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Extraordinary air umbrella

Posted on 07 July 2010 by admin

South Korean designers Je Sung Park and Woo Jung Kwon have finished an extraordinary umbrella -”Air Umbrella.”

This umbrella has no canopy, instead, a slim pipe blows enough air to keep the rain away. The user can control the length of its stem and the scale of air cover at will.This cool, creative design brakes the traditional thought on the shape of umbrellas. It is also eco-friendly as it reduces the use of plastics.[1]

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Wonderful Suspension Bridge

Posted on 17 June 2010 by admin

This wonderful suspension bridge made of grass located in Peru. Its length is 36.6 meters and it is made of special herbs Qoya.

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Auto Residence

Posted on 03 June 2010 by admin

It is dubbed the Voglreiter Auto Residence and it has been designed by German architect Markus Voglreiter. Simply amazing, this auto residence is located in Gnigl near Salzburg, Austria and the surrounding areas make it look even more beautiful. Transforming the structure of the house into a car was a big challenge as it was originally a 70’s style house and then the architect also had to come up with two separate dwellings to incorporate two generations of a family.[1]

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Suicide Art

Posted on 23 May 2010 by admin

Polar bears and penguins committing suicide is the focus of a series of provocative art installations by Taiwanese artist Vincent J.F Huang. Dubbed the Suicide Penguins, Huang’s art explores the negative effects global climate change is having on the animals of the world, in particular the creatures living at the North and South Poles.

The Suicide Penguins art installation, located under Millennium Bridge in London, England features two glass penguins and a stuffed polar bear hanging from nooses.

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Park Street Art

Posted on 21 April 2010 by admin

It’s a fusion of street art and ceramic. All pieces are hand-made, in a traditional process. I call it “urban jewellery”.

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The Future – Electric Cars

Posted on 07 February 2010 by admin

The green brigade has precisely touched most of the industries; Automobile can be left as the fuel consumption is the highest in this sector. Efforts have been made in the past to promote electric cars but the end result has not been impressive to many. Electronic cars launched previously had few draw backs like their top speed not exceeding 20 miles per hour, long recharge hours, expensive and two seating capacity. Though they make no noise and are pollution free vehicles it didn’t made any difference.

A lot of time and money has been put in developing these electric cars and make them more lucrative to the buyer.

UK is coming up with a Electric car which will be a four seater, can run up to 70 miles without bothering to be recharged. It’s a Citroen C1 based car, which is joint venture by Peugeot, Toyota and Citroen. It shall take only six to seven hours to charge and can be charged in a 13a normal socket. Subsidies are also being discussed with British government to encourage people to go in for a Citroen C1. By 2011 Citroen C1will hit the market.
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Niagara Falls 1911

Posted on 06 February 2010 by admin

About a hundred years ago  greenhouse effect and global warming is conveyed planet to such a state that Niagara Falls froze and could not resist the ice.

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Eco 7 Folding Bike

Posted on 01 January 2010 by admin

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Eco 7 Folding Bike, a revolutionary concept design by Victor Aleman in Mexico. The Eco 7 is designed to be taken on planes and other transportation where space is a significant problem. The bike is designed in such a way that every part of the bike is collapsible, including the main frame, the handle bars, crank, brakes, wheels and chain.

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He made a thousand little men from the ice…

Posted on 03 September 2009 by admin

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Brazilian artist Nelly Azavedo had a very interesting action in Berlin. He made a thousand little men from the ice, and then left them to melt on the steps of Berlin’s Concert Hall.

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Climate change increases glacial burst danger in Nepal

Posted on 03 September 2009 by admin

Climate change has put at risk many of mountain glaciers of Nepal and if timely steps for minimizing the ill effects of climate change are not taken, they will burst anytime.

Nepali environment experts on Wednesday expressed their views at a talk program on “Increasing danger from the glacier and the measure to be taken to minimizing the glacier burst” held in capital Kathmandu.

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