Tag Archives : plant

Global warming has made the plants grow bigger, as estimated, but less. According to a study published in the journal Science, the productivity of vegetables has fallen around the world. Until then, it was thought that higher temperatures would be constantly stimulating plant growth, but the new research, done with data from NASA satellites, the U.S. [...]

It seems that the technology has also come to your home garden, finally!. Vases Click & Grow allow you worry a little bit less about your plans, offering sensors that determine the amount of water and fertilizer needed to keep them alive and blooming. According to the site Treehugger, the system of Click & Grow uses aeroponic technique, where [...]

Plants are always wonderful to have around, it is the caretaking part that puts most of us off, especially the ones who live on a tight home schedule. Enter industrial designer Jacky Wu with the much sought after solution. It is a concept device that is called the Dew Drop that we are going to talk about here. This ons makes sure that none of your [...]

If you want to ensure that your organic food is fully natural and minus any harmful fertilizers, the new Indoor Hydroponic Gardening system presents a solution. Even factors like decreasing land availability for irrigation and an increasing consciousness of one’s natural environment have made an influence in the development of this little scientific [...]

Russians have always been ahead of the world when it comes to developing nuclear technology. And now, they have decided to be the first to float nuclear power plant. Expected to hit the waters of the eastern coast by the end of 2012, this little project is the brainchild of a company known as O.P.K. As a matter of fact, this model will generate power [...]

Twan Verdonck, a Dutch designer, has come up with a rather bizarre but green idea. He has designed a growing light fixture called the Plamp. As the name suggests, this one is really a plant that grows around any energy saving lamp. The owner even has the option of trimming ii to dim or brighten the light as per his or her decor requirement. Apparently, [...]

Believe it or not but a potted plant in a cafe in Tokyo actually keeps a daily online blog (http://plant.bowls-cafe.jp/index.php). Popularly known as Midori-san which means green (yep, the green being actually has a name), it entertains customers of the cafe writing about its feelings. The whole thing is a result of research work by a Keio University [...]