Tag: technology

Wow! 19-year-old unveils plan to pull plastic from the ocean

You have to check out the website of Boyan Slat, the Dutch teen with the amazing plan for cleaning plastic from the ocean: http://www.boyanslat.com/ It's projected that his Ocean Cleanup Array could remove 7,2500,000 tons of plastic waste from the world’s oceans. The device consists of an anchored network of floating booms

The billboard that makes drinking water from air

Is this the coolest piece of technology you've ever seen?! What a great project. It kind of makes the Tui billboards look lame. :) http://www.upworthy.com/omg-best-use-of-a-billboard-i-have-ever-seen?c=ufb1  

The green mega-city: Iskandar Malaysia

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A brand new eco-city is being planned in south-east Asia. Iskandar Malaysia will not only incorporate the latest in environmentally friendly technology, but also social integration. Here's hoping we start to see more and more of these.