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Maldives has plans to build a floating golf course in the Indian Ocean. The 18-hole golf course will be built across three artificial islands, all inter connected by a series of underwater tunnels. The idea of this golf course may sound like one entrenched in needless luxury, but for Maldives, it is more of a [...]

We’ve all talked about the need for preservation and conservation of nature, but what legal rights does nature actually have? If a law being considered in Bolivia makes through, nature may be given the same rights as humans. This will put forth 11 new rights for nature, including “the right to life, the right to [...]

Ever since we humans came any close to civilization, our impact on Earth and land use has been huge. Initially the major factor was clearing forests for land use, but all that impact of thousands of years seems quite inconsequential once the Industrial Revolution rolled around. According to Alexandra Witze, starting with civilization, humans had [...]

This coffee table might appear to you on first look, and then you settle down and the thought of cleaning and maintaining it comes up. If you can handle that part, Binary Low Table from BRC Designs could be something for you. The table is made from salvaged circuit boards and electronics, some of them [...]

A research team at Stanford University have come up with a battery that could generate power from water. Associate professor Yi Cui and his team have come up with a rechargeable battery that makes use of salt water and fresh water. As envisioned by the researchers, the battery could be place at the mouth of [...]

These “fortune cookies” are made from recycled Crayola Crayons. We doubt they’ll tell fortune or be much use as colors, but their cuteness will likely take them all the way. Priced at $26. Via: bookofjoe

Metrobench created by designer Stephen Shaheen makes use of the numerous metro cards that are used up in the city everyday. Setting up on the theme of public transport, the designer used Craigslist, asking people for help in gathering the Metrocards. Within a week, Stephen had collected 5000 metrocards, which were then converted into this [...]

RE:USE series from Oryx Studio recycles everyday objects into curious, quirky lamps. And it is the weird origin and execution of these lamps that makes them so likable. Via: DesignBreak

Created by design students at ISD of Valenciennes in France, the Saline Bird motorcycle concept has a powerful and masculine stance, and a very unconventional power source. Envisioned as a racing bike, the concept has a frame made of carbon fiber that props the rider in a position similar to that of a speed skier, [...]

Grove has come up with these fine looking bamboo cases for the iPad 2. They are made of bamboo (obviously) and CNC milled to exact specifications. Leather cover on top of the case is vegetable tanned (ooh… eco-friendly) and is smart enough to put the iPad to sleep or wake it up. The cases are [...]