 2014

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Why Creating Sustainable Cement Isn’t Enough

An interesting article appeared on Wired last week about China's overuse of cement for the past three years. Let's just say, it's a lot. China's humongous cement cube overshadows everything else. (Illustration by Rhett Allain) Using some heavy scientific calculations,…

neoliJune 25, 2014

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Hurray for Algae : The Unlikely Role of Algae in Architecture

We’ve featured algae here before, and we were mostly in awe. After all, who could have known that this ultra-simple plant-like life-form could have so many applications?—as medicine, fuel, fertilizer, biofilter, and even food. The Urban Algae Canopy is the…

neoliJune 16, 2014

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The Many Joys and Woes of Off-Grid Living

In an online age where we find more and more ways to connect to each other across the globe, it’s unthinkable to disconnect one’s self from the basic utilities we depend our life on. Water, electricity, basic plumbing. Those things…

neoliJune 13, 2014

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The Lure of Small Space Living | Why People Choose Micro-Homes and Apartments

Small space living is big these days. From trendy micro-apartments in New York to tiny homes in Toronto to no-nonsense shipping container homes in Amsterdam to sustainable cabin homes in Germany—more and more people are gladly moving into smaller dwellings…

neoliJune 5, 2014

June 2014

Story Roundup This June | From Tiny Robots that 3D Print to Smart Warming System that Follow You Around

Why Creating Sustainable Cement Isn’t Enough

Hurray for Algae : The Unlikely Role of Algae in Architecture

The Many Joys and Woes of Off-Grid Living

The Lure of Small Space Living | Why People Choose Micro-Homes and Apartments

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