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Saint Petersburg Heritage Status Threatened By Gazprom Skyscraper
Russian gas corporation Gazprom is planning to build a 1,322 foot (403m) high skyscraper in the middle of Saint Petersburg's historical district. The glass structure was approved in a government meeting on...
created by Annina Bergman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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565 views | 34 recommendations | 10 comments
New Glass Resists Small Explosions
A new type of glass may be able to resist earthquakes, hurricanes and small explosions better than regular glass, cheaper than tempered glass. The sturdy glass was invented at Missouri University. It is less than half an inch (about 1cm) thick, using less and cheaper material...
created by Annina Bergman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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87 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Lighter wine bottles use less glass which helps the environment
Lighter wine bottles using 27 percent less glass than ordinary wine bottles, will go on sale for the first time ever in Australia this July.Banrock Station at Constellation Wines is starting the project, in the hope of reducing the impact on the environment and also... Are We Killing Ourselves With Water?
It's funny how the mind works. I've always thought that I prefer bottled water to tap water, and prefer the water that pours from the door of my refrigerator to bottled water. An interesting and somewhat disturbing... Mobile phone concept: Lupa
“Lupa” is loupe in Spanish, Czech, etc.It’s fun to design a mobile phone based on a certain concept. Recycling Market in China Shattered, Glass Bottles Turned Away
China has been one of the largest importers of waste material. But as the world economy has slowed, there has been a severe drop in demand. Biz Journal quoted Brian Scaffer of Blue Mountain Recycling, located in...
created by weirdchina | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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1957 views | 9 recommendations | 11 comments
Credit crisis putting the brakes on recycling
Recycling prices are crashing and that's putting municipal recycling at risk."The city of Anchorage is blaming the market for a decision to stop accepting glass for recycling. Donna Mears of the Solid Waste... Transparent Aluminum - More Than Just a Trekkie's Pipe-Dream ?
Remember Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, (Paramount Pictures, 1986)?Well, in case your memory is anything like my own, recall to mind, Scotty, a persona still invoked even today when in frustration or maybe out of...
created by Emilio Lizardo | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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614 views | 28 recommendations | 11 comments
Only Few Peoples are Knew it!!
If you are doing home improvement then actually whats you want to do, definitly you want to make your home beauful but wise people are thinking about Global warming and using environmentally home improvement... Live From Greenbuild 2008: 30 Years, Now a Movement
Do you have any idea how many people 30,000 from around the world gathered in one space feels like (and trust me, I'm a New Yorker, I don't get overwhelmed by much)? It's like those pilgrimages in India. It’s enough to make you realize: there is something truly bigger than... I Am Engulfed In Flames
"I Am Engulfed In Flames By Citizen Correspondent Todd Williams Date Posted: 11/17/08 Reader Rating: A few weeks ago David Sedaris stopped by...Pool pounding case goes cold in Edwards
EDWARDS, Colorado — Something didn’t seem right when a Homestead Country Club employee in Edwards, Colorado opened up the club’s pool in the early hours of Nov. 1. It was cold inside, he told police, which was unusual because the pool is heated, which makes the room... How to Recycle
As it is National Recycling Week from November 10 to 16, here are some tips on how to recycle some of your most basic household waste.Water:"Recycle water in your shower. Most people like to run the water until it... Galleries open doors to all art lovers tonight
Galleries open doors to all art lovers tonightMany art galleries all over town stay open later on the first Friday of the month. Here's a rundown of First Friday exhibits and other arts events this month:222... Tesla who ? Intel with new tech "wireless power"
If having a chip in about 95% of the worlds computer isn't enough, now they want to send you power. ""Wouldn't it be fantastic if we didn't think about where the power was coming from and the power was...
created by World_Groove | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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897 views | 21 recommendations | 10 comments
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