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Pulpatronics tackles single-use electronics with paper RFID tags

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A group of design graduates from London's Royal College of Art have come up with a way to make RFID tags entirely from paper , with no metal or silicon components in a bid to cut down on waste from single-use electronics. Instead, the "chipless" Pulpatronics tag uses the geometric pattern of the circuit itself to convey the information.

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Mass is More installation reimagines Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion

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Information tags on both the original and new materials detailed and compared their carbon footprints, and were accompanied by an interactive digital application created by visualisation company Bestiario. IAAC and Bauhaus Earth built lookouts and walkways across the site.

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"We need to make sure that products can be passed down to the next generation" says Uniqlo's UK head

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Uniqlo is known for its affordable wardrobe essentials, which Dudech calls "modern classics" The fashion industry has an enormous environmental impact, accounting for up to 10 per cent of global carbon emissions and using more energy than shipping and aviation combined. degrees Celsius". degrees Celsius".

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The “Mass is More” installation to the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona

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By reconsidering the materials being used in the original pavilion, this new installation reflects on how to regenerate our cities through the use of low-emission practices in order to achieve the EU’s environmental targets for 2050. Photo © Adria Goula. In addition to the physical installation, the exhibit comprises a 4.8-meter-long

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Solar cars will be "normal within 20 years" says Lightyear's head engineer

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Currently, the Lightyear 0 comes with a high price tag of €250,000. Embodied carbon of solar panels must be cut. Solar body parts also have a higher embodied carbon footprint than their steel counterparts thanks to the materials that need to be mined and refined to create the photovoltaics and their electronics.

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Hines Seattle Headquarters Building, Washington

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The Innovative Office Interior Renovation Achieved A 65% Carbon Reduction Through Meticulous Carbon Accounting And The Inventive Reuse Of Building Materials. The project sets a new precedent in low carbon design in the United States and reflects the Firm’s commitment to research and sustainability. photo © Benjamin Benschneider.

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Electric driving: At a Tipping Point or Stuck in Byzantine Pricing and Charging?

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The salesman to whom I had been directed sits in his booth and sports a name tag that identifies him as Mr Tyrone Car. In the end, though, the transportation sector has to meet the carbon challenge put before us by the climate threat. One can't make this up, and he swears, he didn't.