Knu Desk is Like Your Elementary School Desk But Much Better

Remember those desks we had in elementary school with the space inside for notebooks and pencils? Well that beautiful Knu desk may compose you nostalgic, but trust us, it’s a lot better than your workstation of yore. Made of FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified wood and finished with an extremely unbreakable environmentally friendly catalyzed varnish, it has cubbies for envelopes, a laptop (up to 17”), folders, paper, CDs, and whatever else you need to store. It even comes with a …

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US and China Invest $100 Million in Energy Research Partnership

As it turns out, the United States and China are going to walk hand in hand into the renewable energy future. Yesterday, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced that the two countries have formed the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center and will both supply a total of $100 million dollars in funding to research to get both energy hungry countries on the path to a greener future. While the plan sounds like a green dream come true, there’s a twist — the problem with the new initia…

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SkyFuel’s SkyTrough Is World’s Most Efficient Solar Concentrator

When it comes to producing solar power, efficiency is the key –efficiency of the panels, efficiency of the system’s collectors and,according to SkyFuel, efficiency of the solar concentrator technology. Solar concentrators are increasingly being used in the industry, due to their efficiency in providing cheap solar energy. By harnessing the sun’s energy, a solar concentrator can supply the essential heat for dozens of homes and thus save electricity. As such, the systems are mo…

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Sakku.Traveler is a Stylish Solar Bag Made from Recycled Sails!

If you love cruising along the city streets on your two-wheeler or charging along the sidewalks on foot, what better way to double up on that renewable energy than with that super practical solar bag? Designed by Swiss company Sakku, the sakku.traveler is a stylish solar bag that not only stores energy from the sun to potential up your favorite gadgets, but each bag has been made from recycled boat sails! Built to last, the choice material offers some signs of wear for a truly strange and vint…

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Stunning Hawaiian Residence Features Cyclone of Reclaimed Wood

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The ‘Altoids Sours’ BBQ Grill Is Curiously Awesome!

Talk about upcycling — that tiny barbeque grill is made from a loner Altoids Sours tin, two salvaged computer fan guards and a handful of nuts and screws, and it’s big decent to handle a wiener or a hamburger patty! Instructables user vmspionage claims that he (or she) got the inspiration from the eBq, which employs the larger Altoids mints tin, but in the name of progress vmspionage has made that original grill look like a 1980s computer by comparison.

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Beautiful Iceberg on the Baltic is a Brilliant Summer Cabin

You’ve dreamed of having a summer cabin settled along a lake, but did you ever imagine an escape placed directly on the water? Architect Daniel Andersson has envisioned a nouveau lake house that lets guests sleep with the fish — where the living space sits directly below the water’s surface and from above emerges an expansive roof deck. Andersson’s design came about when he was approached by his client, Ålands Hotell & Restaurangskola, to create a fresh concept able…

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