Historically charcoal was first used to control wound odours. Charcoal powder was sprinkled directly on foul putrefying wounds as far back as 1500 BC. With more knowledge is now known about activated carbon, this tiny porous substance has now been… Continue Reading
Air pollution is a severe problem, but unfortunately, it doesn’t get the attention it deserves. It kills more people than malaria and AIDS combined. One significant source of air pollution is burning diesel fuel, especially in older rigs that don’t benefit… Continue Reading
Here’s a potentially life-saving and thirst-quenching design prototype that we like: British designer Alon Alex Gross has created fog and dew collectors that build on conventional techniques of rain harvesting with lightweight, modern materials. Yet, the design is easy enough… Continue Reading
Instead of using one of those scented car air freshenersconsisting only artificial chemicals, consider an all natural version, which uses bamboo charcoal to eliminate odors. If you’re a tidy single person with no pets, your car may still stay… Continue Reading
Some places in Singapore will close to the public if the local air pollution index reaches 100, which is the threshold for “unhealthy”. Anything above 200 is “very unhealthy”, 300 is considered to be downright “hazardous”. In June, 2013, there’s… Continue Reading
When we think of salt, we think of it as a seasoning. But for an Iranian restaurant group, salt was the main material for a new kind of eco-friendly building. The “Salt” Restaurant of Shiraz is located in the southern… Continue Reading
Pollution: The silent killer A recent study by the World Health Organization provides a mixture of good news and bad news. Compared to 20 years ago, there are fewer deaths from infectious diseases, maternal and child illness, and malnutrition. But they also found that… Continue Reading
Breathing is for survival so air pollution matters. Recent studies by the World Health Organization (WHO) have stated that air pollution kills more people than AIDS and malaria combined and causes cancer. Though a lot of progress has been made, but some others are still quite bad (especially… Continue Reading
We already knew that air pollution killed more people than AIDS and malaria combined, but sadly the problem isn’t always getting the attention it deserves. So it’s good to see that someone finally pinpointed the seriousness of the problem: World Health… Continue Reading
China has been cracking down on both corruption and pollution, two huge problems that are sadly intertwined. The Chinese government is now recognizing the fact: pollution is now the Number One cause of social conflict in the country. One of the… Continue Reading