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Does anyone remember the cartoon "The Phantom"? I fell in love with tree houses because of it.
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Modern Electric Scooter Revolutionizes Urban Mobility
German-based company Scrooser hopes to revolutionize the way we travel around our cities with their now successfully funded Kickstarter project. The Scrooser is an electric scooter that is similar to a push scooter rather than a motored one. This is because it uses an amazingly engineered impulse drive that quadruples the power of your kicks to a top speed of 15mph.
XploreAir Paravelo: World's First Flying Bicycle Lifts Off the Ground
Paravelo. Designed by two British men who have a passion for both cycling and aviation, this extraordinary folding bicycle comes with a trailer powered by a giant fan and a fabric wing that doubles as a tent. The flying bike’s inventors don’t necessarily promote their product for the daily commute, but they do envision a future of combining flying the Paravelo and camping – “flamping.”
MS Tûranor PlanetSolar: Inhabitat Reports Live from the World's Largest Solar-Powered Boat
the world's largest solar-powered boat, the MS Tûranor PlanetSolar. The massive 115-foot Swiss catamaran docked today at the North Cove Marina in downtown Manhattan as part of its PlanetSolar DeepWater expedition across the Atlantic Ocean to study the effects of climate change along the Gulf Stream.
Stories That Matter, Actions That Count
Move over, white roofs. There’s a new, chill player in urbanity: so-called cool pavement. Researchers in California have engineered a reflective coating that, when applied to blacktop, can lower the surface temperature of a city boulevard or a parking lot by a whopping 40 degrees Fahrenheit on a sweltering summer day.
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