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Crowdfunded Solar Roadways Could Power the World

An American couple wants to cover every inch of asphalt in the world with solar panels.

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16km Park Frontier ‘Big U’ Could Save NYC From Flooding

Just in case New York wasn't already no.1 when it comes to whopping city parks.

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Ethiopia’s WarkaWater Towers Gather Drinking Water from the Air

An ingeniously simple way to boost access to clean drinking water.

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Apartment Gardening Goes Large with Grove Labs’ Personal Kitchen Farms

The grow-your-own solution for non-green thumbs.

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Meet Ooho, the Water Bottle You Can Eat

Reduce landfill with your stomach.

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World’s First Flying Wind Farm Set to Launch

It's a bird; it's a plane; no, it's a super windmill.

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Glimpse the Future of High-Rises in the International Skyscraper Competition

Groundbreaking visions for vertical living.

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Actually free, not just 'I forgot my Myki' free.

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Solar-Powered Desk Charges Devices Through Photosynthesis

New technology can even make use of solar power indoors.

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Amsterdam’s Public Urinals to Turn Pee into Food

Helping the planet: it's a piece of piss.

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Crowdfunding Hospitality: IconPark’s New Approach to the Pop-Up

The phrase 'vote to keep your favourite in the house' just got interesting.

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New York Reimagined as a Self-Sustaining City

It's futuristic New York, but not as Ridley Scott would imagine it.

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Five Inspired Tiny Houses You’ll Want to Call Home

Life. In five square metres.

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Eight Exciting Food and Drink Trends Brewing in 2014

Hybrid snacks, whole pigs, one-food wonders and an abundance of green.

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World’s Biggest Solar-Powered Bridge Launched in London

Enough power to make 80,000 cups of tea per day.

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Composer Turns Bicycle Into a Musical Instrument

Are they spokes or oversized strings?

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The Commuter Suit Designed for Cyclists

Head to your desk straight from your bike.

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Floating Swimming Pools Proposed for the River Thames

Fancy a quick dip before hitting the West End?

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Urban Home Gardening Utilising the Cloud

Too busy for gardening but tired of tasteless supermarket produce?

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Asia’s Biggest Private Art Museum to be an Island

MAD Architects have done it again.

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Behold, an Electric Scooter Made from Plants

Who knew compressed plants could be such a great way to get around?

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Artist Plans To Explore Relationship With Nature By Living In An Egg

In one of the finer examples of literally living and breathing your work, meet The Exbury Egg.

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London's Olympic Village to Provide Low-Income Housing

A welcome development, given the Olympics' less-than-desirable treatment of the homeless.

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Vintage Bikes Upcycled with Modern Parts

Canadian company reCycledride fuses the old with the new to create unique two-wheelers.

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Kickstarter Project Aims to Build a Pool in New York’s East River

New Yorkers are determined to make their river (or part of it, at least) clean enough to swim in.

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