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- Researchers close in on world's first 100% self-charging lithium-ion battery Wed, 26 Apr 17, 11:46pmWe've all experienced the nuisance of a dying phone when there's no outlet in sight, but that moment could become a relic of the past thanks to new technology being developed by an international team of 19 scientists...
- The Drinkable Book is Made From Filter Paper that Cleans and Purifies Water for up to Four Years Wed, 7 May 14, 11:40pmEach of the pages within the book is coated with silver nanoparticles that actively target diseases such as cholera, typhoid and E.coli. Water that passes through the filter is comparable to tap water in the United States,...
- FARMM’s b-Shack is an Urban Hive and Bee Study Center for McGill Students Sat, 8 Feb 14, 3:06amThe brilliant b-Shack developed by McGill School of Architecture students is an urban beehive that doubles as an educational facility. The project will bring urban beekeepers and volunteers together to help foster Montreal's...
- The ‘worse than we thought’ model Tue, 26 Nov 13, 12:02pmFrom ETH Zurich: Underestimated future climate change? 25.11.2013 | Fabio Bergamin New model calculations by ETH researcher Thomas Frölicher show that global warming may continue after a stoppage of CO 2 emissions....
- Bill Clinton Awards Students $1 Million for Insect Food Project Sat, 28 Sep 13, 3:30amFormer President Bill Clinton is supporting the future of alternative nutrition by awarding $1 million to an insect-farming project. The Clinton Global Initiative awarded students from Montreal’s McGill MBA program the...
- Nosh on Your Own Farm-Raised Crickets with Third Millennium Farming Fri, 23 Aug 13, 5:00amPhoto via Shutterstock If Third Millennium Farming has its way, Americans will soon be noshing on crickets and cricket-based food as a regular part of their diets, as a viable protein alternative to meat...
- Twisted ContemPLAY Pavilion is a Complex Piece of Street Furniture Made With Local Materials in Montreal Mon, 10 Sep 12, 9:44pmRead the rest of Twisted ContemPLAY Pavilion is a Complex Piece of Street Furniture Made With Local Materials in Montreal Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Architecture, canada, ContemPLAY, digital...
- New Study Finds Groundwater Demand Outstrips Supply For Over 1 Billion People Tue, 14 Aug 12, 12:30amWater Levels Photo from Shutterstock Over 1 billion people live in areas where groundwater is disappearing faster than it can be replenished, according to a new study published in Nature...
- Climate hockey stick threatens…pond hockey Wed, 7 Mar 12, 2:33amFrom the Canadian Department of Redundancy and the Journal of Paleohockey comes this hilarious study via press release that I first thought was a spoof...
- INTERVIEW: We Talk to Iwastology About Their Waste and Consumption Education Curriculum Thu, 29 Dec 11, 4:40amRead the rest of INTERVIEW: We Talk to Iwastology About Their Waste and Consumption Education Curriculum Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Alex Pritz, Arcie Mallari, canada, Christian Elliot, eco-friendly,...
- This is Glacial Tap Wed, 21 Dec 11, 3:45amFrom McGill University , hmmm, where have we heard this water supply threat from receding mountain glaciers before? Children just aren’t going to know what glaciers are...
- Borlaug 2.0 ? Fri, 14 Oct 11, 2:36amFrom McGill University A plan to improve crop yields instead of shutting down industrial society as some potential eco terrorists want to do. Norman Borlaug made huge advances in agriculture. He was an American agronomist,...