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The Copenhagen International School building in Denmark, features 12,000 blue-hued but transparent solar panels with DSC technology. (Photo: ALEXANDER2323/Depositphotos) Solar energy is the future. But what about all that sunlight that comes streaming in through our windows? The Copenhagen International School building in Denmark, features 12,000 blue-hued but transparent solar panels with DSC technology. (Photo: ALEXANDER2323/Depositphotos) Modern technology can harvest that too. Gratzel cells, or dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs), are a modern wonder....

(Photo: KGRIFF/Depositphotos) Seaweed is not just for sushi. The aquatic plant lifealready consumed widely across the worldis a burgeoning industry. How do you create the seed? A kelp forest. (Photo: KGRIFF/Depositphotos) How do you design and engineer a farm? How do you process it? How do you market it? Seaweed garden in Zanzibar, Tanzania. (Photo: OLEGDOROSHENKO/Depositphotos) Production has been increasing by about eight percent per year. Dobbins notes, If it continues at that pace seaweed will surpass potato production by around 2051....

Using 42,000 bamboo shoots,Vo Trong Nghia Architectshas created an impressive welcome center for theGrand World Phu Quoc. Incredibly, all the bamboo is held together using only ropes and pins. Within this precise grid, a lotus and drum have been sculpted using arches and domes. This contrast of soft and hard edges gives an element of surprise to people entering the space. Grand World Phu Quoc asked the firm to create something that embodied Vietnamese culture....

This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. kindly readour disclosurefor more info. This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Please readour disclosurefor more info. This is where photographerTom Hegencomes in. For many years he has been taking aerial photos of salt ponds around the world. And now, he’s collected the abstract visuals into a new book, aptly titledSalt Works....

The night sky is an endless wonder and has long inspired photographers to capture its swirling beauty. Vibrant purples and electric oranges bring the Earths otherwise sleepy landscape to life. Travel is an important component of Barakats images. Wadi Rum has dark skies that make it perfect for landscape photography. If youd like to learn how to become anastrophotographer, Barakat will show you how. He hastours and workshopsscheduled for 2023 that will take you to Egpyt, Bolivia, and more....

So why are ugly fruits and vegetables excluded? Pears, potatoes, peppers, and more are seen in a multitude of shapes and hues. I attempt to rediscover and document the biodiversity that is excluded from the commercial markets, Westphalsays. “Lycopersicum III” © Uli Westphal 2013 Westphal’s creative practice spans installations, sculpture, drawing, as well as photography. The straightforward approach to these photographsplacing the objects against a white background mimics scientific displays of specimens....

For the first time in over 120 years, theDazaifu Tenmangu Shrinein Japan is being renovated. Over the course of three years, this important cultural monument will undergo critical maintenance and reconstruction. And so,Sou Fujimoto Architectswere charged with creating a temporary hall that will welcome visitors during this time. One of the many plants situated on the roof is the plum tree. He is now celebrated in the Shinto religion as the god of learning....

They found that low-frequency tones, otherwise known as bass, could be the key. During the study, volunteers wore motion-sensing headsets to track their dancing as the EDM duoOrphxperformed a 45-minute set. So, why did this happen? Orphx performing at the LIVELab space at McMaster University (Photo:LIVElab) Cameron explains our vestibular and tactile systems are behind it. So it’s adding a little bit of gain. It’s giving a little more energy [to the body]…from that stimulation through those systems....

All 80 filmsranging from an hour to two hours longare free to watch on YouTube. Among this diverse collection of documentaries are features dedicated to much-loved creative figures likeM.C. Directed by Robin Lutz and narrated by Stephen Fry, this film, titledM.C. Photo: “M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity” In addition to artists, this collection of documentaries also has content dedicated to world-renowned musicians like Elvis Presley. you could check out Kino Lorber’s full playlist of documentaries onYouTube....

Photo: Screenshot fromYouTube For children, gifts are usually one of the most exciting parts of Christmas. For 12-year-old Jonathan Werner, this is certainly the case. After selling over $56,000 in popcorn, he headed to multiple stores to pick gifts for 138 children. Photo: Screenshot fromYouTube He chose his presents based on letters from the children and lists that social workers shared with him. This year, he bought over 600 hundred presents, from clothes to Barbie dolls and LEGO sets....

For example, did you know thatspending time in nature reduces your stress? To do so, they set to find if a single 60-min walk had any repercussions in their mood. Both were to take place on a morning with good weather conditions. Photo: Anetlanda/Depositphotos Participants were asked to avoid talking to each other for those 60 minutes. Photo: AlexBrylov/Depositphotos Photo: ArturVerkhovetskiy/Depositphotos

The decennial tradition dates all the way back to 1952, and for many decades,Citizen Kanereigned supreme. This year, there are many firstsincluding a new number one. Belgian filmJeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxellesis this years greatest film of all time. Photo: K.Klimenko/Depositphotos Jeanne Dielman, the movies subject, grapples with self-liberation and identity as a widowed mother and prostitute. But thats not all thats new. As well, seven Black filmmakers were on the list, six more than there were in 2012s list....

Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa, or the Rose-Veiled Fairy Wrasse, a new species. (Photo:Yi-Kai Tea/California Academy of Sciences) Untold wonders fill the seas. In 2022, a new wonder was revealed: anelusive rainbow-colored fishin the waters off the Maldives. Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa, or the Rose-Veiled Fairy Wrasse, a new species. (Photo:Yi-Kai Tea/California Academy of Sciences) The rose-veiled fairy wrasseorCirrhilabrus finifenmaadarts along the reefs. This shift in gender is accompanied by one in the vivid color of its scales....