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Homes that are making waves — By Josie Thaddeus-Johns | The Economist 1843

Odette Bohr Dienel — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 04:26:08 +0000

“The attention of architects and designers is radically improving life on water. A new book “Rock The Boat”, out now from Gestalten, explores their work, and shows that “aquatecture” isn’t all portholes and painted timber, but rather modern, innovative and resourceful.”

World’s Largest Floating Solar Test Bed Comes Online in Singapore — By Within Coca | Triple Pundit

Odette Bohr Dienel — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 19:35:00 +0000

“A new floating solar photovoltaic system in Singapore is just one hectare in size and is meant as a prototype. But it could help usher in a new wave of PV placements on water resources globally.”

Year in review: Pluto unveiled as a world like no other — By Christopher Crockett | ScienceNews

Odette Bohr Dienel — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 21:47:53 +0000

“The alien landscapes of Pluto and its moons dazzled scientists and nonscientists alike this year. More than eight decades after its discovery, Pluto became much more than a nondescript point of light. It’s a dynamic, complex world unlike any other orbiting the sun.”

Storing solar, wind, and water energy underground could replace burning fuel | KurzweilAI

Odette Bohr Dienel — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 16:59:40 +0000

“Stanford and UC Berkeley researchers have a solution to the problem of storing energy from wind, water and solar power overnight (or in inclement weather): store it underground. The system could result in a reliable, affordable national grid, replacing fossil fuel, they believe.”

Chile’s Atacama Desert Is Now a Floral Wonderland — By Meredith Carey | Condé Nast Traveler

Odette Bohr Dienel — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 07:30:14 +0000

“After Chile’s heaviest rain in 20 years, the Atacama Desert has been transformed into a 600-mile-long bed of flowers.”

Billions in Change — Official Film

Odette Bohr Dienel — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 00:34:07 +0000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY7f1t9y9a0

“The world is facing some huge problems. There’s a lot of talk about how to solve them. But talk doesn’t reduce pollution, or grow food, or heal the sick. That takes doing. This film is the story about a group of doers, the elegantly simple inventions they have made to change the lives of billions of people, and the unconventional billionaire spearheading the project.”

MIT’s SOLVE Program Launched 05–08 October 2015

Odette Bohr Dienel — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 04:32:31 +0000

“Solve is a cross-disciplinary program led by MIT to convene the people and organizations that are addressing the world’s most pressing challenges in healthcare, energy, the environment, education, food & water, civil infrastructure and the economy.”

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The 2015 Fuller Challenge Semi-Finalists | The Buckminster Fuller Institute

Odette Bohr Dienel — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 23:08:32 +0000

“Now in its 8th annual cycle with the strongest applicant pool yet, including the most diverse pool of program entrants to date creating change in 136 countries, The Fuller Challenge remains the only award specifically working to identify and catalyze individuals and teams employing a whole systems approach to problem solving.”

Dune, 50 years on: how a science fiction novel changed the world — By Hari Kunzru | The Guardian

Odette Bohr Dienel — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 00:21:40 +0000

“It has sold millions of copies, is perhaps the greatest novel in the science-fiction canon and Star Wars wouldn’t have existed without it. Frank Herbert’s Dune should endure as a politically relevant fantasy from the Age of Aquarius.”

This 1,400-Foot Desert Citadel Would Be A Self-Sustaining City Of Tomorrow — By John Brownlee | Fast Company

Odette Bohr Dienel — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 03:11:19 +0000

It may look like Immortan Joe’s Citadel from Mad Max: Fury Road, but this abstract desert obelisk isn’t a citadel of the post-apocalypse. It’s a self-contained city—also called an arcology—that French firms Nicholas Laisné Associés and OXO Architects propose to build in the Saharan desert.