When crude oil is processed, a lot of grungy byproducts are left over. A new study indicates that a couple of those substances can be used to make low-cost carbon fibers, which could in turn find use in less costly carbon fiber composites.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: KAUST, Carbon Fiber, Oil
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Crude oil residues may find new life in lower-cost carbon fiber
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Lego turns old rope and engine oil into millions of toy tires
Posted by ArielTechGeek 52 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Today I learned that Lego is the largest tire manufacturer by volume in the world – even though its tires are among the smallest on the planet. The Danish toy company is now making those tires out of recycled materials like fishing nets, engine oil, and rope.Continue ReadingCategory: Children, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Lego, Plastics, Recycling, Toys
BuroLandschap snakes cycle bridge over lake on former Belgian coal mine
Posted by Ronnie 90 days ago (https://www.dezeen.com)
Landscape architect BuroLandschap has completed Cycling Between Terrils, an S-shaped bridge over a lake in an eastern province of Belgium shaped by its coal mining past. Read more
with his glitching paintings, artist alexis mata draws on hallucinatory experiences during his travels through the deserts of mexico.
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Philippe Starck creates "strange and surrealist" olive oil mill and museum
Posted by Ronnie 130 days ago (https://www.dezeen.com)
French architect Philippe Starck has created a red cube to house the LA Almaraza olive oil mill, museum and restaurant in Andalusia, decorated with symbols referencing the area's heritage. Read more
Plant-based racing engine oil is here to greenify motorsports
Posted by ArielTechGeek 147 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Love racing, but not a fan of the sport's carbon footprint? Idemitsu is hoping to bring that down a notch with its new Plantech Racing engine oil, which uses plant-based raw materials for more than 80% of its base oil. The company says this formulation's carbon footprint its 82% lower than that of mineral oil.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Endurance Racing, Racing, Oil, Envi
the ten-year retrospective spotlights the museum’s pioneering design that preserved industrial relics while creating a dynamic space for local residents.
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as resonance of the invisible moves up and down, it reflects an imaginary lift, evoking the confluence of labor and the underground.
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self-sufficient villages, bamboo gardens, and photosynthesis parks are fueled by mealworm fertilizers who break down toxic plastic into protein.
The post inxect island repurposes oil rig for plastic-filtering ecosystem powered by mealworms appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
AIM Architecture transforms oil silos in China into community park
Posted by Ronnie 319 days ago (https://www.dezeen.com)
Chinese studio AIM Architecture has transformed a series of former oil silos in Changzhou into Cotton Park, a mixed-use community space surrounded by a public garden and play areas. Read more
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