China to Worlds Build First Amethyst Hotel

While physical aestheticism is a rather vital element when it comes to designing a building to permanently insert into a skyline, it is merely one of the ways in which architecture can be beautiful.

A project from NL Architects’ that is proposed for the man-made island Ocean Flower, Hainan, Chinais a rather profound embodiment of such notions of beauty. If built, it would be the world’s first Amethyst Crystal Hotel. Continue reading

Teenage scientist converts plastic bottles into biofuel

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http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/19yo-plans-to-clean-up-ocean-in-5-years/

http://www.pnas.org/content/111/28/10239.abstract

http://www.theoceancleanup.com/blog/show/item/worlds-first-ocean-cleaning-system-to-be-deployed-in-2016.html

World’s Largest Shipbuilder to Focus on 3D Printing Ship Parts

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Global trade is the lifeblood of today’s economy. Without it, economies would shrink, jobs would crumble and many of the products we all know and love would not be available to us. By far, the leading enabler of international trade is the cargo shipping industry, which makes up a staggering 90% of all trade commerce. Without the shipping industry, which generates over $500 billion in annual income via freight rates, it is estimated that half of the world would starve.

Leading the way within the shipping industry is a South Korean company called Hyundai Heavy Industries. With over $50 billion in annual revenue, this 43-year-old company is the largest shipbuilding company on the planet. Continue reading

Game Changer – Changing the Face of Fashion and Retail Industry – KNYTTAN

Video Presentation: https://techstars.wistia.com/medias/alga7kqntk

Article original link: http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/18/knyttan/

Knyttan, the London-based on-demand fashion startup and graduate of Techstars London, has picked up £2 million in seed funding to help it disrupt the garment production industry.

London-based Connect Ventures, who are perhaps best known for being an early backer of Citymapper, led the round, with participation from Frederic Court’s new fund Felix Capital, Playfair Capital, and Ballpark Ventures.

Founded in April 2013 by Ben Alun-Jones, Kirsty Emery and Hal Watts, who all met at London’s Royal College of Art, the company’s technology essentially turns industrial knitting machines into something more akin to 3D printers, unlocking the ability to ‘print’ knitwear on-demand. Continue reading