Source: treehugger.com Published: February 17, 2014 © Pumpmakers Derek Markham In an age when many of us have unprecedented and almost instant access to technology and resources, and yet others in the developing world are dying daily because of lack of something basic...
Source: wired.com Published: March 28, 2014 Designer Arturo Vittori believes the solution to the Ethiopian water shortage lies not in high technology, but in sculptures that look like giant-sized objects from the pages of a Pier 1 catalog. Photos by Architecture and...
Source: techxplore.com Published: January 8, 2014 by Nancy Owano , Tech Xplore Phys.org) —For those with running water in their homes, water is light, rolls right through the fingers, easily pours out of the faucet, and gives us hygiene and hydration in minutes so...
Source: treehugger.com Published: April 15, 2013 © Dominick Reuter / MIT News Megan Treacy mtreacy Back in 2011, researchers at MIT developed an artificial leaf technology that could produce energy from water and sunlight. The artificial leaf is essentially a silicon...
Source: nationalgeographic.com Published: March 21, 2013 Solar panels also power the water pump to supply water for domestic use. This reservoir is connected to six water taps. (image via Chad Lipton/National Geographic Society) Less than 25 percent of the population...
Source: nationalgeographic.com Published: March 21, 2013 Solar panels also power the water pump to supply water for domestic use. This reservoir is connected to six water taps. (image via Chad Lipton/National Geographic Society) Less than 25 percent of the population...
Source: inhabitat.com Published: March 11, 2013 by Lea Stewart vapur flat bottle Vapur introduced several new products at the 2013 International Home + Housewares Show that expand their line of BPA-free “Anti-Bottles” – including a new filtering technology that ...
Source: inhabitat.com Published: March 7, 2013 Even the most dedicated green thumbs may occasionally forget to water their plants. Enter InVaso — a self-watering sponge vase created by industrial designer Stefano Claudio Bison. Made from the same kind of porous ...
Sources: bigthink.com; inhabitat.com Published: November 22, 2012 Scientist Deckard Sorensen used nanotechnology to create a vessel that mimics the water collection and storage capabilities of the Namib desert beetle. Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com By Kecia Lynn...
Source: whitewolfpack.com Published: July 15, 2012 Many Navajo Nation residents must drive 45 minutes to water towers such as these for daily...
