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One in five people recovering from a heart attack is still having chest pain a year afterwards, a US study suggests.

Posted on December 26th, 2008 under Health and Medicine. Comments: None

TreeHugger doesn’t show as many LEED buildings as it used to; they have become almost common, and many, LEED notwithstanding, have “issues,” such as being overly large, strange uses, (a LEED airplane hanger?) or boring LEED categories like Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance oops, that’s the Mother Ship.
However Preston at Jetson Green gathers together thirty-three […]

Posted on December 26th, 2008 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

With approximately 3.9 million infants dying within a month of birth each year throughout the developing world, and 25 percent of those deaths due to complications of being born prematurely like heat and water loss, a group of innovative engineers at Design that Matters are finding a way to recycle cars into infant incubators and […]

Posted on December 26th, 2008 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

Photo Via: Discover This
While Christmas morning has come and gone, there’s no doubt that many kids across America are feeling flush with cash as a result of the holiday; and there’s a great, fun toy put out by Bill Nye that’s aimed at helping kids understand the process of recycling paper that the young, eco-conscious […]

Posted on December 26th, 2008 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

Image: Mod Green Pod
The triumvirate of hip ladies from Mod Green Pod is at it again. They’ve been busy since we saw them last, working hard behind the scenes to update their offerings and services. They’re bringing their new (though still U.S.-based) printer in compliance with Global Organic Textile Standards — a standard they’re helping […]

Posted on December 26th, 2008 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

Photo credit: keone @ Flickr
Broken bone? Soon, you’ll be able to have the break superglued back together, all thanks to sandcastle worms and biomimicry. Researchers at the University of Utah have been inspired by the sea worms, who secrete their own natural glue that they use to build underwater houses; the researchers have been able […]

Posted on December 26th, 2008 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

Green sites have been commenting on the “energy parasite”: Innowattech, including our own Lloyd. The Israeli company has developed a system using energy harvesting piezoelectric crystals to sequester the mechanical energy generated on highways, the runway and the railway.
On December 30th, the company opens its tech to you the public to come see for […]

Posted on December 26th, 2008 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: None

With approximately 3.9 million infants dying within a month of birth each year throughout the developing world, and 25 percent of those deaths due to complications of being born prematurely like heat and water loss, a group of innovative engineers at Design that Matters are finding a way to recycle cars into infant incubators and […]

Posted on December 26th, 2008 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: None

Image Credit: kqedquest via Flickr
A Bailout of Sorts for Battery Makers Too?
Though the Big Three will end up getting their much sought bailout, no one-except, apparently, for Congress and the White House-is under the illusion that the Big Three are on firm footing, especially relative to Toyota, Honda, BMW, and others. Part of the […]

Posted on December 26th, 2008 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: None