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Concrete Playground Meets Two of Sydney’s New Food Trucks

Are Sydney's new food trucks prepared to cope with the frenzy of a city of people who really, really like their food and booze?

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iHeart’s Multipurpose Eating Utensils

A clever contraption which can be used as a knife, fork and scoop.

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Rooftop Farming in Berlin

Fish frolicking in beer barrels and a vegetable patch atop an old malt factory in Berlin enjoy the ultimate symbiotic relationship.

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Give Your Bike a New Life

Sydney's resurgence of all things bike-related has translated into a thriving cycle culture.

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Cultural Disappearing Acts

UNESCO has added 'intangible' cultural traditions to the list of the world's endangered phenomena.

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From Barley to the Bottle in the Heart of the City

Watch your beer 'grow' from start to finish at this temporary inner city brewery.

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The Spirit of Youth Awards Set to Grow in 2011/2012

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Urban Beekeeping Hits New York’s Rooftops

Philips has tapped into the growing beekeeping trend and designed a sleek looking urban beehive.

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Dialug Saves You Time and Power

This clever plug and socket design with in-built timer lets you save power.

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A Finnish Greenhouse Fit for Living

Gardening enthusiasts will be able to spend even more time with Mother Nature in this wonderful garden shed.

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Vanishing Fruit Stickers that Dissolve in Water

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The Future of Bike Innovation

Forget your fixie, these innovative bikes are the real deal.

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Brooklyn Man Turns His Life Into An Exhibition in a Dumpster

In the ultimate act of not being able to let go, an artist has transferred the detritus of his past into a perusable dumpster.

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A Portable Hanging Herb Garden for Inner-City Dwellers

The dream of any inner-city or spatially-challenged dweller with a green thumb, finely tuned tastebuds and no backyard.

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Slavery Footprint: Calculating How Many Forced Labourers Work For You

Cue the bright-eyed, pigtailed offspring of ethical consumerism and social media, Slavery Footprint.

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Germany’s Greenest Little Village

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Inspirational Designs for Busan’s New Opera House

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Urban Farming Continues to Grow Around the World

Urban farms offer city dwellers a chance to green up their cities and get their hands dirty in the process.

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Stylish Ways To Save Water

Saving water can be as simple as capturing rainwater in some sort of dispenser to be stored, treated and reused.

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Apple Unveils Eco-Friendly Campus HQ Plans

Apple's new eco-friendly HQ plans are larger-than-life.

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Aleksander Krasinki’s Futuristic Floating Island City

Architect Aleksander Krasinski has developed and designed a futuristic island concept.

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The Ajiro Bamboo Velobike: Grown Not Made

Design student Alexander Vittouris' all-bamboo velobike will keep both the hipsters and eco-conscious happy.

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Modular Bike Tracks Take Cycling into the Future

This design by Ines Le Bihan is proving a viable alternative to our current bike paths.

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Ecohol: Sustainable Alcohol Packaging Design

A German designer has developed a series of eco-friendly alcohol products made from Tetra Pak cartons.

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Tequila Could Fuel Cars as Well as Parties

Don't drink and drive. Pour it in the tank instead.

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Realise Your Childhood Dreams with O2 Treehouses

An American company is bringing award-winning design and sustainable practices to the humble treehouse.

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Chris Jordan’s Rubbish Photography

Artist Chris Jordan takes everyday items and scary statistics to make some thought-provoking digital photographs.

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Coke Creates World’s First Carbon-Friendly Billboard

Coke's advertising goes green.

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Luna Ring Could Power the World

Solar power from the moon could power the world.

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Steve Jobs Announces Plans for Apple’s New Mothership

Apple's new campus is a giant glass ring.

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Coke Gets Greener With ‘Give It Back’ Racks

Coke take the cola green wars beyond the bottle.

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Recycled Cycles and Bamboo Bikes

How green is your cycle?

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Shade Cloths that Generate Solar Power

Super solar solutions for your backyard.

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Shell Begins Construction on World’s Largest Floating Object

An energy crisis is looming. In light of this, Royal Dutch Shell are constructing the world’s largest man-made floating object.

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Turning Trash to Gas in a Powerful World of Waste

A small-scale device created by Agnion could be used by supermarkets, hospitals and shopping centres to make the most of the waste they create.

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Branding That’s Friendly First Thing in the Morning

Branding to make you smile, even before your morning coffee hits home.

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Highly Efficient Aero-Train Prototype that Actually Flies

A new prototype that would eliminate the problem of friction between a train and its tracks by flying extremely close to the ground.

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Recharge Between Classes in Solar-Power Seats

A team from MIT have created outdoor furniture which can charge your phone and computer by solar-power.

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Next Step for Sustainable Cities: Smog-Eating Buildings

Imagine if the materials a skyscraper is made from could eliminate the pollution it produces?

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Sustainable City in United Arab Emirates

First glimpses at a sustainable city sprouting roots in Abu Dhabi.

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Floating Golf Course in the Maldives

Obscene and indulgent or responsible and socially inclusive? Maldives begins work on floating golf course.

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Green Thumbs Up for Gardening Made Simple

Self-contained gardening kit includes all the bits and pieces to satisfy your green thumb.

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