MOBILE PHONES POWERED BY WALKING
The principle is simple: as we walk, we waste energy that could be harvested. A group of US researchers took that concept on board and developed a way to generate electricity from human motion. They created a device that could be placed in a shoe in order to capture the energy of moving micro droplets, converting it into electrical current.
BE AS GREEN AS A CELEBRITY
Celebrities. We want to hang with them, speak to them, be like them and sometimes even marry them. They sure have an impact in most people’s lives, even when you’re not that aware of their influence. Marketers are alert to this fact and that’s why you see so many celebrity endorsed products. While some of these A-listers seize opportunities to make more money, some want to use their fame to change the world around them.
GLOBAL WARMING WILL OPEN NEW ARCTIC SEA ROUTES
New analysis suggests that by the middle of this century many routes across and around the Arctic Ocean that are now partially blocked by ice will open during summer months, allowing the passage of ships. On the other hand, due to the rise in temperature, some parts of Arctic ground accessible in winter via ice roads will become unreachable by land.
STILL THE FUKUSHIMA EFFECT: THE BREAKING OFF OF ICEBERGS IN ANTARCTICA
A set of new satellite images show that the same tsunami that swept across large areas of Japan, on March 11, also broke off giant icebergs in Antarctica. This astonishing revelation is proof that the effects of the 9.0 earthquake that caused the deaths of 15,000 people in Japan were felt halfway around the world.
THE LOST TROPICAL PARADISE OF ANTARCTICA
100 million years ago the icy regions of Antarctica resembled a lost tropical paradise. At least this is what a geological drilling seemed to indicate. Today this cold and bleak part of the planet with its glacial winds and an inhospitable landscapeis far from that vision of lush vegetation and humid weather.
THE OFTEN OVERLOOKED URBAN PLANT PLAY A MAJOR ROLE AS CARBON SINK
It’s now understood that the urban plant’s’ role as a carbon sink was underestimated and that the greenery embellishing our cities have value that go beyond mere aesthetics.
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BE AS GREEN AS A CELEBRITY
Celebrities. We want to hang with them, speak to them, be like them and sometimes even marry them. They sure have an impact in most people’s lives, even when you’re not that aware of their influence. Marketers are alert to this fact and that’s why you see so many celebrity endorsed products. While some of these A-listers seize opportunities to make more money, some want to use their fame to change the world around them.
