10 Steps To Transform Capitalism For The Better BY JOHN ELKINGTON AND CHARMIAN LOVE, fastcoexist.com Our economic system could better serve people and the planet. These are the small pivots we can take to make it more equitable. Editor’s Note In this series of five stories, Volans will highlight key presentations from the Breakthrough… RT…
Infographic: Watch NYC Get Buried Under Its CO2 Emissions By Kyle VanHemert, fastcodesign.com In 2010, NYC added 54 million metric tons of CO2 to the atmosphere. This video shows it as a big, blue ball pit. Last week, thousands in New York and millions at home watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, an annual, multi-hour…
The Wondrous Beauty Of Microscopic Plant Seeds By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan, fastcodesign.com U.K. artist Rob Kesseler is working with the Millennium Seed Bank to illustrate the remarkable, nearly invisible world of microscopic botany. As long as humans have made art, they’ve looked to the flora and fauna around them for inspiration.… RT @FastCompany: Via @FastCoDesign, The…
By Damon Lavrinc, wired.com LOS ANGELES, California – Geländewagen. It’s not an Austrian insult or some obscure epithet from the Eastern Bloc; it’s Mercedes-Benz’ iconic SUV. Originally crafted with a ruler and a chisel for military use, it eventually went… http://flpbd.it/cujf3 Mercedes Rolls Out the Future of the SUV Related articles Smart Crossover SUV to…
Beth Buczynski, earthtechling.com These days, everyone has a smart phone or tablet. In an attempt to keep these gadgets organized (and working) we’ve adopted an entire industry of protective accessories that express our unique sense of style and expression. While they ma… http://flpbd.it/ppQjA Pong Cases Protect Devices And Your Brain Simultaneously Related articles MaKey MaKey…
What Obama’s Victory Means for Tech Brian Barrett, gizmodo.com Barack Obama’s victory last night has far-reaching fiscal, social, and military implications, all of which are familiar to anyone who kept at least one eye open during any of this year’s debates. But what do four more years mean for tech… What Obama’s Victory Means for…
Fenix ReadySet | Popular Science popsci.com Energy storage, redesigned. The ReadySet portable base station can draw and store energy from a number of sources: A 15-watt solar panel charges its battery in seven hours. Next year, Fenix will release a kinetic generator, which can hel… http://flpbd.it/uIyLy Related articles Intelligent plug-and-play energy system charges by sun,…