The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has eyed an oddly shaped, dark rock, which may be a meteorite and is about 2 feet across, on the surface of the…
A detailed description of a Neo-Victorian costume I completed recently.
It is a one-piece gown with a faux bustle and mini train. It involves
some pretty advanced sewing and requires that you be familiar with the
basics of pattern instructions and garment design. his costume was
commissioned b…
By: tyalangan
QUICK INTRO:(OF COURSE you can just skip to the pictures 
)This instructable is about making a die-cutter to make THE WORLD’s BEST CARDBOARD CHAIR. The chair design is simple –a profile cutout that is stacked. LONG INTRO:The project can be found here as well: http://users.etown.edu/h/hypnarowskj/…
By: justinhyp
Federation Council UN Global Compact Center, which — besides looking like a concept sketch for some sci-fi movie — is made notable because of where it’s being built. It will take over the location of the Hunter’s Point Shipyard, which has been deemed one of the most polluted sites in the nation by the US Environmental Agency. Step one is clean all that gunk up. Step two? Build a structure that will serve as an example against that kind of pollution, as well as help stop it from ever happening.
The center itself will act as the site for a think tank that will mull over green technologies and policies to help combat detrimental climate change. The building will ultimately be an 80,000-square-foot center that’s LEED certified, cost $20,000 $20 million and is scheduled to begin construction in 2011. Let’s hope that cleanup is effective, but hey — if not, a third eye or grossly enlarged brain could only help the UN thinkers, right?
UN Global Compact Center, via Inhabitat
The United States risks missing the business opportunity posed by moving to low-carbon energy, two prominent business leaders argued in an editorial aimed at policy makers.
General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt and venture capitalist John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, published an editorial in The Washington Post Monday to …
With almost no alternative fuel or hybrid vehicles to speak of in North America, Nissan’s upcoming Leaf all-electric automobile, set to roll out in 2010, represents an interesting generational leap. Interesting because Nissan hasn’t built up the kind of green foundation other automakers — such as Ford with its Fusion or Toyota with the Prius — and yet it’s skipping those baby steps. Nissan’s going right for the prize: an all-electric, zero emissions vehicle that performs as well as a normal car and yet doesn’t cost and arm and a leg.
Nissan is hoping that the Leaf — with its none-too-crazy looks, 100 mile range, speed of around 90 mph, quick charging ability and purported affordable costs (Nissan says you could run a Leaf for only $13 a month) — will give it the chops to overcome EV-shy consumers in North America. One of the most impressive selling points for the leaf is it’s quick charge time. The Leaf can power 80% of its battery in only 30 minutes, making it so you won’t be stranded with a dead car in your garage charging overnight.
Check out more of the Leaf below, and see Nissan’s full press release after the jump.
Oh Bugatti, thou of the Veyron ilk,
Stamp your savvy elegance onto an espresso machine.
Milk your steamy prestige into a frothing arm on your left.
Coax the money from my pocket,
Giving itself up willingly,
For the promise of caffeine-enhanced aesthetics.
I bow to the foggy pink and yellow altar,
Enchanted by the music of the roasted coffee bean.
To the tune of $1,300.
Via The Appliancist
In a sign of the difficulty financing solar, commercial installer Borrego Solar said on Monday it has taken in $30 million from an outside investor to fund new projects.
With the additional funding, Borrego Solar will now be able to offer purchase power agreements to companies and government organizations.
In …
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