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Beetle-Inspired Dew Bank Concept Draws Water From Desert Air

Image via Yanko Design Finding water where there isn’t any is inspiration for a whole range of water-gathering concept designs. But it seems one of the best places to start for coming up with a winning concept is to mimic the plants and animals that can survive desert environments, such as, perhaps, the onymacris unguicularis or “fog-basking” beetle. It has developed a way to gather water that designer Kitae Pak saw was a perfect strategy to mimic with a water bottle design. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Beetle-Inspired Dew Bank Concept Draws Water From Desert Air

Arts Student Repurposes A Library Into A Velodrome

Lisa Anne Auerbach Libraries are going through existential crises these days as they try to figure out their role in a digital world. Meanwhile, cycling for fitness and transportation is growing in popularity. Therefore what could be more obvious than turning a library into a velodrome. At least it was obvious to Pomona College graduating student Samuel Starr, who built the velodrome as his final year thesis…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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