Category: Metadata Masterdata

Natural products can replace synthetics with new extraction methods

by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Could a Nobel-Winning Technology Spell the End of Synthetic Cosmetic Ingredients?
ecouterre.com

Photo by Shut­ter­stock

Bring­ing nat­ur­al beau­ty prod­ucts to the next level, a team of sci­en­tists are using the process of metathe­sis to trans­form essen­tial oils into ingre­di­ents for sun­screens, lotions and per­fumes. In a study…

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Scrubba pocket size wash bag

by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Scrubba: A Lightweight, Virtually-Waterless Washing Machine In A Sack! | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
Jill Fehrenbacher 5 Tips to Make Your Home Safe, Green & Healthy from Zem Joaquin TweetShare on TumblrEmail You’ve all heard the tired mantras about changing your lightbulbs and recycling at home in order to save the planet – are you yawning yet? Many consumers think that going green is a gesture of self-sacrifice that often comes at great expense and inconvenience – but nothing could be further from the […] READ MORE >, inhabitat.com

As Eric Clap­ton says, “trav­elin’ light, it’s the only way to fly.” Whether it’s a week­end busi­ness trip or a month-long trek into the jun­gle, the less stuff you have to carry the bet­ter. Find­ing a wash­ing machine can be quite dif­fi­cult o…

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Citiesense iPhone air quality monitoring

by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

CitiSense is a Portable Air Pollution Monitoring Device that Sends Data to Your Smart Phone | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
Jill Fehrenbacher 5 Tips to Make Your Home Safe, Green & Healthy from Zem Joaquin TweetShare on TumblrEmail You’ve all heard the tired mantras about changing your lightbulbs and recycling at home in order to save the planet – are you yawning yet? Many consumers think that going green is a gesture of self-sacrifice that often comes at great expense and inconvenience – but nothing could be further from the […] READ MORE >, inhabitat.com

CitiSense is a portable pol­lu­tion mon­i­tor­ing sys­tem that allows you to check near­by air qual­i­ty on your smart phone. Devel­oped by com­put­er sci­en­tists at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Cal­i­for­nia, San Diego, the sys­tem deliv­ers real-time d…

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UC Berkeley LEED bioscience building

by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

UC Berkeley’s LEED Gold-Designed Energy Bioscience Building Leads by Example
Andrew Goodwin, inhabitat.com

UC Berkeley’s new Energy Bioscience Building is home to the Energy Biosciences Institute, a public-private partnership that develops solutions to global energy challenges. The five-story, $133 million biofuels research facility was designed by…

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Brooklyn sustainable housing for anti social

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

The Napoleon Complex
fourlightshouses.com

WORKING TITLE: The Napoleon Complex

WORKING SUBTITLE: Co-Housing for the Antisocial

DENSITY: 16–22 houses-per-acre

SIZE: 40 -70 houses at 270 s.f. – 700 s.f. each (including sleeping lofts).

AMENITIES: A 800 – 1600 s.f. common house, priva…

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DIY firearms means unlimited guns for anyone

by timbatchelder, posted in Data Governance, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Security & Privacy

The Future of Firearms: DIY Guns You Can Make at Home
By Eliza Shapiro, thedailybeast.com

School shootings be damned. Companies like Defense Distributed are moving forward with newfangled 3-D printers that let you make guns at home, writes Eliza Shapiro.

Four days after the dead­ly school shoot­ing in New­town, Conn., Cody Wil­son wa…

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Cars That Depreciate In Value The Most

by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

investopedia.com

Ford isn’t the only car­mak­er that saw the value of one of its mod­els sink like an anchor when it hit the lot. The Mazda RX didn’t live up to its hype, and sales of the car dropped. The highly-touted Nis­san Leaf, one of the first all-electric…

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Cars That Depreciate In Value The Most

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Why the resume is dead and profile pages are the new standard

by timbatchelder, posted in Design UX, Digital health, Ethnographic Methods, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata

Your Online Bio, Supercharged
Jennifer Alsever, inc.com

Inc. magazine

The skinny on three services that help you create personal webpages to encompass your entire online life.

Chances are good that your bio on the com­pa­ny web­site includes lit­tle more than a head­shot, title, and career…

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Learn how to program and think like one

by timbatchelder, posted in Digital health, Ethnographic Methods, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Regenerative Economy

Lessons in Learning How to Program
Jason Fried, inc.com

GET REAL

Here’s one way to be a better communicator: Start treating people more like computers.

Last month, I men­tioned that I’ve been tak­ing a class in Ruby on Rails, a pro­gram­ming frame­work that pow­ers tens of thou­sands of web­sites…

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Fjord top picks for tech in 2013

by timbatchelder, posted in Digital health, Ethnographic Methods, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata

5 Trends That Will Shape Digital Services In 2013
By Olof Schybergson, fastcodesign.com

What will the key changes be in business and design during 2013, and what should you do about it? Here are five predictions from the design firm Fjord.

At Fjord, we work across domains like media, health care, retail, edu­ca­tion, and bank­ing, …

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Autodesk turns biology into a design science

by timbatchelder, posted in Digital health, Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata

Autodesk Developing CAD Software to Design, 3-D Print Living Tissue
Joseph Flaherty, wired.com

Autodesk, the industry leader in CAD software, has announced it is partnering with biological printer manufacturer Organovo to create 3D design software for designing and printing living tissue.

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The Best Room Fan For Hot Sticky Summer Days

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata

Bryan Gardiner, gizmodo.com

For­mer Giz­modi­an Brian Lam has a site called The Wire­cut­ter, whose sin­gu­lar goal is to decide which gad­gets to buy or not to buy. Today, it looks at the best room fan money can buy, just in time for sum­mer.

If I want­ed a fan to…

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The Best Room Fan For Hot Sticky Summer Days