Goudarzi, Sara. “Top Ten Emerging Environmental Technologies.” livescience.com. Purch, 19 Apr. 2007. Web. 28 May 2014. Web. http://www.livescience.com/11334-top-10-emerging-environmental-technologies.html This article cites a possible form of electronic paper that would reduce the amount of paper produced in a given population. The paper doesn’t look like a typical e-reader or a standard tablet, but is a flexible piece of […]
May 2014
Smog-eating concrete
ENN Editor. “Fighting air pollution with innovation and technology.” enn.com. Environmental News Network, 19 May 2014. Web. 25 May 2014. http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/47403 Chemist Luigi Cassar has developed a cement coating that neutralizes air pollutants. Cassar’s coating dissolves in sunlight and helps preserve buildings from fading while improving the quality of the air that surrounds the coated concrete. The coating […]
Plastic in the Arctic
Hand, Eric. “Trillions of Plastic Pieces May Be Trapped in Arctic Ice.” sciencemag.org. AAAS, 22 May 2014. Web. 23 May 2014. http://news.sciencemag.org/earth/2014/05/trillions-plastic-pieces-may-be-trapped-arctic-ice This article reveals that small pieces of plastic have been found frozen in ice in the arctic. Rachel Obbard, a materials scientist from Dartmouth College, found that there’s been more plastic found frozen in […]
Nature Inspires Drones
Institute of Physics. “Nature inspires drones of the future.” sciencedaily.com. ScienceDaily, 23 May 2014. Web. 23 May 2014. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140523094257.htm This article is similar to the previous article about bats being studied in order to improve roving robots, but this article highlights millimeter sized robots who have the ability to fly. Fourteen separate research teams have […]
Painting the Sun and Sculpting Fog
A. Miranda, Carolina. “Painting the Sun and Sculpting Fog.” ARTnews Mar. 2013: 60-62. Print. The Exploratorium in San Francisco, California displayed artwork created by Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya that replicated a dense fog cloud. Nakaya’s sculptures were suspended over a pedestrian bridge and blended into the real fog present in San Francisco. Nakaya’s sculpture is described as […]
Vertical Trains
Kermeliotis, Teo. “Catch a train from the sky! How vertical travel could transform your commute.” cnn.com. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., 2 May 2014. Web. 17 May 2014. http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/02/tech/catch-a-train-from-the-sky/index.html?iid=article_sidebar This article talks about the potential development of vertical trains that could be built within major cities in order to effectively utilize space within large metropolitan areas. […]
Art After Sandy
Wolff, Rachel. “When Storm Is Collaborator.” ARTnews Apr. 2013: 80-85. Print. This article highlights artists who’ve been affected by natural disasters, chronicling their reactions towards the destruction of their artworks. There’s a common trait of both hope and adaptability within each artist’s account of their art being either destroyed or altered by a natural disaster. Overall, the tone of […]
Science Friction and Lunar Geese
Wolff, Rachel. “Science Friction.” ARTnews Mar. 2014: 64-69. Print. German artist Agnes Meyer-Brandis’ exhibition Moon Goose Analogue: Lunar Migration Bird Facility, explores the connection between nature, art and technology. Meyer-Brandis created a flock of lunar geese that have been “stranded for centuries on Earth” and are planning their celestial escape from Earth to the moon (66). Her moon geese […]
Replicating the Human Brain
AlphaGalileo Foundation. “Human Brain Could Be Replicated In 10 Years, Researcher Predicts.” sciencedaily.com. ScienceDaily, 4 September 2009. Web. 16 May 2014. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090904071908.htm This source claims that within ten years (approximately 2019) a model of the human brain may be replicated and used as an educational research tool in order to better understand the complexities of […]
Landfill Becomes Public Park
Molland, Judy. “Giant Landfill Becomes Home To Several Rare Species.” care2.com. n.p., 16 May 2013. Web. 16 May 2014. http://www.care2.com/causes/giant-london-landfill-becomes-home-to-several-rare-species.htm One of the formerly largest landfills in Europe, the Mucking landfill in Essex, England, has been converted into a nature reserve. Over a 50 year period, the site has slowly been created due to the continuous amount […]