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How the Dorze in Ethiopia make ‘beehive’ houses from bamboo that last a lifetime | Aeon Videos
On the Nomadic Architecture YouTube channel, the UK architect Gordon Clarke chronicles how people across the globe use ancient traditions and local resources to construct sustainable houses that suit their needs. In this instalment, he captures the Dorze people of … Continue reading
Anna Machin on Love – TWIS Interviews
Why do we love??? Find out with TWIS! Watch live here or check out our feed over at http://twis.org/live – we have a chatroom! Join us! Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/ThisWeekinScience Listen to the full episode in audio or check … Continue reading
Sodium-ion battery breakthrough. Safer, cheaper and cleaner than Lithium-ion
Sodium-ion batteries have been overshadowed by lithium-ion for decades, but there’s a thousand times more sodium in the earth’s crust than there is lithium. And now the battery chemistry has been mastered so that sodium-ion batteries have as much energy … Continue reading
UN Begins World’s First Negotiations on Global Plastic Waste Treaty | My Modern Met
By Madeleine Muzdakis on March 16, 2022 Photo: YGRIGORII/Depositphotos There is a general consensus that the nations of the world must come together if there is any remaining chance to avoid climate disaster. While this may seem impossible and unrealistic, … Continue reading
Glass facades are “the main culprit” for billions of annual bird deaths | Dezeen
Lizzie Crook | 9 March 2022 Legislation is needed to force architects to prevent the mass slaughter of birds that “didn’t evolve to deal with glass”, experts have told Dezeen. “We need broad-scale legislation requiring buildings to be bird-friendly,” said Kaitlyn … Continue reading
Millionaire Dontates Savings to Plant 100K Daffodils, Now in Bloom | My Modern Met
By Margherita Cole on March 14, 2022 Blooming daffodils in Sidmouth, Devon, England (Photo: worldimage/Depositphotos) “Every year it brings back memories of this man who did this amazing thing for the town.” If you take a walk in the picturesque … Continue reading
Why are Circuit Boards Green?
[…] Sources: Zheng, Carmen, Why are Printed Circuit Boards Usually Green in Color? Seed Studio, 2017, https://www.seeedstudio.com/blog/2017… Why Are Printed Circuit Boards Usually Green? Quora, https://www.quora.com/Why-are-printed… D, Chris, How Did Printed Circuit Boards Become the Standard Green That They Are … Continue reading
[making of] Etreintes – Justine Vuylsteker
Justine Vuylsteker talks about the making of her 2018 short “Etreintes” (Embraced) produced by Offshore and NFB. “Etreintes” was developed after a four-weeks residency at Bois d’Arcy, with “the Epinette” : the last pinscreen built by Alexandre Alexeieff and Claire … Continue reading
Converted London Church Is Now A Swimming Pool With Gothic Architecture – DesignTAXI.com
By Mikelle Leow, 07 Mar 2022 Fitness devotees may find enlightenment here. Throughout its life, this building in Essex has pretty much nourished the mind, body, and spirit. The mind was (maybe) taken care of when it opened as a … Continue reading
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