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Tiny Model Apartment is Full of Transformer Furniture

Wed, 01/30/2013 - 1:02pm
Is every single one of them going to have a Murphy bed?
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DIY Beer Can Pinhole Camera Takes 6-Month-Long Exposures (Photos)

Wed, 01/30/2013 - 12:06pm
This DIY pinhole camera project by photographer Matt Bigwood has succeeded in taking some enviable long exposure images.
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Google Gives 15,000 Raspberry Pi Microcomputers to UK Schools

Wed, 01/30/2013 - 11:40am
The tech giant is encouraging computer programming in schools by providing thousands of these popular microcomputers to students.
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Should Cars Have External Airbags to Protect Cyclists and Pedestrians?

Wed, 01/30/2013 - 11:14am
Would it save lives or just encourage risky behavior?
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Drones Watch Out for Rhino Poachers in Kenya

Wed, 01/30/2013 - 11:04am
The Ol Pejeta Conservancy has raised enough money to buy their first drone to keep an eye out for poachers and protect the park's 110 endangered rhinos.
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Water Tower Converted Into Superluxe London Home

Wed, 01/30/2013 - 9:56am
Adaptive reuse is wonderful, but can you have too much of a good thing?
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HarvestGeek Automates Your Entire Garden

Wed, 01/30/2013 - 9:51am
Created for the urban food movement, this system is an open-source, wireless Internet of Things for your farm or garden.
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Touring Blu Homes' East Coast Breezehouse

Wed, 01/30/2013 - 8:22am
Matt Hickman tours the folding prefab in the Hudson Valley, the latest iteration of Michelle Kaufmann's clever design
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10 Heirloom Seed Companies Pioneering a Revival

Wed, 01/30/2013 - 7:00am
Over the past several decades, we've lost countless varieties of fruits, vegetables, and flowers that once flourished in the U.S. A new generation of seed companies has set out to reverse the trend.
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Experimental Japanese Winter Cabin Blends Traditional Methods with Modern Materials

Wed, 01/30/2013 - 7:00am
This translucent, winter-proofed dwelling is built using ideas adapted from the traditional houses of the Ainu, Japan's indigenous peoples.
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Aether Store Is a Standout in Temporary Container City

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 5:12pm
Popup clothing store fits right in to a neighborhood in transition.
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2013 Ford Focus Electric Gets Huge Price Cut

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 5:08pm
Ford is reducing the cost of leasing and buying the Ford Focus Electric to move more units after a relatively disappointing year in 2012.
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The Onion: There's No Such Thing As Happy Meat

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 12:34pm
"We Raise All Our Beef Humanely On Open Pasture And Then We Hang Them Upside Down And Slash Their Throats"
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New Study Finds Link Between LED Billboards and Likelihood of Highway Crashes

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 12:04pm
Swedish researchers find that drivers look at them more often and for longer times.
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Using Darwin to Develop More Efficient Solar Panels

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 11:52am
Use of "artificial" natural selection can be used to trap light (photons) longer so that energy can be harvested more efficiently in organic solar cells.
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