Designer Tattoos From Sunshine On Your Skin

Designer Yu-Chiao Wang has come up with the idea of a Sun Tattoo. It is actually a 'wearable' cloth stencil - a robe, with a specific pattern. . .

Waste Chicken Feathers Recycled As Building Material, Study

Chicken feathers, considered waste products of the poultry industry, have the potential for building and construction material, according to the research being conducted by Dr. Menandro Acda , an associate professor of the University of the Philippines Los Banos- College of Forestry and Natural Resources ( UPLB- CFNR)

Six Sights For Kids in the Summer Sky

The laid-back days of summer vacation are an ideal time to introduce kids to astronomy. While the big questions about the universe are important... how did it start, how old is it, and how will it all end... it's all so abstract. Not until a child looks up and sees a sky full of stars will she get an instinctive appreciation for nature on its grandest scale.

If you get a chance, show a kid around the night sky this summer. They'll never forget it. Here are six sights to try:

Composting Of Biodegradable Waste

Composting, according to the "Zero Waste Technology Handbook" by Luz E. Sabas, is "biological degradation under controlled conditions; the process of making biodegradable (items) such as food, garden, animal and human waste into compost by mixing them with soil, water, biological additives/activators (optional), and air."

Study Says Global Warming May Increase Kidney Stone Disease

A US study predicts more Americans would likely suffer from kidney stones in the coming years as a result of global warming.

Kidney stones are often caused by dehydration from high heat conditions or by not drinking enough liquid. If global warming continues as projected by United Nations Panel on Climate Change, the United States can expect as much as a 30-percent growth in kidney stone disease in some of its driest areas, according to the study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.

Nano Car Maker Moves to Expand Production Before Year Ends

Nano Car maker is now moving to expand its capacity to produce cheapest automobile model due to higher-than-expected demands in India and overseas. Bloomberg reported that Tata Motors, Ltd. is now building a factory east of India where 250,000 Nanos will be produced annually. Production is scheduled to start in the last quarter this 2008.

Biofuel - Food Connection

Are food supply shrinking because of biofuel production? Consider this: About 25% of the US corn crop goes into ethanol production: A US law mandates a minimum of 15 billion gallons of corn-based ethanol by 2015, an amount that could cut up nearly all of the US crop, according to experts.

This scenario is taking on a bad rap for proponents of biofuels. "Burning food today to serve the mobility of rich countries is a crime against humanity, "said Jean Ziegler, a special rapporteur on the Right to Food for the United Nations, quoted in Time.com in its April 28 issue.

Biodiversity: Why It's Loss Is A Concern

Biodiversity is the term given to the variety of life on earth. The United Nations' Convention on Biological Diversity defines biodiversity as " the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part; this include diversity within species."

Biodiversity in our environment is crucial to sustaining human livelihoods. People especially in developing countries are dependent on continued diversity, that is why the government strive to maintain and conserve it. The great wealth of plant and animal species and their interactions with one another, and with the environment, made earth habitable for humans.

Have You Ever Dozed Off While Driving? Here Is Something That Can Help

Fatigue is a major cause of transportation accidents. We know it has happened with all of us at least once where we drive while tired. We only have a while to go before we get home, it would be nice to have something to keep us awake.

The Sav-a-Life Doze Alert Can Help Us Keep Safe!! . . .

US Phoenix Lands On Mars

NASA'S Phoenix landed on Mars Sunday, May 25, 2008, 4:53 P.M. , after a 10-month, 679 million - kilometer journey. The Phoenix Mars Lander joins in a 90-day mission study of Mar's northern polar region to see if the red planet possesses raw ingredients needed for life to emerge.

Images sent back by Phoenix shows a landscape similar in appearance to icy ground in the Earth's arctic regions. Scientists are dazzled with the first-ever glimpse of Mar's high northern polar region.

Making Biofuel From Sweet Sorghum

Sweet sorghum plant (Sorghum bicolor) is the fifth largest grain crop after rice, corn, wheat and barley. Unlike corn, sweet sorghum is not in high demand in the global food market, making it an ideal crop for biofuel without straining the world's food supply or harming the environment.

Moringa Oil Tapped As Biofuel In US

Malunggay or horseradish in English is a wonderful plant from the Philippines that is being tapped for use as biofuel source in the United States. Moringa oil or oil extracted from the seed of the malunggay plant has been reported to have a growing demand in the US for use as biodiesel.

Micro Hydro Power System Information

Micro hydro power is considered a very reliable and effective form of energy. But aside from what may be a long list of advantages, there are also some drawbacks associated with it that you will have to know before you construct a small hydro power system. Micro hydro can be a good method of getting renewable energy from small streams with just the right research and skills. What follows are some of the advantages and disadvantages of small scale water turbines.

One of the major advantages of a micro hydro power system is that it only takes a relatively small amount of flow or a drop that is as low as two feet to be able to generate electricity. This electricity can then be delivered as far as a mile away to the area where it is being used.

Desalinize Using Solar Power - The Basics

Solar power is considered to be a cost effective and flexible power source. No wonder it has been used in several different ways, and one of which is in the desalination of water.

If our planet is filled with water, why would millions of people suffer from water shortages? Well, maybe we are covered with water, but oceans consist of salt water, and we simply cannot drink it.

The topic about converting saltwater into drinking and usable water has always been controversial. The process, known as desalination, would be able to help solve water problems in the world today, if it can be utilized on a large scale but in a cost effective manner.

Solar Battery Charger

The solar battery charger is increasing becoming an essential item. As we rely on more electrical devices that rely on batteries and we are faced with the problems they bring once the batteries run dry. You will not find it funny to be stuck somewhere with a dead battery with no means to charge it. Nor it is a good idea having to be tied down to a charger plugged into an outlet or your car. Using a batter charger that is powered by solar energy is a good idea to have with you at all time.