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Bike-powered coffee grinder combines two of our favorite things
It attaches to a fixie bike frame, connects to the fixed sprocket of the rear wheel, and grinds coffee as you ride.
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Three-fifths of America doesn’t know incandescents are about to disappear
A new survey found that only 4 in 10 Americans know that the lightbulbs will disappear on New Year’s Day.
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Spraying vodka into the air is now a legit means of communication
Researchers call it a “chemical barcode,” like pheromones, but we think that’s just a fancy way of saying “we had a giant bender on campus.”
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These guys just revolutionized the humble cardboard box
This new prototype uses 15 to 20 percent less cardboard and is easier to close, open, and reuse.
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Look out, cyclists: Southern states have the worst drivers
Here are the 10 states with the worst drivers (and the 10 with the best). How'd your state shape up?
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This weird deep-sea worm has a dick on its head
“It’s an extreme example of males being reduced to simply a bag of sperm,” says marine biologist Adrian Glover.
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Ask Umbra: What’s the best way to seal up a drafty house?
A reader wonders if there a way to keep the cold out this winter. Umbra is just getting warmed up.
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Five years after Tennessee coal-slurry disaster, EPA has produced no new rules
In December 2008, a million gallons of fly-ash sludge polluted Tennessee land and rivers. Since then, the EPA has done little to protect Americans from similar accidents.
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Your cable box is a vampire, but it’s about to get more efficient
The Department of Energy struck a deal with the pay-TV industry to make DVRs and other set-top boxes suck up less power.
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How to land a green job in 2014
Our prognosticator has traveled throughout the green employment community and returned with some predictions to get you going.
