Working together, Cuisinart and Viva Terra have developed their own custom set of Green Gourmet earth- and health- friendly cookware. This set includes the five basic pieces any cook needs in their arsenal; a 10" skillet, 11" grill pan, 12" wok, 1 quart saucepan with lid and 4 quart dutch oven with lid.
They've combined a revolutionary non-stick ceramic technology-petroleum free, PTFE (teflon) free, and PFOA-free-with peak performance. They are energy efficient thanks to the high thermal efficiency. The pure aluminum bases spread heat evenly and quickly, and riveted 70% recycled stainless steel handles stay cool on the stovetop. Lightweight, but durable, oven- and broiler-safe these are a great value.
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Researchers at Stanford University recently announced that they have developed a new artificial retina implant that uses photovoltaic power and could help the blind see. The problem with previous implants was that there was no way send power to the chip in order to process light and data inside the eye. Now, miniature photovoltaic cells are being used to provide power to the chip as well as to transmit data through the eye to the brain. The new device has great promise to help people afflicted by the loss of photoreceptor cells by using the power of the sun.
The device is placed behind the retina and is essentially an array of mini solar devices. In addition, the system utilizes is an external video camera that captures images, a pocket pc to process the video feed, and a bright near-infrared LCD display built into video goggles, which transmit infrared light pulses to the photovoltaic device in the eye. The light pulses then produce electricity in the device, which transmits data through the eye so the brain can process it into a hazy picture.
The implant is built to a width of 3 mm wide and 0.03 mm thick, and includes 3 layers of flexible photovoltaic cells mounted with silicon posts. This new system is capable of producing vision of 20/200, which is beyond what is considered legally blind, but the researchers reasonable expect to achieve 20/100, which would produce a picture clear enough that a person could recognize faces and read large print.
Source: Inhabitat.com
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Performance luxury and "green" look good together in Audi's A3 TDI. Earning the prestigious title of 2010 Green Car of the Year® the 2010 Audi A3 TDI® arrived at US dealerships at the end of last year. Initial sales are promising to keep this fuel efficient car on the production line. The TDI® clean diesel product line offers clean diesel technology developed by Audi over 20 years ago. Fun to drive, the A3 will give you 140 hp and 236 lb-ft of torque while having a fuel economy rating of 42 mpg. This is the best of any luxury car sold in America.
Have you ever wanted to grow a vegetable garden, but didn't have the space? Or maybe you had some space, but didn't want to use it for the leafy greens like lettuce. Here's a quick and inexpensive way to get your garden growing without taking up much of your valued backyard space.
Wherever you live you probably have a wall. You'll want to use the wall that gets the most sun exposure and then you can start mounting rain gutter planters. Take a look.
There is a ton of room to hold several varieties of plants. You can have a vegetable garden, a lettuce garden, a succulent garden, or maybe a place to hold pretty flowers.
Have you ever wanted to grow a vegetable garden, but didn't have the space? Or maybe you had some space, but didn't want to use it for the leafy greens like lettuce. Here's a quick and inexpensive way to get your garden growing without taking up much of your valued backyard space.
Wherever you live you probably have a wall. You'll want to use the wall that gets the most sun exposure and then you can start mounting rain gutter planters. Take a look.
There is a ton of room to hold several varieties of plants. You can have a vegetable garden, a lettuce garden, a succulent garden, or maybe a place to hold pretty flowers.
Local restaurant Rutabegorz in Fullerton, Tustin, and Orange, California, has started taking baby steps into doing their part to make this planet more sustainable. They've replaced their existing take-out containers with ones made from corn.
If You’re Looking for an All Electric Family Sedan, the Wait is over Thanks to Tesla Motor’s Model S
Building on the proven technology and success of the Tesla Roadster, which is six times as energy efficient as gas guzzlers, Tesla has created a sleek and family oriented sedan – the Model S. With the ability to sit five adults and two children (that’s 7 people!) in calm comfort you won’t be losing storage with a clever “additional” trunk under the hood.
Eco-dough is an all natural alternative. It is made with plant, fruit and veggie extracts! No chemicals, artificial dyes or metals. The containers are made from cornstarch and 100% compostable. Also it doesn't dry out like name brands. If it's left out overnight just add a few drops of olive oil and it comes right back!
In this activity, students make paper beads from colorful paper recycled from catalogs, magazines, brochures, colored paper scraps, wrapping paper, and junk mail.
Objective: To help students create a practical gift item by recycling paper material.
Materials Needed: pencils, colorful magazines, catalogs, brochures, junk mail
Activity:
1. Cut
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