Plastic is pretty much the bane of green existence, but its low cost and high versatility have kept it in production for decades—and into the foreseeable future, too. But as more and more people work to find alternatives to the polluting material, a viable solution may have been found at the intersection of technology and algae. Dutch designers Eric Klarenbeek […]
Algae to Replace Plastic?
Local Roots Shipping Container Farms
4,000 heads of lettuce every 10 days: Local Roots‘ shipping container farms achieve that while using 99 percent less water. Today the LA-based company announced that it has reached cost parity with traditional farming – and they plan to deploy over 100 farms in 2018. Inhabitat checked out their mobile TerraFarm in New York City and met with CEO Eric Ellestad and COO Matt Vail to learn more. […]
4 Tips Any Business Can Adopt to Solve their Cash Flow Problems
Money is the lifeblood of business and cash flow is probably the best indicator of how much money you have in your business. Cash flow is simply the total amount of money that circulates in and out of your business as a measure of liquidity. Interestingly, much of the financial problems that a business has can be traced to a […]
Payroll Factoring & Funding: What You Need to Know
There’s no denying the fact that when a company of any size begins to stagnate, it becomes monumentally difficult for it to start the process of growing and evolving with the times. There can be a different number of reasons why stagnation happens in the first place – though the biggest culprit is normally a slow cash flow. When the […]
Mongee Banana With Edible Skin
The banana, of course! It’s no wonder since it’s easy to eat, cheap, and tasty. Japan imports 99 percent of their bananas from overseas, but part of the one percent that is produced in Japan is the Mongee Banana (pronounced “mon-gay”). The Mongee Banana is a very special banana. It’s only grown in Okayama Prefecture, and they only sell 10 bananas […]
Fancy Staying In a Sugar Mills?
An abandoned sugar mill in China has transformed into a new resort hotel. Vector Architects was able to use much of the refinery’s old structure and repurposed them into the new Alila Yangshuo hotel. The end result is a structure that features natural light and ventilation with beautiful mountain scenery. Old buildings were able to be repurposed into a massive luxury […]
Bus Beds For Night Time Commuters
Commuters could soon be taken home in the early hours of the morning on an ultra-luxurious night bus – fitted with BEDS. High-tech sleep brand Simba is creating a home away from home for commuters who travel late at night with a revolutionary double decker bus service featuring innovative sleeping pods. Nothing beats the comfort of your own bed when it comes to getting a […]
Algorithm To Suit Your Diet
Quality is certainly the top of the menu for Vita Mojo – it hired Paul Davies, head chef for Tom’s Kitchen, to build the foundation for Vita Mojo’s selection. “Stefan and I had a lightbulb moment while we were having dinner at the Ham Yard Hotel. Paul just happened to be running the kitchen that night!” The lightbulb moment was […]
6 Ways to Improve Your Facebook Marketing Strategy
If you’re not on social media, do you even exist? People You May Know, a movie coming to theatres near you soon, goes to show just how obsessed our culture has become with our social media personas, examining the ways in which social relevance and self-validation are measured in the digital age. But business owners and entrepreneurs have to ask […]
Virtual Fitting Room Through App
Zeekit took advantage of New York’s Fashion Week to announce their launch and the funding, with participation from fashion brand Rebecca Minkoff. The company has also been making moves for partnerships with media brands in the fashion industry, releasing that they will be collaborating with StyleWatch magazine to allow readers to “try on” 180 different items from the Fall Trend Report […]