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Containing a tiny, perpetually moving river running through the center of it, the Tavelland River Table is a stress-defusing device that provides the gentle babble of water. (May not work so well if you have children as they’ll probably try to do anything from drown themselves in it to fill it with Pot Noodles.) [GT]
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There’s nothing like fresh herbs to perk up virtually any foodstuff, and the Garden-in-a-bag makes it easy to give them instead of cut, already-near-death flowers as a gift. It comes in Basil, Italian Parsley, Good Luck, Lavender, Alpine Strawberry and Mini-Tomato, and to get it going, you just mix the seed and bag contents, add water, and place under a window (or even desk lamp). [GT]
Garden-in-a-bag [via CubeMe]
Food & Wine has a listing of sites to help you go locavore. Eating locavore involves the commitment to only consume sustainable food from within 150km of where you live (or, if that’s infeasible, then organically produced food). Headwater site is Locavores.com, which gives you a plethora of tips on how to go more ethical with your food. [GT]
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Scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology have developed a prototype battery that runs on urine. One drop of urine applied to a paper soaked in copper chloride solution (sandwiched between copper and magnesium strips) which caused the prototype to function like an AA battery for 90 days. While recharging it might be a bit distasteful, at least it’s biodegradable. [GT]
Pee Powered Battery [via Gizmodo]
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Ex-defense minister of Canada Paul Hellyer has recently declared that he believes the best solution to global warming is alien technology. He calls on all governments to immediately disclose any alien tech they’ve been hoarding, for the good of humanity. Hellyer, once a candidate for leadership of both the Liberal and Conservative parties respectively, says “We need to persuade governments to come clean on what they know. Some of us suspect they know quite a lot, and it might be enough to save our planet if applied quickly enough.” [GT]
Alien technology the best hope to ’save our planet:’ ex-defence boss [via Treehugger]
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The latest line of garden beauties from Micromark takes the solar garden light and embeds it in sculptural stone-style elements called the Twist, Tango, Waltz and Bolero. Each is accented with long-lasting LEDs. No price given, but Micromark claims they offer “value for money” so they’re probably not astronomical. [GT]
Micromark Outdoor and Garden lights
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Instead of a hanging pendulum below the clock, the Hello Kitty Solar Swing Digital Clock has her cute little head bobbing above the cup she’s curled up in. It’s also solar-powered via a cute little panel that juices up the button cell that keeps her running eternally. $15. [GT]
Hello Kitty Solar Swing Digital Clock [via Gizmodiva]
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Here’s a really inexpensive way to save an afternoon’s rainfall: attach a Garden Water Saver to your downspout. Instead of the water pouring off into the ground, it’ll pop nicely into a your chosen container until the container is full, whereupon it’ll shut off and let the water go back down the spout. An hour’s moderate rain is good for about 100 liters, which would put a nice glow on your garden during the hosepipe bans. $20. [GT]
Garden Water Saver [via GoTo Reviews]
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Instead of a chemical-process single-use hand warmer which leaves you a packet of goo that you have to throw out, pick up a Sanyo hand warmer plus a Sanyo Eneloop. The Eneloop is a solar-powered AA battery charger, which is paired with the hand warmer if you like, or you can just sneak the batteries into your Nintendo DS. Unlike old-school rechargables, it also comes ready to use, no initial charge necessary. [GT]
Sanyo Eneloop [via Cocolico]
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Where flat solar cells depend on angle to maximize how much energy they extract from sun, the Sphelar solar cell has an efficiency of nearly 20%, because it places 1mm ball-like solar cells in a flower-like pattern which can extract energy from all directions. It’s also thin, flexible and transparent enough that it could be placed on regular window glass, turning those monster skyscrapers self-sufficient. Its production process is also vastly more efficient than flat solar, making it cheaper and reducing silicon waste enormously. [GT]
Sphelar [via Metaefficient]
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