Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Danish Mirror House reflects its enviornment

Danish Mirror House reflects its enviornment: "Danish architectural firm MLRP has come up with a novel way to prevent graffiti and vandalism of a local town hall. By turning the outside walls into mirrors, the team successfully transformed a "drab" building into a local attraction that is hopefully resistant to future graffiti attempts."

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Solar panels keep greenhouses cooler in summer, let the sun through in winter

Solar panels keep greenhouses cooler in summer, let the sun through in winter: "Spain's ULMA Agrícola consortium and Tecnalia research center have developed a new type of photovoltaic solar panel for greenhouses that can generate electricity without an adverse effect on the crops grown within, while additionally providing cooling in summer. "

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Hands on with the Nokia Lumia 900 at CES

Hands on with the Nokia Lumia 900 at CES: "More from CES 2012, Sin City, where we've briefly had a chance to get familiar with the Nokia Lumia 900, the Finnish corporation's sacrificial offering at the increasingly cluttered LTE altar to the gods of 4G. The Windows smartphone features a large 4.3-inch AMOLED touchscreen, 8-megapixel camera with a wide-angle Carl Zeiss lens and seven hours of talk time, according to Nokia. First impressions? Really rather good, actually."

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