Tag: France - Page 2
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TERRAform Raised Bed Makes Gardening Wheelchair Accessible
This ingenious raised bed will soon make gardening available to the mobility impaired.
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Battle of Borodino: 200 Years Ago Today, All in the Greatest Graph Ever Drawn
The turning point in Napoleon's invasion of Russia is depicted in "the best statistical graphic ever drawn."
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These Artists Use Grass as Their Palette
British artists Ackroyd and Harvey have created a series of temporary grass "photos" of people who work for the local government.
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Weird Fish Habitat: Unused Phone Booth Remade as Giant Aquarium
There's a glut of derelict phone booths in our cities -- and this French creative team transformed one into something else entirely.
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My French Love Affair with the Tram, and the Ensuing Heartache
More and more cities in France are installing tramways to replace bus lines. Here's why.
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Paris Tests Out Snazzy New 'Bus Stop of the Future'
Multi-purpose public space outside Gare de Lyon offers bike rentals, a book lending library, and places to buy coffee and recharge your cell phone.
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Watching A Cheese Robot At Work In Gruyeres
Somehow the image of French cheese artisans will never be the same.
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France Proposes Banning Bee-Killing Pesticide
Syngenta has two weeks to prove its Cruiser OSR insectide isn't harmful to bees, or its use on rapeseed crops will be banned.
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Your Living Room Furniture Becomes A Home Gym WIth Panorama
Get a Workout While You Watch TV
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A Big Rubber Ducky Floats Down the World's Rivers
This is so cute, you just have to smile.
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Another Way To Hide The Bed In A Box, This Time One You Can Build It Yourself
A DIY roll-around box for your bed; the only problem is that the instructions are in french.
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Corniche Pedestals are a Minimalist Shelving System
We have said that shelves aren't just for book anymore, but these might barely hold your e-books.
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This Micro-Algae Lamp Absorbs 150-200 Times More CO2 than a Tree! (Video)
French scientist has invented a light powered by algae that absorbs CO2 from the air--1 ton per year! The microalgae streetlamp has the potential to provide significantly cleaner air in urban areas and revolutionize the cityscape.
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French Beach Furniture is Retro and Recyclable
Don't these just make you feel the heat of le soleil on a French beach?
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France Restores Ban on GE Corn While U.S. Retailers Could Start Selling More of It
France is reinstating a ban on Monsanto's MON810 genetically modified corn, after a 2008 moratorium was overturned by the country's highest court in November.
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The Week in Pictures: Volvo's Pedestrian Airbag, Paris Underwater, and More
An airbag on the hood of the car to protect pedestrians? We also have a video of Paris flooded by rising seas, a sliding library creates an extra room, and more.
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French Town Rolls Out Massive 1,400-Foot-Long Carpet Made of Grass (Video)
Artists installed a grass carpet through a French town to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its arts and nature trail programs.
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French Web Site Rewards Green Actions with Presents (Video)
Cite Green is a French web site that rewards users' green actions with points, redeemable for gifts.
