Belgian designer Vincent Callebaut calls the auto-sufficient amphibious city Lilypad a “floating ecopolis for climate refugees”. The floating structure is “directly inspired by the highly ribbed leaf of the great lilypad of Amazonia Victoria Regia increased 250 times.”
You can read all about it and view an astonishing gallery of the city’s design right here.
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Picture(s) of the Week: The Lilypad Floating Ecopolis
Tech Junk of the Week: Monowheel Doesn’t Care if You’re Uncomfortable
I’m all for cutting down on gasoline consumption and stuff, but if I’m gonna peddle around town using my, uh — muscles, I think I’ll stick to a bike. The Monowheel, designed by Ben Wilson for the the XXIst Century Man Exhibition in Tokyo, just screams, “Hey, neighborhood kids – Come push me over!”
Says Wilson on [...]
Earth Week for the Ladies: Solar Cell Handbags!
Who would of thought the photovoltaic (solar) cell would become fashionable? And by fashionable I don’t mean “the cool thing to be into…”, but like, stylish.
Eco-boutiques are sprouting up online and across the country, selling eco-friendly fabrics and designs that are stylish, sustainable, and quite useful. Like the Noon Solar handbag, which recharges your cell phone, iPod, or [...]
Solar Vehicle Gets 2,861.8 mpg
Yeah, that’s not a typo. The Pulsar, a solar vehicle designed by Purdue University for the Shell sponsored Eco-Marathon, was the best of the two solar-powered entries at the annual event, although it was ineligible to win the grand prize (Why? Well, because it’s sponsored by Shell, and they want you to use gasoline, no matter [...]
Solar Balloons, Blue Skies, and Clean Energy
Here’s a perfect case of future tech meets sci-fi aestetics.
Solar energy currently has large land requirements. The Sunhope Project seeks to construct low-cost photovoltaic balloons designed to float vertically rather than sprawl horizontally. The result is the gorgeous array you see above: helium filled platforms constructed from a new fabric coated with photovoltaic solar cells.
These solar balloons will soak [...]
