Perkins + Will have created a website that will, ideally, allow architects and builders to bake energy savings goals into construction. 2030 Forecaster | Greentech Media View full entry
"Today's events make file-sharing a hot political issue and we're going to take this to the European Parliament." - Rickard Falkvinge, leader of The Pirate Party | bbc View full entry
"Google's big surprise: each server has its own 12-volt battery to supply power if there's a problem with the main source of electricity. The company also revealed for the first time that since 2005, its data centers have been composed of standard shipping containers--each with 1,160 servers and... View full entry
MIT's Fluid Interface's group create an interactive display that can project onto any surface using finger gestures. Wired View full entry
the London Times reports on 'do no evil' google's carbon footprint. Performing two Google searches from a desktop computer can generate about the same amount of carbon dioxide as boiling a kettle for a cup of tea,google disputes the findings. I'd rather have a cuppa then use google again. View full entry
Computer mouse is 40 y.o. Story & pictured evolution View full entry
Time to come up with a new rite of passage in architecture school. SawStop offers a table saw that is designed to stop the moment that the blade comes in contact with skin. Take the jump to watch the incredible video demonstration... View full entry
Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, and collaborators, have created light-driven polymer films that walk like inchworms and move like robotic arms. The films contain a polymer which contracts when visible light shines on it and expands again under UV light. Nanoarchitecture.net View full entry
The controversial XO Laptop (originally "$100 laptop") is now available at Amazon to the public for $399. View full entry
Mobile software start-ups are forging partnerships with lenders to provide mobile banking to the poor. Technology Review View full entry
On Monday, a group of major libraries that are participating in Google’s Library Project, said they are working together to create what amounts to a publicly accessible backup of the digital library that Google is creating. The project, which is called HathiTrust, includes libraries at... View full entry
For those of you out there, like me, who are still drooling over an iPhone but can't kick your BlackBerry addiction, there may be a solution in sight. RIM has just unleashed the BlackBerry Storm - a touchscreen phone, similar to the iPhone, but with BlackBerry's familiar functionality. RIM seems... View full entry
Luscious Garage, a refreshingly new type of service station in San Francisco, is now converting hybrids to function primarily as electrics. With a $7,500 conversion, your Prius can now be powered by wall-outlet-delivered electricity. Gas powered engine regeneration is still available if you... View full entry
Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES) has launched a plug-in for Google SketchUp that delivers energy and carbon footprint simulations to inform early-stage design decisions. Via Building Green.com and Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES) View full entry
Two recent "digital cities" of note: Imago Urbis an interactive archive of Giuseppe Vasi's perspectives of Rome, and CityEngine, a new software application for the procedural modeling of cities. These projects are both quite remarkable and worth checking out! Related post and commentary at Serial... View full entry
