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the team opens the building to the campus through transparent edges, landscaped pockets, and a gently curved form. The post rotating facade panels shield PILA’s building for anatolia college in thessaloniki, greece appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
known by locals as the 'cake house,' the unique geometry of the original structure became the anchor point for a future-proof renovation. The post alexander symes revamps kite-like house in australia with solar power and recycled materials appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Space solar power, or what I like to call Starlink for electricity, is at once a ludicrous idea and a bit of a pipe dream. None of that is stopping Baiju Bhatt from giving it a go.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Solar Power, Wireless Power Transmission, Renewable Energy
designboom was on-site to attend the historic topping-out ceremony, witnessing the breakthrough in sustainable architecture. The post BIG reaches final phase of ‘citywave’, marking milestone for milan’s largest solar roof appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
the design is rooted in the historical typology of follies and the intimacy of hidden retreats. The post clad in oak panels, folly by rever & drage extends angular cantilever form over norwegian hill appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
If you've ever eaten a pomegranate, you'll know that a great deal of the fruit is composed of its thick skin – which simply gets thrown away. Soon, however, that skin could be used in an edible coating which will help keep strawberries from spoiling.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: University of Sao Paulo, Fruit, Fungus, Coatings, Food technology
developed as a miniaturized observatory, the double-sided timepiece brings together 1,521 handcrafted components to integrate three modes of timekeeping. The post vacheron constantin’s ‘most complicated wristwatch ever’ tracks standard and solar time appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Some 20 years after it was first founded, San Diego, California-based startup Aptera has taken its solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) out on a proper 300-mile (~480-km) road trip – the first time it's been filmed doing so.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Solar Powered, Electric Vehicles, Aptera
You may think golf course grass is the same everywhere … but you would be wrong. Some greens are known for being dry while others have a rep for being wet, and a new type of golf ball coating could make for better golfing on both.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Golf, American Chemical Society, Coatings, Water
Solar cells are subjected to a lot of harmful ultraviolet light, as they're typically placed for maximum sunlight exposure. A new eco-friendly coating could help protect them from those UV rays, and its active ingredient is extracted from onion skin.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: University of Turku, Aalto University, Wageningen University, Solar Cell, Ultraviolet, Biodegrada


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